Rabbis Stirred Holy War, Israeli Soldiers Claim
Some Israeli soldiers have accused military rabbis of pushing holy war in Gaza. "This rabbi comes to us and says the fight is between the children of light and the children of darkness," said a reserve sergeant quoted by the L.A. Times.
Some Israeli soldiers have accused military rabbis of pushing holy war in Gaza. “This rabbi comes to us and says the fight is between the children of light and the children of darkness,” said a reserve sergeant quoted by the L.A. Times.
An army spokesperson blamed a few bad apples among the rabbis, but a human rights organizer who collected testimony from soldiers alleged, “The rabbis were all over, in every unit. … It was quite well organized.”
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In testimony reported by Israeli news media and in interviews with The Times, Gaza veterans said rabbis advised army units to show the enemy no mercy and called for resettlement of the Palestinian enclave by Jews.
“The rabbis were all over, in every unit,” said Yehuda Shaul, a retired army officer whose human rights group, Breaking the Silence, has taken testimony from dozens of Gaza veterans. “It was quite well organized.”
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