http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=King's+Torah Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:07 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=King's+Torah Sun, 19 May 2013 05:56:45 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=536_1368957227 AntiPropagaanda JERUSALEM - A Jewish rabbi has issued a book giving Jews permission to murder non-Jews, including babies and children, who may pose an actual or potential threat to Jews or Israel. "It is permissible to kill the Righteous among non-Jews even if they are not responsible for the threatening situation," Rabbi Yitzhak Shapiro, who heads the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva in the Yitzhar settlement in the occupied West Bank, wrote in his book "The King's Torah." He argues that goyem (a derogatory epithet for non-Jews) may be killed if they threaten Israel. "If we kill a Gentile who has sinned or has violated one of the seven commandments - because we care about thecommandments - there is nothing wrong with the murder." Rabbi Yitzhak Shapiro - co-author of the book Shapiro, who heads a small Talmudic school at the settlement of Yitzhar near Nablus, claims his edict "is fully justified by the Torah and the Talmud." The anti-goyem edict seems to come in response to the arrest by Israeli police of a Jewish terrorist who has confessed to having murdered two Palestinian shepherds in the West Bank. The terrorist, an American-born immigrant named Yaakov Teitel, also confessed to have tried to assassinate leftist Jewish figures. Police considered the arrest an important achievement in combating Jewish terrorism, which experts contend thrives on religious edicts issued by rabbis affiliated with the religious-Zionist camp. Nearly 16 years ago, a Jewish terrorist named Yigal Amir assassinated then Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin. Moreover, numerous innocent Palestinians have also been murdered in cold blood by Jewish terrorists. In 1994, Baruch Goldstein, a notorious Jewish terrorist, murdered 29 Muslim worshipers inside Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank town of al-Khalil. Non-Humans The controversial edict is backed by numerous rabbis affiliated with the so-called national-religious camp as well as the Talmudic seminary in West Jerusalem, known as Merkaz Ha'rav. Among the rabbis who have publicly supported the edict are Yitzhak Ginsburg and Ya'akov Yosef. Ginsburg had written a leaflet glorifying murderer Goldstein and called him a "saintly figure." Shapiro's views on how Palestinians and non-Jews in general ought to be treated according to Jewish religious law (halacha) are widely looked at as representing the mainstream not the exception in Israel. During the Israeli onslaught against Gaza earlier this year, Mordecahi Elyahu, one of the leading rabbinic figures in Israel, urged the army not to refrain from killing enemy children in order to save the lives of Israeli soldiers. He had even petitioned the Israeli government to carry out a series of carpet bombing of Palestinian population centers in Gaza. "If they don't stop after we kill 100, then we must kill a thousand. And if they do not stop after we kill a thousand, then we must kill 10,000. If they still don't stop, we must kill 100,000, even a million. Whatever it takes to stop them." According to Israel Shahak, author of "Jewish History, Jewish Religion: the Weight of Three Thousand years," the term "human beings" in Jewish law refers solely to Jews. Many Jewish orthodox rabbis, especially within the national-religious sector, view international conventions incriminating the deliberate killing of civilians and destruction of civilian homes and property as representing "Christian morals" not binding on Jews. In 2006, the Rabbinic Council of Jewish Settlements in the West Bank urged the army "to ignore Christian morals and exterminate the enemy in the north (Lebanon) and the south (Gaza Strip). Such manifestly racist and hateful edicts don't raise many eyebrows in Israel, neither among the intelligentsia nor in the society at large. Source The article is also available on Israeli website Haaretz . http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=536_1368957227 AntiPropagaanda Book about killing gentile children becomes bestseller in Israel Jews, killing, Gentile, Non-Jews, children, bestseller, Israel, USA, America, Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:57:30 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ad_1333371196 aydeo Israel Reform movements petitions High Court to file criminal charges against rabbis who penned controversial book; say it incites violence. " In a time when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is affecting the Israeli public's everyday life, it is unfortunate to see how various elements chose to advocate violence . "This is doubly true when it comes to religious leaders who use their title to disguise sedition," the petition