infopalGENOCIDE DECLARED ‘KOSHER’ IN ISRAEL
Desert Peace
June 1, 2007
I was absolutely shocked to read the words of Israel’s former Chief
Rabbi,
Mordechai Eliyahu.. who "ruled that there was absolutely no moral
prohibition against the indiscriminate killing of civilians during a
potential massive military offensive on Gaza aimed at stopping the
rocket
launchings"….
No moral prohibition?????? What ever happend to ‘THOU SHALT NOT KILL’???
It was reported that Eliyahu made this ruling in a letter to Israeli
Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert citing biblical authority. The letter was
published in
a weekly journal distributed in synagogues throughout Israel. The report
states that "According to Jewish war ethics an entire city holds
collective
responsibility for the immoral behavior of individuals. In Gaza, the
entire
populace is responsible because they do nothing to stop the firing of
Qassam
rockets."
Eliyahu’s son, Shmuel Eliyahu, himself chief rabbi of Safad,
amplified his
father’s comments, stating: "If they don’t stop after we kill 100,
then we
must kill a thousand." He added, "And if they do not stop after 1,000
then
we must kill 10,000. If they still don’t stop we must kill 100,000,
even a
million. Whatever it takes to make them stop."
‘Whatever it takes to make them stop’????? Ever hear of negotiations?
Ever
hear of recognition of the government elected by the Palestinian people?
Ever hear of ending a 40 year old occupation and the genocidal
policies used
during that occupation???
It will be interesting to see Olmert’s reaction to this hate filled
letter
and ruling. Will he dare criticize it and risk shaking up his already
shaky
coalition government by alienating the extreme section of the ultra
orthodox, or will he act in accordance with international laws
dealing with
genocide?
How will other countries respond to this ‘ruling’? You can be sure
that if
it was a Muslim religious leader that muttered those hate filled
statements
about Jews he would certainly be banished from traveling to the United
States.
If this ‘ruling’ becomes practice. If the racist theocracy becomes
the new
government direction in this land…. show me the first shop that
sells pork
roasts…. that will be the menu for Shabbat dinner tonight.
It’s obvious that their Bible isn’t mine….
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