What about the innocent Palestinian Civilians?

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[@russbianchi8120]

"The only condition for evil to exist is for good men and women to do nothing " Edmund Burke

[@veritorossi]

“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster...” - Friedrich W. Nietzsche

[@TheIsraelProphetess]

Matthew 10:16-18 King James Version (KJV) - Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.. Israel has the right to defend itself.

[@duarteluder]

It all depends on what you actually do.

[@rustneversleeps85]

Which ironically is what we expect of Israel when Hamas is using their own ppl as pawns! They were told when and where they would raise hell, civilians have a responsibility towards themselves too!

[@duarteluder]

@@rustneversleeps85 Shifting the responsibility to the victims? Unbelievable!

[@DrejaAndi]

infants and toddlers are civilians. Any questions? How does a baby identify itself to the IDF or walk 20 miles to the only possible passage point after being denied food and water?

[@pgson8929]

The person who is responsible for and loves the child has the obligation to do so. Or their leadership/government has the obligation to protect the lives of their citizens by facilitating them moving to safety. The lives and deaths of the 'people' of Gaza are being used as political currency by their own government to put pressure on their enemies. There are many examples online of taped conversations of people in Gaza talking about the fact that Hamas won't let them leave.

[@bricendayisenga40]

This kind of rabbis are Zionist nationalist rather than Spiritual teachers

[@spoppe0724]

Can you verify not from hamas?@@snoopyboobs

[@Thelordswitness]

The parent and the governing body are responsible for the child, especially if they are the perpetrators of violence.

[@DrejaAndi]

@@Thelordswitness You two seem to be cutting and pasting propaganda from similar sources. The one responsible for murder is the murderer, period. Blaming victims and families of victims is ridiculous. Do you blame the families of Israelis for their loved ones being murdered? It's quite clear what your bigoted intentions are when you apply a certain logic to only one side.

[@taiba2723]

How do they identify themselves from the Israeli bombs?

[@30mouse]

Well put. I would add; how does the bomb choose between the children with the white flags and the ones without? does it know?

[@ibrahimf2100]

Rabbi is justifying murder of innocent babies. Hell awaits him

[@mollyfriedman2013]

They identify themselves before bombs by leaving the area when warned that it will be bombed.

[@cyberdaemon]

@@mollyfriedman2013 You think Hamas fighters wont leave too? They get the same info after all...

[@mollyfriedman2013]

@@cyberdaemon yes that is a problem.. but it seems their tendency is to shoot at civilians trying to leave.. but yes there have been rockets launched toward Israel from humanitarian zones so it is a problem.. Israel warns to try to reduce civilian casualties nonetheless..

[@morningglory555]

In both Judaism and international law, a civilian is someone who isn't armed and isn't involved in hostilities. If there is any question, combatants are expected to err on the side of caution. That's how we demand others treat Jewish civilians and that is how Jews must treat Palestinian civilians. What Friedman describes is disturbing, inhuman, and callous.

[@davidkaminsky2828]

I believe the point is that if you allow the enemy’s actions to determine how you act, you are ceding power to them and are giving up your ability to properly defend yourself. He’s not saying “We have to bomb all of Gaza because none of them are civilians”, he’s saying you have to fight the war how you would fight any war regardless of the situation, regardless of hostages and regardless of non-combatants, because that way the enemy will know that if they attack you, you will respond no matter what. The enemy needs to believe you will always retaliate no matter what they do, or else you have made yourself a target and put your people in danger

[@tanterouge4339]

Yes, this is just akin to abuser logic, and it's disheartening seeing people even respect this position and furthermore consider it a wisdom. Being caught in the crossfire, it's somehow your duty to jump through hoops and prove yourself to not be a combatant because it's "not our job" to do that when using deadly force - as if reality was that black and white, that you can just put up a symbolic white flag ... Being hurt by an abuser and then getting a rationalisation that it was in fact your own fault for not guarding your boundaries better is too close to the logic presented by the rabbi, or at the very least this logic opens up for that kind of manipulation.

[@mohammedmiah7076]

He is not Jewish he is a Zionist. 2 Billions Muslims love their Jewish cousins but hate Zionist. How many can you believe dangerous for you 2 Billions?

[@davidkaminsky2828]

@@tanterouge4339 well I think the misunderstanding is that people in Gaza are caught in the crossfire. Hamas is their chosen fighting force. They are not in the crossfire, they are in their nation and their army attacked Israel. That does not mean Israel should go after non combatants, but to pretend there is no connection between Hamas and its citizens is nonsensical. To characterize it as abuser and abused is not truthful. Israel is the abused in this case, Israel suffered the attack, and now Israel is retaliating against the abuser

[@vanessalobo5508]

I so agree with you I’m shock to my core The only answer to my shock is that this is something we all needed to see . This I has been such a revelation of toxic false spirituality. God is uncovering everything

[@A.A.]

Remember this logic, time will come back to you. 😂

[@mohamedyunusrafiq6930]

How can civilians identify themselves when cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles are hitting them. How do civilians identify themselves if they are confined in narrow spaces, roads blocked, ambulances destroyed, and cars riddled with bullets?

[@bricendayisenga40]

This kind of rabbis are Zionist nationalist rather than Spiritual teachers. He sounds no different than Islamist fundamentalist

[@hamnchee]

Civilians stay out of the military areas. This is normally arranged naturally by the military forces that fight on behalf of those civilians. Unless of course the military that fights on their behalf cares nothing for them whatsoever.

[@svietka202]

they should have thought about it before beheading our babies

[@gomakuu]

@@svietka202 So babies, children, and civilians beheaded the Israelis babies? Am I following you correctly?

[@cathyandresiak]

@@svietka202 What hamas did was horrendous as well. Sick!

[@michaelataceri4538]

Mr. Friedman - I had often wondered about the sources of antisemitism. After listening to your warped viewpoint about Palestinian civilians, I think I may have found the answer. May the G-D of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob may deal with you and the current government of Israel according to His good will.

[@AC-mp7cx]

thank you for the kind and empathetic message, may Allah guide you

[@bidhrohi12]

I'm very pro-Palestinian and grew up Muslim, and I appreciate they're at least discussing the issue. Part of the responsibility falls on Hamas for not having uniforms and CHOOSING to set up their attacks from locations where there are civilians.

[@bricendayisenga40]

This kind of rabbis are Zionist nationalist rather than Spiritual teachers

[@svietka202]

u r a goy😂 and u r exactly like Belam...tfu on u😂

[@russbianchi8120]

"To be a realist in Isreal, you have to believe in Miracles " David Ben Gurion

[@eliyahukonn3245]

That is ridiculous but billions of people accept it and it is what is called in English perforating the Name. Why would the Creator of physics override His physics? He wouldn't.

