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The letter posted on Israeli journalist Amit Segal channel to 184,000 followers says that "the nation of Israel will stand up bravery to strike at its enemies," according to a translation of the Hebrew. It goes on to justify targeting sites even "when the enemy hides behind a human shield."

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It's important to acknowledge that these rabbis are fucking assholes and also that quite a few rabbis didn't sign this letter (it was signed by dozens of rabbis, which isn't a very large proportion). Religious leaders are people just like the rest of us and while they usually contain a larger proportion of empathic and "good" people... that certainly isn't a universal rule (Source: grew up in Boston in the 90s).

I hope their congregations see them for the assholes they are and kick them to the fucking curb.

[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Quite a lot of palestinians aren't murderous terrorists either, but somehow they're getting bombed regardless.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, I read a report of a rabbi asking Biden for a ceasefire. This only comes to prove that we should try not to generalise people and that there are rotten apples in every nation!