Israeli rabbis signed a religious ruling calling for the creation of death camps for the Palestinians
Saleh Naami, Uruknet, January 17, 2011
A magazine issued by religious Zionists in Israel called for the creation of 'death camps’ for Palestinians.
In a report Saturday, Israeli news site Ynet brought to attention a weekly magazine, distributed in synagogues across Israel, which published a religious decree. The diktat, signed by major rabbis, called for the creation of such death camps, citing religious duty.
The magazine indicated that the creation of these camps would be the duty of all devote Jews.
The 'fatwa’ strongly criticised rabbis in opposition, arguing that Palestinians are the 'giants' –perhaps a reference to the Biblical Goliath -- whom God ordered the Israelites to slaughter 2000 years ago -- children, women, elders and even cattle.
The rabbis claimed that the Torah compels the Jews to erase all trace of this age’s giants, referring to the Palestinians.
Even the rabbis that did not sign the fatwa support it in essence, they insisted.
Israeli thinker UdiAloni explained that the call for the elimination of the Palestinians -- in such a widespread and public way, notably in synagogues -- arises from a collective acceptance that this is a pragmatic approach.
Aloni was shocked no one objected to the rabbis who signed the fatwa, saying that "no one attempted to object, and no one thought of excommunicating these rabbis from the Israeli nation", according to the Ynet report.
Submitted by Sullivan on Mon, 2011-01-17 23:42
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Rabbis throughout the ages have allegorized the reference to Amalek to connote any sworn enemy of the Jewish people from Hitler to Barack Obama (some prominent American Orthodox Jews wrote in such terms before the last US election). But this is perhaps the first time any Orthodox publication in Israel has called for the genocide of the Palestinians.
The article attacks Israeli rabbis who dispute the letter recently circulated by pro-settler extremist rabbis which urged that no Israeli Jew should rent apartments or houses to Israeli Palestinians. It chided them for being 'politically correct' and refusing to do their jobs and educate the populace in the true path of Torah.
In the last paragraph of the piece, the attack continues with the following remark, "It will be interesting to see whether they (the politically correct rabbis) leave the assembly of the Amalekites (Palestinians) in extermination camps to others, or whether they will declare that wiping out Amalek is no longer (historically ) relevant. Only time will tell……."
Those behind this publication belong to the radical right-wing Israeli Orthodox rabbinate. The grouping was founded by the former chief rabbi of Safed, whose son currently holds that position and who circulated the letter referred to above. Another is the chief rabbi of Ramat Gan, as is Rabbi Avinar, suspected of sexually abusing a troubled woman who approached him for spiritual advice. Each of them holds paid government sinecures.
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