[@Druffmaul]

@@eliyahukonn3245 WHOOSH

[@kingnerri]

Hamas supporter

[@marishbeautychannelhighlig8666]

So Hitler used your methods and you cry holicust?🤔

[@philipjohnson2947]

On October 7, did Hamas kill civilians? I ask because they did not surrender and they did not have white flags.

[@lemnisgate8809]

That is an excellent point.

[@Kilimajaro1967]

60% was IDF

[@ialways4getmysn1]

Wonderful, thank you.

[@deborahriospendleton]

That’s dumb. They weren’t warned

[@arm773]

Using that logic hamas didn't kill any civilians

[@vanessalobo5508]

Hamas killed civilians , Israel army killed civilians before too . The killing is not just on Hamas . It’s all people are trying to say . Nothing justify the killing of any sides tats why cease fire and we need a peaceful resolution .

[@opposingshore9322]

Exactly! Thanks for pointing the glaring falsehood of this person’s argument.

[@30mouse]

Well said

[@adamatova]

THE TORAH LAW APPLIES TO JEWS WAGING WAR AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES. ENEMIES DON'T HAVE RIGHTS.

[@impeachbiden5003]

You have no moral compass

[@RaisingMyWildflowers]

The more I learn, the more confused I am. God loves all of us and I pray that the truth will soon be revealed to the world. Until then, I have to pray for all innocents and trust that God will be the ultimate judge. I'll be honest, but no other world conflict has brought me to tears the way this all has.

[@rktubemusic]

Read Gita., your all confusions will be over.

[@deejin25]

Your God, all Gods seem totally cool with endless carnage and violence, or they are powerless to stop it. I think there is a divine higher power, and this world is what it wants, the way it wants.

[@professorg8383]

It's a lot less confusing when you take the concept of God,, out of the equation. Then it comes down to good and evil. Most people can tell the difference. But it too can get a bit confusing when you look at parts out of context. But when you realize that you need to eliminate evil, in order to enjoy the benefits of good, it helps put it all in context and not so confusing.

[@bricendayisenga40]

@@professorg8383 This kind of rabbis are carnal Zionist nationalist rather than Spiritual teachers

[@1541965]

Watch Rabbi Yaron Reuven Short Torah Clips Channel. Last week he said the law of war in the Torah kill everyone including Children's and women . Destroy them all and show no mercy to the Enemy . He quote those verses from the Tanakh : Josh 6:21 the people utterly (DESTROYED) ALL THAT WAS IN THE CITY, (BOTH MAN AND WOMAN, YOUNG AND OLD, AND OX AND SHEEP, AND ASS, WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD. ) 1Sam.15:3 now go and smite Amalek Attack the Amalekites , and utterly (destroy all that they have,) and spare them not; but (SLAY MAN AND WOMAN, INFANT AND SUCKING, OX AND SHEEP, CAMEL AND ASS.) Psalms 137:9 O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath ( DASHED THY SUCKLINGS ON THE ROCK ) Ezekiel 23:47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall (SLAY THEIR SONS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS,) and ( BURN UP THEIR HOUSES WITH FIRE ) 1 Sam 22:19 He also killed the people of Nob, the city of the priests. Using his SWORD , HE KILLED MEN and WOMEN,CHILDREN and INFANTS and SUCKLING, COWS, DONKEYS ,and SHEEP. Hosea 13:16 "Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: (they shall fall by the sword: their INFANTS SHALL BE DASHED IN PIECES,) and their (WOMEN WITH CHILD SHALL BE RIPPED UP. ) God command Show no mercy to your enemies kill them all Destroy even Trees. Deuteronomy 20:16-20 but of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, (thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth.")

[@carmensylvia4001]

The ability of the student to challenge and question the rabbi is what makes Jewish thinking great. Loved this conversation.

[@mr.vargas5648]

I would say its common sense why play by their rules when they don't even have any rules.

[@Y1836Y]

​@mr.vargas5648 it is yet how many people acknowledge here that that's at the rabbi us talking about? Common sense isn't common st all.

[@riffig9251]

The Rabbi wasn’t able to answer them satisfactorily. He talks of civilians being recognized by waving white flags and surrendering to the attacking soldiers… How can that be implemented when the bombardment is from the sky in the darkness of the night… is he suggesting all civilians must get out of their houses and wave white flags?? Wave them to who?? And how? Absurd. The students had common sense, The Rabbi just shut them off with unreasonable and impractical nonsense.

[@m.a4123]

according to his logic, it is justified that the Nazis killed the Jews... "Has anyone seen the Jews raising a white flag"? His logic falls apart when someone with rational mind questions it.

[@spalding5198]

This is playing with words and endorsing murder. That’s corrupt; rethink what you “love” and what is “great “ bc it’s a sad testimony of your values.

[@da7my02]

How about I am a 3 years old. How about I am in a hospital on life support. How about I am 60 years old woman. You still don’t know who is a civilian?

[@Y1836Y]

Was the baby the terrorists beheaded a civilian? Were the Jewish children and families kidnapped, raped and tortured civilians? Were the thousands of others killed while dancing in the streets with Torah scrolls civilians?

[@JJRed888]

@@Y1836Y You don't have to make the same mistake as the people you are criticizing. If you do, you will be no different from them.

[@brettrobinson2901]

​@@JJRed888They're NOT criticizing them...they are literally in a perpetual state of war with them over the very EXISTENCE of the Jewish state of Israel.... And for the Palestinian... He has made it known...by word and deed..since its creation..that the existence of that Jewish State is INTOLERABLE!

[@robertralte5710]

​@@JJRed888The best solution is not to make them do it again. Trying to be smart and playing humanitarianism does'nt work on a religiouly brainwashed people.

[@uthman2281]

They are real crminals and nazis

[@duresabih]

Dear Rabbi would babies be allowed to leave? How will they leave when you kill their family? Also, what is a war? a war is between two equal enemies with weaponary, do you reckon babies and kids are civilians? how will the babies hold the white flag?

[@vanessalobo5508]

Yes 😭 please everyone has gone insane … this is not light . This is supremacy complex . God have mercy on these deluded people

[@mikerabkin6395]

I have no idea where you got your definition of "war". Here's one from Wikipedia: War is an intense armed conflict[a] between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces. Warfare refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war, or of wars in general.[2] Total war is warfare that is not restricted to purely legitimate military targets, and can result in massive civilian or other non-combatant suffering and casualties.

