Ultra-Orthodox Jewish mourners surround the vehicle transporting the body of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the ultra-religious Shas political party, during his funeral in Jerusalem. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the greatest spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Sephardic Judaism community and the mentor of their Shas party died today on age 93 years, in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, where he was admitted for the last two weeks. More than half a million of his followers attended the funeral.
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