In September 1993 , Shas , under Yosef 's leadership , played an integral role in Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 's peace initiative that led to the forming of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Gaza . The latter had died from a stroke he suffered at the beginning of the year . He was considered the leading authority in religious studies in the realm of Jewish law . Yosef will be remembered for his political influence after he joined the Shas Party in 1984 . His fiery rhetoric about Israel has drawn condemnation .
The latter had died from a stroke he suffered at the beginning of the year . He was considered the leading authority in religious studies in the realm of Jewish law . Yosef will be remembered for his political influence after he joined the Shas Party in 1984 . His fiery rhetoric about Israel has drawn condemnation .