concluded. Published: 04.02.12 The Reform Movement, the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, Professor Asa Kasher and several other Jewish groups filed a High Court petition Monday urging the criminal prosecution of rabbis Yitzhak Shapira, Dov Lior, Yitzhak Ginsburg and Yosef Elizor. The four penned the controversial book "The King's Torah," which the petition says contains racist statements that constitute incitement and sedition. The petition further asked the court to issue an injunction against future printings of the book. "The 'King's Torah' is overflowing with grave racist statements, which incite violence against Arabs and other minorities in Israel, thus constituting sedition," the petition said. The authors "advocate the killing of Arab children and babies in order to achieve the highest form of execution of the 'vengeance mitzvah'; as well as the bombing any area where terrorists reside even at the expense of innocent lives," the petition said. "The King's Torah" was first published in 2010 and has been the focus of legal controversy. The petition criticizes the "Judiciary's failure to prosecute the authors... This disgraces the rule of law in Israel and undermines its foundations. The court must order the State Prosecution to indict the authors," the petitioners argued. "In a time when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is affecting the Israeli public's everyday life, it is unfortunate to see how various elements chose to advocate violence. "This is doubly true when it comes to religious leaders who use their title to disguise sedition," the petition concluded. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4211380,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ad_1333371196 aydeo Movements for Progressive Judaism: Prosecute authors of '<span class="highlight">King's Torah</span>' Progressive Judaism,High court,Prosecute,King's Torah book Tue, 29 May 2012 15:58:21 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f10_1338321295 FUCK_S0PA Investigation of two West Bank rabbis who wrote a religious text, Torat Hamelech fails to produce necessary evidence on which to base an indictment for incitement to racism and violence, AG says. By Tomer Zarchin May.29, 2012 1:41 AM 5 Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced on Monday that he is closing the investigation of two revered West Bank rabbis who wrote a religious text, Torat Hamelech (The King's Torah ), which argues there are times when Jews are allowed to kill gentiles who pose no physical threat of violence. The authors are rabbis Yitzhak Shapira and Yosef Elitzur, while the text was endorsed by leading Chabad Rabbi Yitzhak Ginzburg and Kiryat Arba Rabbi Dov Lior. Weinstein wrote that the investigation failed to produce the necessary evidence on which to base an indictment for incitement to racism and violence against the book's authors and supporters. "Evidence issues enjoin the closing of this case," wrote Weinstein. "Negative responses to this book can be made at the public level." The attorney general's decision stirred vehement criticism on Monday, particularly on the part of complainants who turned to the High Court of Justice with demands that the rabbis responsible for the text be indicted, and that the book's dissemination be blocked. The High Court petition is still pending. The complainants contend that Weinstein's decision creates a precedent, one never intended by the country's legislative branch - that rabbis can incite in a violent or racist fashion with impunity. The book Torat Hamelech, published in 2009, is described by its authors as a discussion of circumstances in which Jewish law permits killing in times of war and peace. Among other judgments, the book states: "When we approach a gentile who has violated the seven laws of Noah and kill him out of devotion to the upholding of these Noahide laws, this is not forbidden." Elsewhere, the book holds that "a person who encourages war provides strength to a king and his soldiers who persist with the war. Thus any person in a kingdom who encourages soldiers or tolerates their actions can be considered a dangerous pursuer , and can be killed." In February 2011 a decision was reached to open an investigation of the authors and those who endorsed it publicly. Following this decision, Shapira and Elitzur were questioned. Lior was also summoned for questioning, but ignored the summons for months, and eventually announced he would not answer it. On Monday, Assistant State Prosecutor Shlomi Abramson wrote to those who complained to Weinstein about this text, including Adalah - the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, and the Israel Religious Action Center. Abramsom's letter indicates that Shapira and Elitzur invoked their right to remain silent when questioned by police. However, the two detailed the rationale behind the book in a letter they sent to the Education Ministry's director general, explaining