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Four leading Israeli rabbis have sanctioned the murder of civilian population in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli onslaught on the region.
"When a population living near a Jewish town sends bombs at the Jewish town with the purpose of killing and destroying Jewish lives there, it is permitted, according to Jewish Law, to fire shells and bombs at the firing sites, even if they are populated by civilians," read a ruling issued by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, Rabbi Dov Lior, Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpe and Rabbi Meir Mazuz.
The four added that a warning should be issued prior to any attacks; however, they reiterated that the army's response to rocket or mortar fires may be immediate "even if there is no time for a warning."
The rabbis argued that the army should announce that it would bomb any civilian community from which a rocket is fired to force the local residents into confronting those who fire rockets or mortars at Israeli targets.
Rabbi Mazuz is a member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages.
Originally posted by jam321
reply to post by dangleb3rry
The reason I speak out is because of the double standard. Innocents are involved on both side of the fence. Yet you let Hamas walk like an Egyptian. Even Egypt gets little blame for all of this crisis. In your eyes, Hamas and Egypt are blameless and Israel is guilty as sin.