The Goldstone report, which accuses Israel of committing war crimes against civilians in Gaza, was not folded yet till a book for one of the Israeli rabbis was issued permitting the killing of children, women, the elderly and the innocent of non-Jews in the necessities of war.
The book also accuses all nations of non-Jews of shedding the blood of Israelis and thus dealing with them on the basis of this opinion, which allows the killing of their children, women and their elders.
Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira of the occupied West Bank settlement of Yitzhar released the book Monday.
Shapira, head of the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva, also said in “The King’s Torah” that it is permissible to kill children if they pose a threat.
In addition to his own opinions, Shapira claimed that the book is based on Biblical quotations.
“The King’s Torah” was released shortly after the announcement of the arrest of an Israeli terrorist who admitted to killing Palestinians and attacks on messianic Jews and left-wing Jews.
This is not at all surprising,seeing that in the May/June edition of Moment Magazine,a Jewish digest that covers an array of subjects,I came across an interesting comment in light of a question posed to a selection of Rabbis.
The question was: “How should Jews treat their Arab neighbors?”
The following is not an exaggeration,nothing has been added and I have taken the courtesy of linking you to the original source at the bottom of this post:
“I don’t believe in western morality, i.e. don’t kill civilians or children, don’t destroy holy sites, don’t fight during holiday seasons, don’t bomb cemeteries, don’t shoot until they shoot first because it is immoral.
The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle).
The first Israeli prime minister who declares that he will follow the Old Testament will finally bring peace to the Middle East. First, the Arabs will stop using children as shields. Second, they will stop taking hostages knowing that we will not be intimidated. Third, with their holy sites destroyed, they will stop believing that G-d is on their side. Result: no civilian casualties, no children in the line of fire, no false sense of righteousness, in fact, no war.
Zero tolerance for stone throwing, for rockets, for kidnapping will mean that the state has achieved sovereignty. Living by Torah values will make us a light unto the nations who suffer defeat because of a disastrous morality of human invention.“
Rabbi Manis Friedman
Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies
St. Paul, MN
“Chabad Hasidism” ,which is what Chabad Rabbis follow,is best summarized as “מוח שליט על הלב” (”mind ruling over the heart/emotions”).
Chabad philosophy incorporates the teachings of Kabbalah as a means to deal with one’s daily life and psyche. It teaches that every aspect of the world exists only through the intervention of God. Through an intellectual approach and meditations, Chabad teaches that one can attain complete control over one’s inclinations.
In terms of the Chabad influence on the United States and the Western world it is said that in recent years Chabad has greatly expanded its reach on university and college campuses. Chabad Student Centers are active on over 100 campuses, and Chabad offers varied activities at an additional 150 universities worldwide. Professor Alan Dershowitz has said that “Chabad’s presence on college campuses today is absolutely crucial”, and “We cannot rest until Chabad is on every major college campus in the world”
Here is the link to MomentMagazine and here is the original ‘Ask a Rabbi’ page for this particular question.
