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Spanish chief rabbi denies calling gays "deviants"

August 8, 2013 16:00

ByJCReporter, JCReporter

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A spokeswoman for the Jewish community in Madrid has denied the authenticity of quotes attributed to its chief rabbi in which he reportedly called gays “deviants” who need “re-educating”.

Rabbi Moshe Bendahan was alleged to have made the comments last week during an interview for Religion Digital, a news website.

In reply, the news portal released a statement insisting that the quotes were genuine.