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As soon as it was published late last year, Torat Ha’Melech sparked a national uproar. The controversy began when an Israeli tabloid panned the book’s contents as “230 pages on the laws concerning the killing of non-Jews, a kind of guidebook for anyone who ponders the question of if and when it is permissible to take the life of a non-Jew.” According to the book’s author, Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira, “Non-Jews are “uncompassionate by nature” and should be killed in order to “curb their evil inclinations.” “If we kill a gentile who has has violated one of the seven commandments… there is nothing wrong with the murder,” Shapira insisted. Citing Jewish law as his source (or at least a very selective interpretation of it) he declared: “There is justification for killing babies if it is clear that they will grow up to harm us, and in such a situation they may be harmed deliberately, and not only during combat with adults.”
Originally posted by charles1952
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WRONG.
I apologize for the impression I created in my post. It appears that the problem is more significant than I first thought. Let me provide a link to an article: Alternet I understand that Alternet is a very questionable source, but it does open up a new avenue of thought.
Apparently, there is a faction in Israel which operates with impunity in it's teaching of intolerance toward others. I don't want to prejudice anyone by deciding what snippets are important, so I encourage you to take a look at it as a whole, but with a grain of salt. More research is required.
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
The more research I do, the more evidence I find that the ultra orthodox Jews in Israel are just as despicable as their Jihadist counterparts.
Being a supporter of Israel's right to exist as a nation, I feel it's important to also look at the dark side of Israel. One must be unbiased in all matters of research, and I am attempting to present this article in an attempt to remain level headed and respectful of the other side.
Originally posted by talklikeapirat
reply to post by DeadSeraph
Being a supporter of Israel's right to exist as a nation, I feel it's important to also look at the dark side of Israel. One must be unbiased in all matters of research, and I am attempting to present this article in an attempt to remain level headed and respectful of the other side.
Thank you for making this thread.
reply to post by SLAYER69
An increasing number of people who formerly supported the policies of the Israeli Government or actively served in the millitary are becoming more and more critical about it.
Breaking the Silenceedit on 19-11-2012 by talklikeapirat because: (no reason given)