Israeli rabbi launches scathing attack on Pope

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, a prominent Israeli religious figure, has launched an unprecedented verbal attack on the Pope. He accused the Vatican of a 'bloody tradition' of remaining silent during Jewish suffering, specifically invoking Pope Pius XII's silence during the Holocaust, and only speaking up when Jews achieve victory. The rabbi declared the Pope a 'moral disgrace' and stated Israel does not need the Vatican's permission to defeat its enemies, telling the pontiff to 'lower your head and bow before the divine truth that is revealed in Jerusalem.'