Editor's note: Approximately a year ago, Rabbi Dov Lior,
venerated Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Arba, gave his approbation on a book
on the Jewish laws of war written by Rabbi Yitzchak Shapira. Among
other issues, the book deals with the legal ramifications of the
Israeli army taking action to kill terrorists even when enemy
civilians may also be killed as a result. Rabbi Shapira cites
numerous Jewish law sources to prove that this is permissible. The
Left immediately accused Rabbi Shapira and the rabbis who gave their
approbation on his book of incitement to murder. On Monday, Rabbi
Lior was arrested and questioned. Heated demonstrations by the
Rabbi's students ensued. The following is Moshe Feiglin's take on
this issue.
First of all, I would like to salute all those people who
participated in the protest against Rabbi Lior's arrest. An evil
cabal has taken control of some key positions in the Ministry of
Justice and has transformed its public service positions into a tool
of destruction. It makes no difference if the reason for their
hostility is ideological or an almost religious hunger for
"enlightened" approval, or a combination of both; we must put an end
to this despicable behavior.
Deputy Attorney General Shai Nitzan and his accomplices implement
their evil actions within parameters determined by ideology and
violence. "Law enforcement" is totally irrelevant to their actions.
Just one week ago, extreme leftist Uri Avneri publicly called for
the killing of settlers. He was not called in for any type of
questioning. Why not? Avneri and other "lovers of Israel" are on the
correct side of the political divide.
Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef will not
be questioned for remarks that would have brought Nitzan's legions
to the doorstep of any Religious Zionist rabbi because Nitzan and
his accomplices are actually a gang of weaklings who attack only
those weaker than them. They would never dare "enforce the law"
against those who know how to exact a price in the public domain.
When these are the rules of the "enlightened" game, the public that
sees Rabbi Lior as its spiritual leader has no choice but to go out
to the streets and protest. The protesters are not protecting Rabbi
Lior alone; they are also defending the liberty of the State of
Israel from a hostile and destructive takeover by an aggressive gang
that crushes our society, makes large swaths of our population
miserable and endangers the lives of many. The youth protesting in
the streets do not know this, but they are the true defenders of
Israeli democracy in the face of a wanton takeover by a tiny and
belligerent minority.
A legalocracy has taken over Israel. This enlightened idol worship
has made it impossible to free Gilad Shalit by making the conditions
in which terrorists are incarcerated in Israel less comfortable. It
is impossible to overcome bureaucratic obstacles and authorize
massive construction of new homes for young couples. It is
impossible for a Jew to pray on the Temple Mount, for the police
must protect the rights of the violent Arabs instead of those of the
Jews. It is impossible to fight our enemies without an attorney for
each solder. The Israeli "justice" system does not include itself in
Israeli life, but sees itself as an external factor; not just
elevated above the Nation, but actually disconnected from it.
If we want to return the justice system to the Nation, we must
return the Nation to its own justice system. At this point, we still
do not have a relevant Jewish legal codex for our modern reality,
but we certainly have an excellent foundation. As soon as we
seriously take Jewish law out of its exile and apply it to all
facets of our current existence, it will become the most pertinent
justice system for Israel; just as the Hebrew language was reborn
from its exile to become the natural language for Israel - and just
as the Jewish Nation emerged from 2000 years of exile to return to
its Land.
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