[@weeklydaily4775]

Babies parents should do it for their kids just like they provide their other needs

[@dorandacolbert5973]

Babies are dependent on their parents decisions. Parents have had over 3 weeks to get out of harms way. Palestinian babies have a better chance than the Israeli babies killed.

[@jermainesmith9544]

Blessed are the peace makers for they're the children of God

[@m.a4123]

yes.not this rabbi who is calling for genocide.

[@omarramoomarramoomar]

These children are from different races. How come they are children of god?

[@munbruk]

It is their land. They have no duty to tell you who they are.

[@rockneycompton]

As a combat vet, I find this guy an amoral hypocrite.

[@bricendayisenga40]

This kind of rabbis are Zionist nationalist rather than Spiritual teachers. He sounds no different than Islamist fundamentalist

[@sallev1136]

Oh really after killing a million people in Irak after killing hundred of thousands of vietnamese during the war all the sudden you talking about morales and the Rabbi being a Hypocrite

[@AFleurdePiel]

Ridiculous logic. Killer

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

Should see the logic of sharia law, It's no wonder we are in this situation!

[@AFleurdePiel]

You know absolutely nothing about my life so please don’t make any assumptions. You sound ignorant.

[@rawasbhai123]

By the way what do u know about sharia ​@@josephgeorgeejr7039

[@joad8537]

@@josephgeorgeejr7039both these religions are equally sick. christ is king.

[@marynurijanyan3099]

I am terrified what this man says with such a calm smile, how are you different from a terrorist?

[@elvi.s85]

That's a true terrorist in his mind and heart!

[@kryzhamid2810]

He’s the devil. They are exposed

[@vladimirjackson2237]

What makes him different is that Hamas invaded and murdered citizens. What Israel is doing responding to the terrorists.

[@marynurijanyan3099]

@@vladimirjackson2237 by invading and killing citizens, children definitely do not apply to his "brilliant" explanation

[@alexross5714]

@@vladimirjackson2237 No, what Israel is doing is using the crimes of Hamas as a pretext for pursuing its true objective, which is to decimate the Palestinian population and re-conquer "Greater Israel." The use of "human shields" does not justify the indiscriminate bombing of civilians. The Geneva Conventions are very clear on this point, unlike the good rabbi, who is morally incoherent.

[@janetmartin341]

This is very troubling thing to hear from a Rabbi. To whom does the civilian go to identify ? These people are being killed from far away. To whom does a Palestinian wave a white flag? This is blaming the victim. As a Jew I will keep my conscience and follow Moses and the commandments. We must keep the Torah laws above all else. This interpretation is very sad to my heart. We are commanded to not kill, to not steal and yet this keeps going on. The horror of October 7 is not being solved by this thinking. This is why we have never had peace.

[@oribt1]

Holding up a white flag is used figuratively. In our case, if these so called "civilians" are staying in close proximity to terrorist bases and rocket launchers, that is no surrendering. Surrendering is going to south Gaza, where Israel instructed them to go.

[@anthonyodonnell6105]

The rabbi eventually answered this objection. Action must be taken, the adversary must understand that it will be taken. Military objectives will be neutralized, and Israel cannot be stopped by the use of human shields, whether those are Israeli hostages or Palestinian civilians.

[@ggductor1511]

Go south ,like many have

[@uriel7203]

You are missing a lot of key points, but I will point out only one that I think even the Rabbi missed. It is not uncommon to have a mandatory draft like they had in Vietnam or in WW2, etc. And though this is not a very traditional kind of draft, it is effectively one because the human shields are just that, shields. They are a military defense. I know what I said was vicious. But it needed to be said. But it doesn't make the situation any less sad because it isn't their fault.

[@2c2bpolitics-ce-gate3-4]

Edit: i know how i feel, but its certainly not my place to speak on matters of right and wrong. Maybe one day if i consistentky do good works... but defnitely definitely not as i am now. Forgive me as i do not intend to mislead.

[@ahmadchamseddine6891]

Following your logic, Hamas is not killing civilians either!!!

[@ryanparker8760]

Exactly

[@gastarbeiter8384]

Well, the big difference here is that the israel military is giving them Palestinian civilians a chance to surrender. The hamas didn’t. The Israeli civilians had no choice to surrender

[@mahealanihawaii9830]

I watched hamas kill civilians. I heard hamas brag about it. Are you stupid. Go to Gaza. I dare you.

[@ahmadchamseddine6891]

@@gastarbeiter8384 Hamas always told Israelis to leave this land and warned them. Ridiculous logic!

[@gastarbeiter8384]

@@ahmadchamseddine6891 you know what the real ridiculous logic here is? The hamas is hiding behind their own civilians and use them as a shield. THATS ridiculous and pure evil. Israel got a military that is alone at the front, you can clearly see that they are the enemies and not civilians i don’t understand how you can’t see that

[@coachognjen]

You are sick, and the sickness lies in the fact that You don't recognize that You are sick.

[@BillM.-tu3pq]

Gee, I wonder what would've happened had we been so careful and concerned about civilian casualties during WWII, the civilians in Berlin, Dresden, Hiroshima, Stalingrad, Nagasaki, etc....

[@billgoedecke2265]

This is not ww2 - this is not the red army facing off with the Nazis. Hamas is not a military with sophisticated weapons and divisions. Hamas is a terrorist organization - they cannot confront the Israeli military in a direct way. It’s utterly not the same so the analogy is not relevant.

[@BillM.-tu3pq]

@@billgoedecke2265 War is cruelty, you cannot refine it. Hamas has the backing of Iran. Iran has the backing of China and Russia. Israel has only America for military support. You're argument is specious, at best. This is World War III, unfortunately far too many people dont realize this fact. Xi Jinping has already delivered three speeches where he has told the Chinese people to "prepare for war." China at this very moment is clearing land for livestock and crops, as most of their food is imported. China will invade Taiwan, it is only a matter of time. The American government is feckless, weak and indecisive. Weakness and appeasement leads to war, just as Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler lead to World War II. Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. WWIII is already taking place.

[@conantheseptuagenarian3824]

unnecessary atrocities occurred in berlin, dresden was wicked and completely unnecessary, as were hiroshima and nagasaki. i don't know enough about the events at stalingrad, but your argument is idiotic.

[@Jubafree]

​@@conantheseptuagenarian3824it is completely stupid no army ever won a war by killing non combatants. These people are psychos.

