Former chief Sephardic rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticized Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair Yuli Edelstein for demanding sanctions on yeshiva students who evade military service. Yosef called Edelstein 'wicked' and 'an abomination,' saying it was a shame he came to Israel. The comments came amid threats from Shas to bring down the government over the Haredi draft exemption issue.