it is a "book about Jewish law which reviews and explicates Torah sources. The book does not dictate how people should act; this is not a book that conveys orders for action, and is instead a book for study and discussion written in terminology used in yeshiva discourse." The authors claimed their book states explicitly that "the killing of a gentile is forbidden by Torah," but they immediately added:"the text indicates that harm can only be brought to a person who does not uphold the seven laws of Noah, and such harm can only come about in special circumstances." http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-s-ag-closes-probe-into-authors-of-allegedly-racist-book-1.433041 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f10_1338321295 FUCK_S0PA Israel against prosecuting Rabbi authors of book justifying killing of non-Jews Israel, Jews, non-jews, goyim, gentiles, kill, sabbath, Rabbi, King's, Torah Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:30:07 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5fd_1310034398 aydeo President, Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar agree to work together to settle rift over 'King's Torah' Published: 07.06.11 President Shimon Peres and Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar met in Jerusalem on Wednesday to discuss the controversy surrounding the book "Kings Torah," and agreed to join forces "to preserve the rule of the law and protect the honor of the Torah." "The rule of law is the foundation of our existence, and all are equal before the law," Peres stressed at the beginning of the meeting, which took place at the President's Residence. "The rabbis of Israel, as the public's spiritual leaders, have a great responsibility to protect these principles, and to avoid making extreme statements and commentaries that hurt the moral strength of Israeli people, state and Torah," Peres said. Amar joined the president in urging the public to stay away from extremism. "According to the Rambam (Maimonides), the appropriate way is the central way, which is the golden path," he said, and added that "Now more than ever, the rabbis and public leaders must be cautious with their words, in order to prevent the excited youth from following their orders by taking grave and extreme actions." The meeting was held days after rabbis Dov Lior and Yaakov Yosef were questioned over their support of the book "King's Torah," which discusses the Jewish law's stance on killing non-Jews during wartime. Rabbi Amar said during the gathering that a few months ago he offered the authorities and the rabbis involved to hold an informal hearing at his office about the affair, in order to prevent a confrontation between the two sides - but the discussion never took place. Peres and Amar agreed to work together to settle the affair. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4091939,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5fd_1310034398 aydeo Peres: Rabbis must shun extremism President Peres, Chief Rabbi Amar, 'King's Torah' ,extremism Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:31:22 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=026_1309720971 aydeo Israel Police arrest Rabbi Yaakov Yosef after he had refused to show up for questioning for his endorsement of the 'King's Torah' book which justifies the killing of non-Jews; Yosef held for less than an hour and then released. A support rally for the rabbi was held outside his home in Jerusalem later on Sunday. Some of the rabbi's supporters started rioting at the end of the rally and called officers "Nazis." They were dispersed with water canons after hurling stones at police officers. Latest Update: 07.03.11 Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, son of Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, was questioned Sunday morning on suspicion of incitement to racism and violence following his endorsement of a religious tract which justifies the killing of non-Jews. Rabbi Yosef was arrested in his car after concluding his morning prayer at Simon's Tomb in Jerusalem, and was questioned for less than an hour about his endorsement of the controversial book "Torat Hamelech," (King's Torah) and then released. Kiryat Arab Chief Rabbi Dov Lior was also detained earlier this week following his endorsement of the book on suspicion of incitement to violence and racism, after he refused to be questioned on the matter. Following Yosef's arrest, police stationed security forces throughout Jerusalem fearing disorderly conduct by protesters. Several demonstrators had burned tires on the Tel-Aviv-Jerusalem highway, and three youths were detained after they had tried to block the path of the Jerusalem light rail near Yosef's home. A support rally for the rabbi was held outside his home in Jerusalem later on Sunday. Some of the rabbi's supporters started rioting at the end of the rally and called officers "Nazis." They were dispersed with water canons after hurling stones at police officers. About 18 months ago, Yosef issued a written endorsement of the book Torat Hamelech ("The King's Torah"). The book considers various situations in which killing non-Jews is permitted. In the subsequent investigation, police questioned both the author, Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira, and Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburg, who also endorsed the book. But Yosef and Rabbi Dov Lior, who endorsed the book as well, refused to show up for questioning, saying they felt they were being persecuted, and that a religious tract could not be investigated by the police. