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Genocide Declared 'Kosher' in Israel By Steve Amsel  | | Ben Heine / MWC NEWS | 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??? 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." 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.... ISRAELI SETTLER CLEARED OF ATTEMPTED (KOSHER) MURDER In accordance with the former chief rabbi of Israel's declaration that 'genocide is kosher', the following was the court's ruling involving an incident that occurred two years ago.... The court was sufficiently convinced that Citrin had in fact hurled rocks at Majaida while the latter was lying injured on the ground. The Be'er Sheva District Court ruled that "there is no doubt the defendant meant to harm the victim. The fact that the defendant looked at the victim while he was on the ground and aimed the rock at him before throwing it, combined with the force with which the rock was hurled all point to the defendant's clear intent to harm the victim." However, the judges also wrote "we don't believe that this intent was the intent to kill." The judges mentioned that after the defendant threw the biggest rock, he "left the young man alone after throwing the rock, and did not attempt to hit him again, though he could have easily finished the unsuccessful attempt if he had wanted to." The attempted lynching was recorded on video by a number of TV crews that were in the area. But obviously all evidence, including the videos were meaningless in a case against an Israeli and a Palestinian in an Israeli court of law. The chief rabbi can be proud of his influence on the death of justice in the courts. The court's ruling can be read in THIS article from HaAretz. Steve Amsel, MWC News corespondent, is an active Peace/Civil Rights Worker.. Aiming to establish a just and lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, while at the same time continue the struggle against racism and for peace throughout the world. Steve lives in Jerusalem and runs a blog DesertPeace Recommend this article...
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