[@dillamadukes21]

@@conantheseptuagenarian3824 Given the distance in time between your comment and the existential war for survival that would define the human condition to our present day; it's easy (albeit unbelievably pompous) for you or I or anyone to make the assertion that wartime actions taken within such a context were "unnecessary atrocities". War is ugly, atrocious, costly and FOUGHT TO BE WON. You along with every pseudo sophisticate have the privilege of hindsight in making such assertions. The point of his comment wasn't idiotic, your moral grandstanding on the graves of a generation who sacrificed everything for the liberties you inherited is idiotic.

[@maureen-paulbarnes-vonkulm480]

On the contrary, if you’re a soldier it is your job to discern who Isa civilian and who isn’t. Why? Because you’re the one pulling the trigger.

[@ibrahimf2100]

1000000% correct

[@Y1836Y]

You heard that they will kill all Jews since they believe all Jews will kill them? Not close to true. We don't actively kill anyone, like terrorists do.

[@dulcemoutinho5820]

It can be that a terrorists try to pass for a civilian

[@mikewannenburg5907]

​@@ibrahimf2100not so... especially in Hamas case ..these cowards fight from behind women and children... despicable cowards

[@rodcornelius107]

Alone each and every one of us will give an account to God, Who alone knows our reasonings , I look forward to this day

[@davidh4374]

absolutely. We're running around making guesses about each others' motives, but the best we humans can hope to achieve is to consistently make good guesses. But the Almighty can judge the inner workings of our brain cells, our psyche, and our soul. We should all hope for the day of judgement to come, when full justice and peace arrives to all mankind. We should all also be terrified of the day of judgement, because each of us will be examined, and...let's just say: we're all human.

[@Y1836Y]

You're talking about what you conceive of as human justice, not G-d's justice. Are they the same? Not hardly. Pretty sure you're all on the winning side of human justice? Slippery slope of self righteous arrogance.

[@elliventhirteen2929]

What an utter bs

[@user-uj5vd6dk5z]

SICK Rabbi, You are sick.

[@anidraghici4718]

The Ten Commandments Exodus 20 1.) You shall have no other gods before me. 2.) You shall not make for yourself idols and worship them. 3.) You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. 4.) Remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy. 5.) Honor your father and mother. 6.) You shall not murder. 7.) You shall not commit adultery. 8.) You shall not steal. 9.) You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 10.) You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

[@patricialmt5272]

A true Jew, Muslim, and Christian follow this . The Bible reminds us that by their fruits, you will know them . Mathews 7:15

[@michelles5439]

There’s a difference between killing & murder. The Ten Commandments forbid murder not killing. Murder is what Hamas did on Oct. 7, killing is what Israeli army is doing in defensive response. You should learn Hebrew so you can see how your new religions are lying to you.

[@opposingshore9322]

@@michelles5439becoming like Hamas is not the answer to defeating them.

[@30mouse]

@@opposingshore9322 Exactly, well put.

[@rachavya]

:@@michelles5439 : You are correct, and the original list of Commandments above correctly used the word "murder." The IDF is amply justified in killing members of Hamas; that's not murder. But in this thread we're debating the murdering of innocents. Hamas started this on Oct 7th. As for Israel, it would appear that some (not all) of its "can't miss" ordnance has landed on civilians, even those seeking shelter (at Israel's advice) in the south of Gaza. It is alleged that Israel is both killing and murdering in this war.

[@cncmoh]

Rabbi, what about if it's the other way around. Does the law apply the same way

[@alexross5714]

Is this video for real or satire? Is this "rabbi" honestly suggesting that Israel's bombing 7,000+ Palestinian civilians into oblivion is somehow legitimate or consistent with the Torah because they weren't holding up white flags? This sounds like something you might read in The Onion. It's clear from his whole demeanor that this "man of God" finds the whole thing rather amusing. And that kind of gives away the game, because in reality Palestinian civilians are not collateral damage in Israel's war with Hamas; rather, Israel's war with Hamas is a pretext for slaughtering Palestinian civilians. The goal is to reduce the Palestinian population as much as possible & to terrorize Gazans into abandoning their territory. This will become increasingly obvious to the entire world as the war progresses. Recommended reading: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

[@dulcemoutinho5820]

Of course they ate collateral damage. Israel has warned them many times to evacuate to the South of Gaza. Some decide to stay at the risk of being touched from the bombings. Hamas did also tell them to stay.

[@spalding5198]

Yeah-the rabbi’s demeanor is like he’s watching a video game. Quite in touch with violence and vengeance, out of touch with historical context and compassion.

[@alexross5714]

@@dulcemoutinho5820 Sounds like you either read the news not very much or you read it very selectively. Israel ordered Gazans to migrate south to avoid being bombed and then proceeded to bomb many (not all) of the Gazans who did move south. Human rights organizations have been unanimous in their assessment that Israel's recommendations to Gazans on how to avoid being bombed are both infeasible and inadequate to significantly reduce Gazan casualties. Like the meager "relief" and "supplies" Israel has provided to Gazans since the start of the hostilities, this is nothing more than a cover for their atrocities, for which history will judge them very harshly.

[@dulcemoutinho5820]

@@alexross5714 Which news do you watch? Al Jazeera?

[@alexross5714]

@@dulcemoutinho5820 Interesting that you chose to engage in a game of dueling biases rather than responding to any of the concrete assertions I made in my comment. And do I read/watch Al Jazeera? Yes, and so should you, keeping in mind that it's owned by the autocratic emir of Qatar. In spite of this association, it has a high degree of editorial independence and is generally considered a reliable source of information. But I also read the Guardian, the New York Times, the American Prospect, Haaretz, the Wall Street Journal, and the Times of Israel, just to name a few. Any source of information is legitimate, in my view, as long as it cites its sources.

[@ykm257]

He's saying exactly what the terrorists say.

[@bricendayisenga40]

This kind of rabbis are carnal Zionist nationalist rather than Spiritual teachers

[@Void-pb2sj]

Exactly, by his logic what Hamas did is okay, because babies and sleeping people, didn't had a white flag

[@anasibndawood6696]

Exactly

[@jeffreyJavad]

And spiritual too😃

[@al67849]

You should listen to the terrorists, because this isn't what they say at all

[@arfegypt]

how can a person sleeping in his apartment show that he/she is a civilian to abombing plane

[@tim_from_braid]

Pure evil. Not surprised

[@yosef7394]

Your evil

[@m4rkv]

Imagine sitting at the feet of this smug fool. Children are not civilians? The simplistic logic of brutality that he espouses, as if it was so profound, is simply the bully’s code. It is the reason that bloodshed has continued for decades and will likely continue for decades more. We need wise leaders now.

