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"I wish them long life and success," he wrote in the letter, a copy of which was printed in the Haaretz daily.
"My position has been known for decades on the importance of achieving peace," said Josef, the spiritual head of the Shas party, a member of the center-right government coalition.
The rabbi had stirred angry reactions, including from the US administration, when he damned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and his people ahead of the September 2 Washington summit that restarted the peace negotiations after a 20-month hiatus.
"May all the nasty people who hate Israel, like Abu Mazen, vanish from our world," Josef had said in a sermon, using the nickname of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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"My position has been known for decades on the importance of achieving peace," said Josef, the spiritual head of the Shas party, a member of the center-right government coalition.
The rabbi had stirred angry reactions, including from the US administration, when he damned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and his people ahead of the September 2 Washington summit that restarted the peace negotiations after a 20-month hiatus.
"May all the nasty people who hate Israel, like Abu Mazen, vanish from our world," Josef had said in a sermon, using the nickname of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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