Yona Metzger

Yona Metzger (Hebrew יונה מצגר, Yona Metzger also transcribed; * August 4, 1953 in Haifa) was in the period 2003-2013 Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He is considered a national religious- orthodox.

Metzger was a soldier in the Israeli army and fought in several wars. He left the Army as a military rabbi in the rank of captain.

Then Metzger studied at the Kerem Be - Yavne Hesder Yeshiva and taught simultaneously at a yeshiva and schools. He took over the position of rabbi of Tiferet Zvi Synagogue in Tel Aviv and was later responsible for the whole of the north of Tel Aviv. He has published several books.

Metzger was a British Jewish press organ of an interview in January 2008, where he campaigned for the expulsion of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Jerusalem would belong to the Jews and the Muslims would have no relationship to Metzger has been criticized by moderate Israelis and the Arab world.

In August 2012, he traveled during the height of the German circumcision debate to Germany to meet with representatives of the federal government for a future Law on the Circumcision. He explained his position then also the Federal Press Conference. This solidarity visit was not announced and encountered the opposition of the Central Council.

Because of corruption allegations, which he denies, he suspended himself in June 2013 even from his post as chief rabbi. On November 18, 2013, was remanded in custody. The list of his uncharged offense contains the accepting bribes amounting to several million Schkalim also violations of the law such as money laundering, obstruction of an investigation, fraud and more. The police suspected butchers, non- profit organizations accepted bribes and to have promoted their interests in return.