[Marxism] Israel's chief army rabbi: "Show no mercy"

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

An overview of some of the army rabbinate's
publications made available during the fighting reflects the tone of
nationalist propaganda that steps blatantly into politics, sounds
racist and can be interpreted as a call to challenge international law
when it comes to dealing with enemy civilians.

"[There is] a biblical ban on surrendering a single
millimeter of it [the Land of Israel] to gentiles, though all sorts of
impure distortions and foolishness of autonomy, enclaves and other
national weaknesses. We will not abandon it to the hands of another
nation, not a finger, not a nail of it." 

"When you show mercy to a cruel enemy, you are being
cruel to pure and honest soldiers. This is terribly immoral. These are
not games at the amusement park where sportsmanship teaches one to make
concessions. This is a war on murderers."

Full: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1058758.html


Eli Stephens
 Left I on the News
 http://lefti.blogspot.com


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