Oded J.K Faran and Walter E. Block
Recent months have witnessed an unusual phenomenon: rabbis from across the Jewish denominational spectrum, including Reform, Conservative, and even Orthodox leaders, publicly criticizing aspects of Israel’s military operations in Gaza. At a time when Israel faced, still faces, existential threats on multiple fronts, this religious dissent demands examination.
The criticism has been substantial. Eighty Orthodox rabbis recently declared: “We affirm that Hamas’s sins and crimes do not relieve the government of Israel of its obligations to make whatever efforts are necessary to prevent mass starvation. Orthodox Jewry, as some of Israel’s most devoted supporters, bears a unique moral responsibility.”
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