"Even when there is a struggle between nations it cannot be turned into a war of religions."
Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar is the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. He served in the position of Rishon LeZion from 2003 to 2013; his Ashkenazi counterpart during his tenure was Yona Metzger. In 2014 he became the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.
"I am saying cult. It is a cult of abomination. It is clear that it is abomination. The Torah punishes it with death. This is in the first line of serious sins. They say tendency, perversion -- nonsense. There is lust, and a person can overcome it if he wants, as with any other kind of lust. This is one of the most forbidden types of lust. The most grave."
"There is no such thin as having understanding or tolerance for this. ... When I have spoken about this in the past, secular people called to thank me. People dont want it. They want their children to get married and have children."
"Once again, Rabbi Amar proves that he is not worthy of his title as . His comments, which are nothing more than baseless hatred peppered with ignorance, harm Israelis and Jews who pay his state salary. Rabbi Amar has fouled his mouth ahead of the holy Sabbath. His comments distance communities further and further away from the dark Judaism that he represents."
"Rabbi Amar can hide behind the Torah as much as he wants, but we hear his darkness, not the Torah. The time has come to stop funding his salary. Rabbi Amar receives money from the . Is he claiming that we need to execute homosexuals? Does he also recommend stoning, as the Torah instructs?"
"Our way is to honor every religion and every nation according to their paths, as it is written in the book of prophets: because every nation will go in the name of its lord."
"You represent a large nation of believers that knows what the Bible is, and it is your duty to pass on the message that the Jewish people deserve a renaissance, and a little respect - to live in this land."