Born in Ottoman Palestine · Nationality Israeli — Religion / Judaism / Chief Rabbinate of Israel

Avraham Shapira

Also known as: Avraham Elkana Kahana Shapira, Abraham Shapira, אברהם שפירא

Israeli rabbi (1914–2007), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi from 1983 to 1993.

Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi and religious-Zionist leader Avraham Shapira opposed the Oslo Accords and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza. In 2005 he urged religious soldiers to refuse certain evacuation orders. These were religious and political disputes; no personal criminal conviction is documented.

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Profile No. 6094 · Updated on 8 November 2026

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I. Documented controversies

2005

2005: call for soldiers to disobey Gaza evacuation orders

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During Israel’s Gaza disengagement, Shapira urged religious soldiers to refuse orders to evacuate settlements. Government officials and politicians criticised the call as incompatible with military discipline.

State of the evidence: Call documented in news reporting and religious-law commentary.
Legal status — source text: No known personal criminal charges or conviction concerning these facts.
Attribution: Public call to disobey military orders.

Sources · 1

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Torat Har Etzion13 August, 2005: Disengagement from Gaza13 August 2019Official documentHigh reliability

Last verified: 8 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 8 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/avraham-shapira