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/son-of-shas-spiritual-leader-probed-for-incitement-to-racism-1.371031 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4090145,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=026_1309720971 aydeo Son of Shas spiritual leader probed for incitement to racism Rabbi Yaakov Yosef,probed, incitement,King's Torah Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:57:22 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=687_1309293256 aydeo In unusual move, ministry issues statement responding to upheaval which followed arrest of Rabbi Dov Lior, Kiryat Arba's chief rabbi. Rabbi Dov Lior : Police ambushed me like KGB - Rabbi slams his arrest while author of book that led to it begins writing sequel on halacha in Gaza Rightists threaten further violence over rabbi's arrest- Organizer of protests against Rabbi Dov Lior's arrest satisfied with demonstrations, says 'Had rabbi still been under arrest lives would have eventually been lost'. Livni blasts Netanyahu over 'raging incitement' - Furor over arrest of Kirya Arba rabbi still raging: Opposition chairwoman says leadership should do more to 'clarify everyone is equal before law, including rabbis'. Ynet reporters Latest Update: 06.28.11 The controversy about the arrest of Kiryat Arba's chief Rabbi Dov Lior is still raging: The harsh criticism the arrest has come under prompted the Justice Ministry - in a highly unusual move - to issues a statement stressing that "no one in Israel is above the law." Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch seconded the prosecution's message, and reiterated that "no one is above the law". "We have one state and one police force, and civil servants and police officers are public officials, not enemies of the state," he told northern residents on a tour of two Galilee towns. Monday's arrest incurred the fury of the rabbi's supporters, who rioted and blocked roads in Jerusalem. Twenty-five people were arrested, but one of the rabbi's followers described the events as "a successful display of power." He said that had the rabbi been remanded the protest would have turned into a rebellion, adding that the sector's yeshiva heads have given the religious public "a free hand" in the matter. "In a law-abiding state, where the president, prime ministers, Knesset members, ministers and clergymen, as well as prominent public figures, have been questioned by the police, no one is above the law and no one can exempt themselves from the obligation to adhere to a police warrant," said the Justice Ministry's statement. The arrest warrant issued against Lior was sanctioned by the Attorney General's Office and the State Prosecutor's Office, it added. "The Attorney General's Office was in contact with various elements and suggested the rabbi report for questioning of his own accord, in a quiet, dignified manner, but our attempts were refused, leaving us no choice but to issue an arrest warrant." Rightists threaten further violence over rabbi's arrest - Rabbi Dov Lior's supporters are satisfied with protests held Monday following his arrest and warn authorities violence will exacerbate if he is placed in custody again. "This was a successful display of power and I think our message came across," one of the organizers of the protest said. A total of 25 people were arrested Monday. "There's a limit to how far we will be stepped on," he said. "Had Rabbi Lior still been under arrest, lives would have been lost. We would have thrown garbage cans and Molotov cocktails on government offices. Any arrest of Rabbi Lior will prompt large-scale protests in the immediate time frame." He said that had Rabbi Lior been remanded, the protest would have turned into a rebellion. "There's an instruction by the yeshiva heads on this matter to do anything it takes, a free hand," he added. The man further added: "Now, after the disengagement, there is no moderate element like the Yesha Council which has control over the street. We are the street and out reactions follow police behavior. "To throw stones at the Supreme Court is only a matter of decision. Rabbi Ovadia (Yosef) and Rabbi Eliyashiv would not have been treated this way, so why are they acting this way towards Rabbi Lior? If they have no red lines, neither should we." Police refused to