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Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, spiritual leader of the Shas party, verbally attacked Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, calling her 'evil' and 'crazy' after she ordered the postponement of a state-funded memorial service for his father, former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, until after upcoming elections, citing electioneering rules. The dispute reflects mounting tensions between Israel's religious political establishment and legal oversight bodies ahead of the election period.