Israel

[Nightwatch]

700,000 at Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s funeral in Jerusalem

Masses still en route to largest funeral in Israel’s history; worried police chief implores people to stay away from last procession for the revered leader of Sephardi Jewry; Israeli politicians and ambassadors send condolences, recall a giant of Jewish thought

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