"Eli Yishai pays the price for out casting Amsalem, he was warned"

Eli Yishai's dismissal from his position as chairman of Shas, which continues to occupy many are wondering how the day came when a favorite of Hgr"a Joseph – become one of three who should lead the party.

Those who have been hanging out since Wednesday with a face that broadcasts "We told you," are close members of the Rosh Yeshiva of "Kisei Rachamim", Rabbi Meir Mazuz, who is considered the Rabbi of Tunisian Jewry. Although the courtyard, officially, does not interfere with party's interior politics.

"MK Rabbi Chaim Amsalem entered the Knesset," say the people with whom we spoke, "with the support of the Baba Baruch and Rabbi Meir Mazuz, as a cousin of Baba Baruch and pupil of the Rosh Yeshiva. When he entered Shas, everyone said Eli Yishai: 'This is the man who will one day you finish off the problem of Aryeh Deri and the threat of his return to the party'. Even one of his wealthy supporters said it.

"Initially Eli Yishai feared Amsalem's shadow, which is opinionated and knowledgeable and smart, but realized he has strong power and he is worth preserving. At one point he decided Chaim is threatening him and decided to terminate his term with Shas. People warned him, don’t argue with him, give him the status of a Talmid Chacham, give him issues to deal with, because when the day comes who will help you with Deri? But he did not want to hear the advice.

"After all Amsalem is considered the most Tunisian MK at Shas. Although his parents are originally from Morroco, they immigrated to Algeria, but already at the age of six months he arrived with his family to Lyon, France. His wife is Tunisian-born, Reb Moshe Mazuz is Tunisian, this was the closest courtyard to Eli Yishai, and Chaim Amsalem was raised by Rabbi Mazuz ".

"He won't stick a knife into your back"

People kept telling him: 'Do not quarrel with Chaim, is he going to convert people? So he is interviewed, says his views, what do you care? When he communicated with 'Kol Baramah', Eli Yishai's people said that he needs speech therapy ... Then - they went to Hgr"a Yosef and told him he is a hater of Israel.

"Once Hgr"a Yosef called Rabbi Amsalem and asked him: Why do you disparage Rabbi Eliyahu? It was after they told him things against Amsalem on various issues, apparently, that he was not quite in line with the party's leadership.

Amsalem told him: "Rabbi, Yishai is belittling me, Was I a bread baker that Rabbi Eliyahu treats me this way? Why does Rabbi Eliyahu keep calling me Chaim Amsalem without the title Rabbi? Not that I need the title, but he does it on purpose. Why when I wanted the role of Minister of Religious Affairs did he object?" – He asked Hagr"a Yosef. "But I call you Rabbi Chaim "- replied Hagr"a. "God forbid to belittle you; you're a great Talmid Chacham", Hagr"a said to him.

"But it did not help. At one point Yishai managed to convince Hagr"a Yosef to remove Amsalem from the list and everyone remembers how it was done. Rabbi Mazuz did not understand then that Chaim was being persecuted and that the struggle is not right, and gave his approval to sign the letter against him. He tried to explain to Eli Yishai 'If you do not keep Chaim Amsalem close to you, it's a pity, he is a Talmid Chacham, he is not one to stab you in the back, but it did not help."

"Today, when it was done to Eli Yishai what he did to Chaim Amsalem, Eli can only yearn for the old days and think about what would have happened if Rabbi Mazuz were part of the Council of Torah Sages of Shas, and Chaim Amsalem part of the list. The picture would be entirely different; it may be that he, along with Rabbi Shimon Baadani, would have been able to keep Eli as chairman. Now Eli Yishai pays the price for prosecuting Chaim Amsalem.

"After all, when Rabbi Ovadia decided to dismiss Deri from head of the party, he did not necessarily think of Eli Yishai as a suitable candidate. There were other names; But Rabbi Mazuz clicked on it. Many times Rabbi Mazuz told us, his associates:" I coroneted Eli Yishai '. Although after he rose to fame he did not really represent our interests. Therefore the Rabbi demanded an authentic representative - Rabbi Chaim Amsalem. As soon as he heard the Rabbi needs something, he would take his car at four in the morning to Bnei Brak, arriving at dawn to Rabbi Mazuz, to hear what he has to say. He took care of all our needs. Now we remained without our only Tunisian representative and without Amsalem. "

Yishai's office said in response: "All of it is nonsense and pure lies"

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!