[@gotakearisk4263]

What about ambulances and hospitals and chuches Rabbi ?

[@duarteluder]

Congratulations! You've managed to change the meaning of civilians to suit your intentions. That's the most outrageous excuse to commit mass murder of innocent fellow human beings. Unbelievable.

[@element2138]

Have you watched any of the many videos, of the son of Hamas's founder? Watch those videos, he knows the issues better than you. He said Israel must destroy Hamas, regardless of human shields.

[@rachavya]

@@element2138 Yes, but what some are alleging is that not in all cases were there Hamas terrorists hiding behind those shields.

[@Y1836Y]

What the heck are you talking about?

[@gwedielwch]

"Hold up a white flag and I won't shoot you" - but the three Israelis did hold up a white flag. And they were shot.

[@ElenPerez]

the most realistic message about the situation, thanks Rabbi

[@robertbutler2481]

I thought it was the civilians who voted for Hamas to be the Government? Am I mistaken?

[@ghostwriter1415]

@@robertbutler2481 Arabia is a big territory. Hamas is put together of Arab components from all over Planet Earth! The civilians probably voted for peace (I saw a video of a Muslim man in Gaza, married to a Jewish woman. They do everything together, publicly. They are/were happy.).

[@hekingaf899]

@@ghostwriter1415 For your statement to be true substitute Arab with Jew.

[@parolelangue]

@@robertbutler2481 Hamas won a plurality in the last election, 44%. Fatah had 41%. Literally a majority voted against Hamas.

[@bricendayisenga40]

@@robertbutler2481 the election was 17 years ago and majority in Gaza are under 18

[@mafefabb]

that's monstrous. the fact that somebody can say this with a straight face and consider himself a man of spirit or even a decent human being is horrifying

[@michelles5439]

The fact that you’re sympathetic to terror & barbaric acts of torturous murder, gang rape, burning civilians alive, beheading etc. is Islamic or disgusting.

[@30mouse]

Absolutely true. The Rabbi has embraced violence, and emulates Hamas, thinking that slaughtering the "other" will fix the problem. Two sides of the same coin

[@Empty_Robot]

​@@michelles5439your buzzwords don't work anymore

[@mafefabb]

Dear @michelles5439, I am not sympathetic to that at all. Not at all. I am only shocked that a man that should be a spiritual guide shows no sign of compassion and is able to twist words so cruelly and blatantly to justify anything. It is frankly horrible. As it is the fact that you'd consider an enemy and say such things to anybody who does not share his violent and intellectually openly dishonest view. I do not condone any violence. But if you agree with this man, sadly you do. Take care.

[@Paivabajoti]

@@mafefabb It is horrible, it is shocking. This man is not senile. Is he evil? Is this how evil manifest itself in normal looking humans? It is shocking that people here commenting have not grasped that. Maybe this madness is no different from seeing Muslims cheering Hamas terror on line. They are no better.

[@merchernel123]

I appreciate the push back. Good questions.

[@Y1836Y]

It's the Jewish way of learning.

[@possiblycurryddork]

Love it how everyone in the comments wants Israel to not fight in order to save lives. But NO ONE IN THE COMMENTS is saying Hamas should surrender

[@Y1836Y]

Thank you.

[@mikewannenburg5907]

This is the unbelievable stupidity of their reasoning , they would rather swallow propaganda and help spread it than think!

[@unclejake154]

Good point.

[@raicstefan]

When I was young and foolish, I overlooked hateful thoughts as they arose and identified myself with them. While identified with them, I experienced hate from my 'neighbors'. That this relationship with my neighbors felt wrong; it led me to question what I was doing. It was only after fasting and meditation that I saw their ridiculousness and freed myself from them. Now I can genuinely say that I love everyone, so I ask you, are you willing to love your enemies? Because it is not the enemies that are unpleasant but, the hatred and what it advises that always is. You lose your enemies as you lose your hatred. When my father (my best friend) passed on, my thoughts were stricken with grief, but while attending my heart instead of my thoughts, I felt a calm and peace greater then before and it has continued since. Please for me that loves you, lay aside your thoughts and tend to your hearts to reveal to your blessedness.

[@banatibor83]

Muslims nurture their hatred, so this cause is lost.

[@EG-hw8re]

Don't you understand? This is not about love or anything else. First and foremost Israel is fighting for it's very existence, from the river to the sea means no more Israel. And once Israel is gone, do think terrorists are like well it's done? No! The west is next

[@themissingpeace7956]

Well said. Hatred has blinded them and they can no longer see right from wrong...

[@raicstefan]

It doesn't matter what they see because as you attend not the counsel of hatred in your mind; you will see before you the manifestation of love. Change is simple, but not easy, because before you come of age and develop your executive functions you go with the flow of convenience and habit. Till then, the world expressed the habits you've accumulated. From here on, what you see is what you attend and treasure. Faith is the faith in good and if you abide in it, you will experience it, but fear or faith in evil will have you experience the latter. Never forget that you are solely responsible for your life, it doesn't matter what 'others' do and express, it is up to you to attend to your innate perfection, and not the advice of this world or thoughts that do not reflect your perfection. That is why the east uses the lotus to represent spirituality, it grows in muck and "the harder it has to work to bloom, the more beautiful the flower" . So be perfect like your father in heaven is without despairing about the muck, it is up to each of us to be the best we can in every situation. The harder it is to for example resist a provocation, the more useful an experience it is for you. Even the seed is nourished/surrounded by the darkness of soil and grows into the light, without toil. Work only seems necessary in the darkness even for a seed till it breaks through its shell and is reborn as sprout.

[@RaphaelKaufmann]

You're way too self-centred my dear. Get out and help people.

[@stewvan]

You cannot understand yourself or others, much less who should live and die, if you fall for the deceptions of the mind, as this man has. This logic is perfectly sound to you and many other bright people. Anything can, if you use it at the expense of feeling, with all the fear, complexity, and questions it might bring. It’s hard to imagine these words coming from anybody with a beating heart

[@Greatness-dd6pi]

He is one of soyulless being. So inhuman.

