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Orthodox Jewish Opposition

Rabbi Moses Feinstein called the Israel flag "a foolish and meaningless object" and discouraged it being displayed in synagogues. Former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, Ovadia Yosef, forbade the flying of the Israeli flag in the synagogue. The Chazon Ish went further to forbid entry into a synagogue decorated with an Israeli flag even if there is no other synagogue in the area.

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