comment. Rabbi Lior arrived in the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem Monday after celebrating with 300 of his supporters at the entrance to the capital. Clashes subsequently broke out outside the yeshiva after police arrested several right-wing elements. Police said that two officers were attacked and lightly wounded when the rabbi's supporters headed towards the yeshiva. Dozens of protestors tried to block police cars. "To accuse rabbis, who wrote something on Torah research, of inciting to violence and racism is a feature of a barbaric world," Rabbi Lior said in the yeshiva. Rabbi Dov Lior said Tuesday that police had "ambushed" him a day earlier "like the Bolsheviks, like the KGB". He added that he had been shocked by his arrest, on charges of incitement. "I don't know how they knew I was planning on traveling to Jerusalem," he told a few dozen students who attended a Torah lesson at his office in Kiryat Arba. "They are looking for an excuse for persecution," the rabbi added. "All I did was agree with a book written by an important rabbi. I did not break the law, I just expressed an opinion." The rabbi also advised his students not to change their opinion of the state. "Attitude towards the state has nothing to do with people's private decisions," he said. Meanwhile the head of the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchak Shapira, said he is planning on publishing a sequel to the book endorsed by Lior, "The King's Torah". The second book clarifies how the State of Israel should be handling the situation in Gaza according to the halacha. Shapira discussed the popularity of "The King's Torah" with Hakol Hayehudi, a right-wing internet site, saying 2,000 copies have already bee sold and another 1,000 are expected to be printed soon. He addressed the issues of religion and war, saying, "We hope we can manage to present how the practical conduct should be according to the King's Torah, such as the way the issues in Gaza are being handled today." In his book, "The King's Torah", Shapira wrote, "When we approach a goy who has broken seven mitzvahs and we kill him because we care about carrying out seven mitzvahs - there is nothing forbidden about it." Shapira adds that "in any event where a goy is endangering the life of Israel - it is permissible to kill him, even if he is a righteous gentile and he's not at fault for the situation." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4088361,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4088050,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4088215,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4088491,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=687_1309293256 aydeo Israel Justice Ministry: Rabbis are not above the law Rabbi Dov Lior,arrest, Justice Ministry,Rightists,The King's Torah Thu, 10 May 2012 03:45:40 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e46_1336635757 watercarrier May 9th, 2012 JERUSALEM - Recent archaeological finds in Israel may provide a solid link between Old Testament scripture and history. Israeli archaeologist said on Tuesday that they have discovered a fortified city in Judea from the time of King David, refuting, they say, claims that the biblical Jewish kings were only mythological figures. The walled city is right next to the Valley of Elah, where Bible says David and Goliath battled and archaeologists believe it stood between 1020 to 980 BCE. The city was the only one with fortifications that dates back to King David and it provides an insight that the cult practised in the city was different than that of the Canaanites or the Philistines. "The cult shrines that we have found in this fortified city show that it was a Jewish settlement, since we did not find bones of pigs among the bones we unearthed," said Prof. Yosef Garfinkel from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University. "The three cult rooms did not show any human or animal figurine, suggesting that the population observed two biblical bans - on pork and on graven images, therefore supporting the theory that Jewish population lived there," Garfinkel said. According to researchers, the three cult shrines, made of stone, are marked with carvings such as those described in the Bible when referring to the Temple of Solomon, the First Jewish Temple. "These finds are unique, the cult shrines are made from limestone, they're the first ones we found in Israel and they are connected to the Temple of Solomon," Saar Gan-Or, from the Israeli Antiquities Authority, told Xinhua. "We can identify them by reading the Bible, because some of the same motives and patterns these shrines have carved on them are just like the ones described in the scriptures. For example, the part talking about the temple says that it had carved trygliphes, columns and triple recessed doorways, like these shrines have." Garfinkel stressed that the unearthing of these three stone shrines sheds light on the obscure