[@PhilipWong55]

The Jewish people hold the belief that they have a special relationship with a powerful supernatural entity. They see themselves as the chosen people, and according to their religious tradition, this entity promised them the land. It had commanded them to exterminate the Canaanites (Joshua 6), the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15), and the Midianites (Book of Numbers 31). Their holy book recorded that failure to fully execute these commands resulted in divine punishment. Is this entity God or the Devil (Revelation 2:8-9)? There are numerous books published that recorded the communications from these supernatural entities. They should be treated with caution and ambivalence. There is a wide variety of these entities, most have positive messages, but some are malevolent. People with homicidal thoughts are locked up in institutions, while people with genocidal thoughts are promoted to lead nations. Saying 'God made me do it' does not release you from karmic debt.

[@ahmadchamseddine6891]

You are genius. If all Gaza hold white flag, would you stop bombing the strip?

[@pgman5416]

And if they did stop, would they stop the other war crimes?

[@courtneytwait3351]

The students sound wiser then this old crank. “Free their own”. Exactly!!

[@circatrova6141]

Incredible limitless hypocrisy ..triple standards...heinous logic...obscurantisme...look at his eyes

[@spalding5198]

He doesn’t believe his own words; he’s just making things up to justify the retaliation bloodshed and war crimes.

[@davidthompson7538]

Shame on you.

[@kdemonyopalacantot]

Blame Hamas

[@evgeny9999]

Not only this. Since the beginning of the Gaza operation, support for Hamas and its actions on October 7th has increased significantly among аrabs both in Gaza itself and in Judea and Samaria.

[@Upside5000]

Every time Rabbi Friedman opens his mouth in a simple way it makes sense a whole lot of wise sense

[@jmeister7477]

These ideas are so bizarre. Does this guy need a wellness check?

[@duresabih]

Absolutely. hes just another Hitler with a beard

[@vanessalobo5508]

Yes … I really liked this rabi . Oh nooooooo 😭 His words are pure inanity anti life anti love anti mother anti god

[@alex8491]

You need a brain check

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

Absolute insanity

[@Lambirds231__clue]

This is nonsense

[@sohirarqop1989]

This is a very strange definition of civilians , this is the voice of criminals who want to justify their brutal crimes against children in Gaza .

[@larrycopeland2413]

What alternative definition do you have in mind? Hamas proved on 10/7 that is an existential threat to Israel. Are you saying that since they use their own people as human shields (a war crime, by the way, for every second they do it and for every person they use in this manner), it's Israel's fault for justifiably wiping out that existential threat? That type of thinking is insane.

[@nestorcarvalho8550]

That's exactly what you do, when you try to justify the october 7th event. You, who spilled first blood now's apealling to the 'humanity' of the victims?

[@opposingshore9322]

You are correct.

[@opposingshore9322]

@@nestorcarvalho8550yes. I still appeal to the humanity of Palestinian children, women, and civilians who had no role in Hamas terror attack. That is the difference between me and Hamas. I refuse to dehumanize the other side or excuse wholesale murder by a state in ‘self-defense’

[@ibrahimf2100]

100%

[@mreza84]

As an Iranian, I stand with Israel and I believe that THE holy Land belongs to the Israelites. ❤️🇮🇱❤️

[@susanmiller7560]

Let's see: If a person is 5 years old, or 85 years old, or if they're female, or not carrying a weapon, can we safely assume they're a civilian?

[@svietka202]

no, u cant

[@spalding5198]

The rabbi is as sick as those committing murders in both sides.

[@KMANelPADRINO]

What laws is he citing? Nothing he said is in the Torah.

[@sufi5uk]

Did Hamas had to identify the civilians too? Did Hitler the great had to identify civilians too? Hypocrisy at its best

[@times6283]

Most honest Jewish voice. All Jews are soldiers.

[@russbianchi8120]

"To aim and hit, you need one eye and one good finger" Moshe Dayan

[@30mouse]

Nice! I have never heard this before...

[@saidshaker2429]

Is it really hard to identify a one day child as a civilian.

[@svietka202]

that's why it has parents who should be holding the white flag

[@trunkmonkey9417]

Mishlei 17:13 He who repays evil for good-evil will not depart from his house.

[@Drbaruchmaimon]

Rabbi commentary is true and carries the force of the Laws of Moses.

[@hilahamorim5448]

Perfect. Mercy it's a beautiful and desirable characteristic, but we can't let mean people use it to hurt us. It's crazy how in our society morality has been so confused that you're not allowed to fight evil otherwise, you're evil too. The misunderstanding of chessed and Din is making a mess in the world.

[@Mylovelycountrygarden]

💯

[@gerri577]

so these days a mean person is a person who's the under dog and has compassion for ppl who are being pummeled day and night by missiles? Really...how is that being mean???

[@duckducks649]

Gaslighting at its finest. Disgusting 😢

[@zisis8822]

You 've lost God Sir, check with yourself.

[@alicetorrance394]

This was absolutely disgusting. All he is doing is trying to justify murder. “Hold up a white flag and we won’t shoot” a tank shot a car with a white flag on it YESTERDAY. All the bombing is what is killing the hostages. The point of a ceasefire is to make a hostage exchange possible. (Before you read this bc I know someone will try and twist my words, I am not justifying what hamas did, all I am doing is adding necessary and relevant context, it explains the conditions which lead to this but it does not mean it is ok) The reason they took hostages is because they thought maybe Israel would care enough about its own citizens to negotiate rather than just level the whole area (they were wrong, Israel does not gaf). To attack a city full of people and then say “oh you should tell me ur a civilian” is disgusting and despicable and I hope one day you will learn to have a heart

[@DrKaii]

How dare you accuse Jews and Torah of not having a heart. You are twisting the Rabbi's words and then begging that nobody twists yours.

[@alicetorrance394]

⁠@@DrKaiiI am accusing THIS MAN of not having a heart. And you can join that list. Jewish ≠ Zionist and I have nothing against Jews, just Israel.

[@alicetorrance394]

Also mb I misquoted him he didn’t say “all soldiers are civilians” he said “all ISRAELI soldiers are civilians”

[@DrKaii]

@@alicetorrance394 Jews = Israel. You aren't hearing him at all. All soldiers are civilians, that's his message. You are deliberately reading something else into it because you are biased. Be thankful someone took the time to point that out to you. Chances are nobody ever will again and you will just go down a road of destruction.

[@dorandacolbert5973]

​@@alicetorrance394 your accusations are projections of your own soul.

[@sholemgimpel6050]

My only criticism of this great lesson is this: the "white flag" comparison is problematic, because the white flag usually means "I surrender." How do you identify as a civilian without surrendering? And if you do not surrender and throw down your weapons, how do I know that you are not a terrorist with a false flag? In the real world, this is a real problem, and there is no easy answer. I hope you will address this.

