Rabbis face criminal probe over death threat to IDF officer

[Poll_Blind]

From Ha'aretz:

The State Prosecution on Wednesday decided to open a criminal investigation against a group of rabbis who issued a halakhic ruling against GOC Central Command Yair Naveh for authorizing restraining orders against West Bank settlers. The rabbis ruled that in signing such orders, Naveh was guilty of crimes punishable by death according to Jewish law.

About two weeks ago, a group of rabbis linked to the revived Sanhedrin movement - or high court of Jewish law - ruled that Naveh was guilty of three crimes: "Causing the masses to sin"; being a "moser" - someone who informs against fellow Jews or hands over Jews or Jewish land to gentiles; and terrifying the public in a blasphemous way."

In their decision, the rabbis referred to a ruling made by the 12th century Jewish philosopher Maimonides, according to which "it is permissible to kill a moser everywhere, even in this time when the courts do not rule on capital cases."

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The signatories to the halakhic ruling include Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, the head of the Jerusalem Temple Institute; Rabbi Yehuda Edrey, of the movement to rebuild the temple; Bar Ilan Literature Professor Hillel Weiss; Rabbi Rueven Hass and Rabbi Ido Alba.

PB

[no_hypocrisy]

1. A Jewish fatwah. One more argument in favor of separation of

church and state.

[eyl]

4. Given that the Rabbis involved

are not members of the government, what difference would that make?

[The Magistrate]

2. The Government Is Taking The Right Action, Sir

This needs doing in any jurisdiction where religious fanatics spout off in such a manner.

[Tom Joad]

3. The IDF will protect itself against such people, i doubt they will protect Palestinians

from these fanatics, and the Palestinians have been the victims time and time again.

Will Israel actually change a policy that has been in place for decades, namely, that Settlers can do as they wish to Palestinians with impunity?

Only when there is a real change in less attacks against Palestinians will i believe anything has changed.