In Whose Name Does the South African Chief Rabbi Speak? An Anatomy of a Political Theology of ‘Holy War’
During his speech at the Memorial Day of Remembrance (Yom HaZikaron) ceremony for Israel’s fallen soldiers on 20 April 2026, [1] South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein attacked Pope Leo for daring to condemn US-Israeli military aggression in Iran and reject the sanctification of war by MAGA figures such as US Secretary of War, Pete …