[@fouadmas5413]

Rabbi started well but then started grand tongue twisting manipulation,

[@TheEgyptomania]

Mr. Friedman , this is an excellent example of hate speech and enmity, manipulation and threats 🤣

[@spoppe0724]

Denounce Hamas, then you have a right to an opinion on this matter.

[@Thelordswitness]

I guess then the protestors are no different and your comment applies to them as well.

[@santorocatena8]

This man is out of his mind, but hes convinced hes right..grotesque

[@opposingshore9322]

The problem of justifying violence. It always leads you to this pit.

[@culturetoronto]

The semantics game is disgusting. A civilian is someone that's not a combatant. For all your white hair, you're not very wise.

[@riffig9251]

This video needs to be shown to Gazans after their internet and cell phones services are stabilized. All they gotta do is wave white flags. The Egyptian border opening should allow trucks filled with white flags into Gaza so the bombing stops. But? How will the missiles see the white flags? In darkness of the night and no electricity? Will the wounded Gazan infants and elderly be able to hold white flags in the hospitals? I am not sure… but lets try this genius idea of white flags!

[@claudelebel49]

Cana bomb dropped from the sky distinguish between civilians and non civilians?

[@lindanelson7332]

You are shocking! I am thankful dad left the grip of his Jewish family. My dad was a humanitarian not a Jewish religious fanatic.

[@Y1836Y]

You missed what the Rabbi was saying. Try listening again.

[@mikewannenburg5907]

Have you joined the Palistinians religious fanatics then?

[@taker68]

How does a child surrender or know what that means? I'm sure you'd love for them to leave so you could make sure they never come back.

[@opposingshore9322]

The truth hurts, that’s why you won’t hear people like this say it out loud very often.

[@Y1836Y]

What are you talking about?

[@jacobcohen2166]

That’s the concept of war moron. Some people these days really don’t have a clue what concepts are anymore.

[@terryulmer969]

And yet they use their people and children as human shields and suicide bombers.

[@svietka202]

and now they wont😂

[@ayyawar]

So this how evil looks like!

[@elissalipman6600]

whilst I understand that the enemy is hiding behind the civilians and creating confusion I still struggle with this whole situation and honestly I ask MYSELF is it justified the amound of destruction that has happened? I ask MYSELF is this really Ha Shem's Voice? I cannot answer I am not comfortable with this whatsoever I feel and have experienced that people are getting along when they are not under the influence of corrupt leaders and that is all I can honestly admit to experiencing in my own life. I question this as someone once said "healthy faith Questions itself" sorry Rabbi I feel something is not right here

[@spoppe0724]

Try not skipping over Oct 7th, then you'll get it, it's not your problem.

[@svietka202]

that's because you have a galut mentality and you are a galut jew (IF u r a jew) these ponderings don't cost you anything and you can afford them while it is Israelis that were slaughtered and Israelis who continued dying to protect jews. while you sit comfortably on your couch watching it all from a far, contemplating pretentious morality

[@elessar5848]

Follow your feeling. You are right.

[@BlindTom61]

Warsaw ghetto. Same thing. The sheer arrogance of this talk is sad. What about the kids or the old people?

[@mymom9466]

Thank you for this!!!!

[@omarramoomarramoomar]

For supporting the genocide!!!

[@hamidmojarad4334]

This is how saytan sugar-coated his word.

[@Spillers72]

What about children?

[@otakurocklee]

Didn't you hear what he said? Palestinian children have to hold up white flags to identify themselves as civilians. Then supposedly IDF won't bomb them...

[@jamiju1376]

This is sick man… 😢

[@30mouse]

Does the Rabbi not see he has become the very thing that he is railing against?

[@allablr5765]

I am happy to hear your voice of reason Rabbi. If all Israel people are soldiers, all Arabs are soldiers as well. Were Germans civilians? WWII anyone!!

[@lindacosta5688]

So very true. Remember Dresden in Germany during WWII 100,000 civilians killed That was the price they paid for supporting a psychopathic wanna be artist from Austria!

[@Kim_Jong_Un_.]

Will you have the same mindset when someone murders your kids ?

[@lindacosta5688]

@@Kim_Jong_Un_. War is war. In every war civilians and unfortunately children die. I don’t have little ones so I can’t answer your question.

[@Mathematica702]

Yeah he just lost my respect. It went down the drain. This is just simple minded casuistry aka fake rabbinical sophistry to excuse the wonton murder of civilians under the color of “self defense”. “Don’t force me to say you’re a civilian. If I killed your children it’s because they didn’t identify themselves as civilians to planes flying in the sky. Sorry our radar didn’t see a white flag, you should’ve left. Too bad.” What an idiot.

[@jorgeabuauad]

Yes German had civilian and many oppose the Nazis , justify a crime of the ally with another crime is a shame . You can’t be like Nazis if you were almost destroy by Nazis . The terrorist were created by British and Israel , to divide the people. The radicals were created Isrrael and finance .

[@cihant5438]

Did Hamas's victims identify as civilians with white flags on October 7?

[@atursams5501]

Did Hamas declare war with Israel? For freedom? Or did they secretly sneak into a peace rally and into peoples homes? To rape girls, to kidnap, to mutilate bodies and toy with them, to burn people alive?

[@tongyeong]

Why did they have to identify themselves? They were at a music festival, enjoying the festival, does that not make them obvious civilians?

[@cihant5438]

@@tongyeong You can say the same about the thousands of children that are already dead. Children, that are not "civilians" by the Rabi's definition...

[@tongyeong]

@@cihant5438 no arguing that. Let children be children, stop indoctrinating them. all children ought to be saved.

[@Ili_chilli]

Excellent Point

[@josemorella2265]

This guy is making up the definition of civilian. Nowhere it says that a civilian is a non-surrenderer self-identifying person. Civilian means any person who does not belong to the armed forces. In case of doubt whether a person is a civilian or not, that person must be considered to be a civilian.

[@user-se4xm6vg5u]

Is there ever Patriotism on what is Considered the “bad” side of any violent brutal argument involving the death of their defenders ? ! Sorry for the illogical American lack of Common Sense thinking & or Reasoning ? !

[@spalding5198]

Yeah-he’s making it up as he goes. On one hand, he hides behind scripture; in the other hand-he hides behind the secular Netty armed forces. Poor excuse fir a spiritual leader; he was fine when he got all the KZbin likes before the war, bc he dealt with the “easy stuff”: now he’s trying to give snappy answers to difficult questions concerning life, death, and victims. Can’t have it both ways, “rabbi”. There’s blood on the hands of both sides.

