Kamtza Meet Bar-Kamtza

Rav Ovadia Yosef stated last night that Rav Stav is an 'unworthy candidate" who "is dangerous to Judaism, the Torah and the rabbinate," and that "His friends from the Mafdal, his party have testified before me - that this man is dangerous to Judaism, to the Torah! How can I stay silent". 

Some points:

• The word "friends" is being used very very liberally. 
• When the Religious-Zionists loose the race to the Chief-Rabbinate (and if there is any justice in the world, they will), I think some of us would like to know who these friends were.
• Kamtza, meet Bar-Kamtza.

And some of the reactions:

Rav Benny Lau, Elli Rif, Tzohar, Harav Cherlow.