[@claudelebel49]

Many if not most Israelis are Soldiers to the extent that they support the apartheid repressive state of Israel. Apartheid itself is a declaration of war.

[@user-se4xm6vg5u]

The consequences of the 1948 return after the thousands of years of the diaspora ? What do you do with the others who have lived in that land area for your absence of thousands of years ? What does God say ? ! Where does the moral Responsibility rest ? ! Doesn’t a certain Moral Religion seek to answer a righteous judgment to settle these ancestral ethnicities and their differences ? ! How do you keep your Souls clean & pure by becoming like your “ enemies “ and their reflective wisdom & or the lack thereof from becoming a curse upon you ? !

[@Holdfast1812]

Here is the salient question - if Hamas were hiding in Tel Aviv or Haifa, would Israel be using the same tactics as Russia used in Aleppo now? Conversely, if the US proved in Mosul, that they could enter and take an entire city full of fanatical ISIS terrorists almost entirely without civilian casualties - why is it not possible for Israel? And if the answer to either of those is what logic and reason dictate, then the next salient question is - if Israel is doing something counter to reason and logic, then what is the real objective?

[@karlheven8328]

Genocide plain and simple.😢 As a German Christian I pray day and knight for all the victims❤❤

[@Y1836Y]

You don't know that Hamas uses civilians as shields? They put rocket launchers next to hospitals. And other clever tactics in order to blame Israel when actually it's the leaders in Gaza, Hamas, deciding that their innocents are expendable for their cause. It's well known. Documented. Not a rationalization. The same way guerrillas used women and children to kill.

[@terryulmer969]

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement. A War Crime, a Crime Against Humanity, and the Worst Mass Murder of Jews Since the Holocaust The brutal terrorist operation conducted by Hamas against Israeli civilians over the last week constitutes a mass war crime, a shocking crime against humanity, an illegal invasion of a sovereign country, and the most murderous assault on Jewish civilians since the Holocaust.

[@estyflam6997]

Hamas is using civilians as a human shield so that they can come out and whine about genocide. I don't think that sort of barbarism is relevant in Russia or anywhere else in the world.

[@EG-hw8re]

US!? US killed almost a million civilians after 9/11 attacks. What are you on

[@maxra9054]

Absolutely true !!! Rabbi is very logical and make sense !!! Whoever bless jews is blessed and whoever against jews is cursed .be logical!!! Be sensible!!!

[@vortex162]

So a baby that can’t raise a white flag what of them? The Rabbi’s logic is flawed!

[@rachavya]

@@simoneambroise6392: I agree with you. Jews have been persecuted for longer than any other people. They (we) should be the LAST ones to claim to be superior. HOWEVER, if you believe God chose Jews to be a light unto nations, then the burden placed on Jews requires them to BEHAVE better than others. The relentless pursuit of morality and justice is what drives some Jews (like me) to question some of Israel's tactics as it pursues the necessary and amply justified destruction of Hamas.

[@terryulmer969]

​@@simoneambroise6392He didn't say it. The One True Creator G_d said it.

[@ayahyaoui538]

the thing what you not understanding is that God did not say you are an Higher human, but the message of god is he treated you better then others. the thing is, on the judgement day you will be never claiming (because of your unbeliving and unfollowing his laws) that he did not be good to you. so if you look at how Moses had a realy hard time moses to fufill your faith toward the god. so please we are all equal deal with it @@terryulmer969

[@Hanan-zo1bp]

The One True Creator cursed the Jews and I can’t wait until His decree takes place on these evil people!!

[@menelikukpai9413]

"There is a way that seemeth right unto a man the end thereof is death".

[@decentsizedballs]

Put on a yellow star and we will know. Oh wait. What am I saying. It’s almost like they don’t have a choice

[@denkendannhandeln]

From what exactly would a Palestinian state live? Who would finance them? They depend for 60% of their budget on the USA, 30% on the EU. So why exactly should we pay for them? It is our tax money and we need it at home. If you want something the first question should be if you can afford it.

[@BlindTom61]

And how much money do you get from the United States, Israel?

[@Y1836Y]

​@@BlindTom61not as much as Iran got from Obumer. And Bumdum. Put all money for all time given to Israel from the US together and the scale is tilted on the side of the terrorist countries. Try again.

[@dulcemoutinho5820]

They can't found a Palestinian state if they aren't capable to finance themselves.

[@user-rx1mb5fp7c]

@@BlindTom61 I was about to ask the same thing

[@axch2983]

yes yes occupy them, restrict them, all while receiving charity for doing so. and cry anti semitism during it all.

[@rabbijacoobbenjaminisraelb7095]

A wonderful insight in jewish wisdom and law. May this beautiful conversation stay around for everybody to see.

[@user-ru7ep2jw6v]

YHVY bless and protect our beloved Israel.

[@timeisfluid]

Unbelievable 😢 and disturbing

[@alex8491]

Disturbing for the wicked

[@Y1836Y]

You didn't listen or hear. Or don't you like bold unadulterated truth?

[@timeisfluid]

@@Y1836Y quite frankly I don't believe in religion and could care less about any of that crap. But what I see is Israel bombing innocent children and it's sickening

[@HeatherWatson006]

Rebbe, love your interpretation of how not to reward evil. Now it is time to raise the moral conscience level!

[@Om999-]

There is no moral in this

[@busterbiloxi3833]

He’s a rabbi. Schneerson was the Rebbe.

[@justsomebloke6784]

So, without all the flim-flam: Might is right. I do not accept that as a moral constant. In that ethical structure any evil act is allowable, and in fact preferable. So: amoral acts 'r' us. I'm an atheist, and I find this a disgusting attitude. I have Jewish friends and aquaintances that I love and respect, for their humanity in the same manner as I choose the rest of my friends, so please don't tell me that to disagree with any Jew makes me anti-semitic. I object to a complete lack of morality where I find it.

[@mikewannenburg5907]

Do you find Palistinian Hamas murderer's that started this chain of events as objectionable?

[@Yukyuk96]

He isn't saying might is right. He is saying the fear if might is. His philosophy is inherently defensive in nature. The opposition hamas believes in a mandated holy war against outsiders. There is quite the difference in morality between the two. Jewish law doesn't reject war, it says be restrained but capable in war. Let the other idiot start it.

[@bowlampar]

Each country military definition for 'civilian' is different from the other. It's hard to get a clear precise answer in a planet full of nations.

[@pialakin6517]

He is so right