passages in the Bible, clarifying them for archaeologists. "Now, for the first time in history we have actual objects from the time of King David, which can be related to monuments described in the Bible," Garfinkel said. (Xinhua) http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/israeli-archaeologists-announce-historic-links-to-king-david-and-solomons-temple/ More on the dig -http://qeiyafa.huji.ac.il/foundationstone.asp http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e46_1336635757 watercarrier Israeli archaeologists announce historic links to King David and Solomon's temple Elah, Judah, King, David, Torah, Bible, Archeology, Historical, Truth Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:06:50 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=894_1302609704 aydeo How would the left have reacted had arab-israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis been murdered by Jews? By Ari Shavit 07.04.11 It is not hard to imagine what would have happened had Juliano Mer-Khamis been murdered by Jews. The murder would receive a huge headline in Haaretz. Under the headline, five furious analyses would appear - one of them mine. The writers would harshly denounce the Jewish murderousness and urge a culture war against Jewish fanaticism. Others would demand not to repeat the mistake made after Baruch Goldstein's murderous rampage and to evacuate the settlements immediately. Others would demand to look into the goings on in the Hesder yeshivas, which offer Torah studies alongside military service, and the state-run religious education system. Selected racist quotes would be pulled out of primitive rabbis' writings, historic comparisons would be made to Emil Gruenzweig's murder and Yitzhak Rabin's murder and Martin Luther King's murder. Within a day Mer-Khamis would become an icon. On Saturday night thousands would gather holding torches to mourn the peace hero and rise up against the powers of darkness. Mer-Khamis' murder at the hands of Jews would rebuild the left, reunite it and send it to a new battle against murderous Jewish fascism. But Juliano Mer-Khamis was not murdered by Jews. So instead of a huge headline he got a story below the fold. Instead of five angry essays, he received only one (beautiful ) eulogy. Nobody talked about racism, fanaticism and fascism. Nobody spoke of education systems spreading hatred and about primitive clergy. Mer-Khamis did not become an icon and thousands of people did not demonstrate. Mer's murder raised neither protest nor outrage nor holy rage. The Israeli left, which knows exactly what to do with a murder by Jews, does not know what to do with murder by Palestinians. The murder of a peace hero by Palestinians has no place on the left's emotional and ideological map. The murder of a freedom hero by Palestinians is a dogma-undermining, paradigm-subverting event for the left. Mer-Khamis' murder by Palestinians is a murder doomed for repression. This is a deep, broad issue that goes beyond just the Israeli left. One of the outstanding characteristics of Western enlightenment in the 21st century is its inability to denounce forces of evil in the Arab-Muslim world. Western enlightenment likes to criticize the West. It especially likes to criticize the West's allies in the East. But when it runs into evil originating in the East, it falls silent. It does not know how to deal with it. It is easy to come out against pro-Western Hosni Mubarak, but hard to come out against the Muslim Brotherhood. It is easy to come out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but hard to come out against Bashar Assad. The enlightened West is incapable of fighting Iran's Ahmadinejad as it fought against America's Bushes, South Africa's Botha or Serbia's Milosevic. The result is a long line of distortions. The blood of the Marmara flotilla fatalities is thicker than the blood of those who were murdered and hung in Iran. The blood of the people killed in Gaza is thicker than the blood of those killed in Damascus and Dara'a. A post-colonial complex makes Western enlightenment systematically ignore injustices caused by anti-Western forces. Thus it loses the ability to see historic reality as a whole, in all its complexity. It also makes it act unfairly and unjustly. It discriminates between different kinds of evil, different kinds of blood and different kinds of victims. It treats third-world societies as though they are not subject to universal moral norms. It is not yet clear yet who murdered Mer-Khamis. The motive could have been financial, personal, religious or cultural. But it is clear he was not murdered for being an occupier, or an oppressor or a settler. Mer was murdered because he was a free man, who spread freedom in a society that is not free. This is the hard truth we must deal with. This is the hard truth we must look at straight in the eye. The Western enlightenment and the Israeli left cannot continue to ignore the dark side of Middle Eastern reality. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/israel-s-left-needs-to-wise-up-to-middle-east-reality-1.354548 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=894_1302609704 aydeo Israel's left needs to wise up to Middle East reality Israel's left,Juliano Mer-Khamis,murder,Palestinians,Jews Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:52:55 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d2e_1353833492 aydeo Kiryat Arba's chief rabbi, who allegedly legitimized killing of Arab civilians, driven away by soldiers as he arrives to speak to fighters stationed on Gaza border. 'There is no room for Rabbi Lior's messages in the army,' one of troops explains - Rabbi Dov Lior, the chief rabbi of Kiryat Arba and one of the settler leaders, was surprised last week by the chilly reception he received from reserve soldiers stationed on the Gaza border. One of the reserve soldiers called up by the IDF at start of Operation Pillar of Defense was Rabbi Lior's son-in-law, Efraim Ben-Shachar. Ahead of the weekend, shortly before the reservists were released, Ben-Shachar invited his father-in-law to meet with infantry fighters and support them with a Torah lesson following the arrival of many artists throughout the week. But Rabbi Lior's visit sparked a row. Some of the unit's soldiers were outraged by the presence of the controversial rabbi, who had endorsed the "King's Torah" essay, which legitimizes the killing of non-Jews civilians in war time. 'Persona non grata' According to one of the unit's soldiers, Omer Parter, an activist in the Working Youth movement, protested the rabbi's presence. Rabbi Lior tried to shake his hand, but he refused. When the rabbi asked, "Am I not allowed to speak to the soldiers?" Parter replied, "You are a persona non grata here." As religious soldiers began gathering around the rabbi to listen to what he had to say, Prater told his comrades that Lior was one of the rabbis who gave their consent to the "King's Torah" book. Along with other soldiers, he searched for quotes from the book on his cell phone, including the permission to kill small children "if it is clear that they will grow up to pose a threat to our nation." As tensions rose, Rabbi Lior decided to leave several minutes later without addressing the soldiers. "I believe there is no room for Rabbi Lior's messages in the army," Prater told Ynet. "I oppose and condemn Rabbi Dov Lior's work and activities. I did stop him from speaking in light of his support for Baruch Goldstein and his conduct in the period before Rabin's murder. This is how I educate my pupils at the Working Youth - to love the land and practice equality, and not to hate anyone." Amos Netzer, a friend of the protesting soldiers, wrote about the incident on his Facebook page: "I am proud of my friends who insisted on the truth, despite the harsh conflict with their comrades, exposing the true colors of one of the greatest instigators in Israel." According to Ben-Shachar, the soldiers who were present during the incident asked to stress that "in spite of the event, a beautiful social fabric has been created in the unit between different ends of the Israeli public. These are people who risk their lives, shoulder to shoulder, one for all and all for one, and for the entire people of Israel. Parter added that although he does not regret opposing Rabbi Lior's address, he highly regards Ben-Shachar. "I have a lot of respect for the opinions of the fighters in our unit," he told Ynet. "These people are dear to me. We go back many years." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4311101,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d2e_1353833492 aydeo IDF Reservists drive away Rabbi Dov Lior IDF Reservists, Drive away, Rabbi Dov Lior Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:52:31 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=74c_1320216244 aydeo Education Ministry follows Shin Bet recommendation to close down West Bank yeshiva after its students engage in violent acts against Palestinians, Israeli security forces. 'Price tag amounts to terrorism' - Outgoing Judea and Samaria Division Commander Brigadier-General Nitzan Alon warns against 'growing extremist margins of the far right' 01.11.11 Israel's Education Ministry decided Tuesday to follow the recommendations of the Shin Bet and close down the Dorshei Yehudcha yeshiva in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, following its students' involvement in violent acts against Palestinians and Israeli security forces. Shimshon Shoshani, the former director-general of the Education Ministry, decided last week before leaving his post to close down the yeshiva indefinitely. Dorshei Yehudcha yeshiva high school is part of the institutions of Od Hai Yosef, headed by Rabbi Yitzhak Ginzburg. Two heads of the yeshiva, Rabbis Yosef Elitzur and Yitzhak Shapira wrote the controversial book "The King's Torah" which justifies the killing of non-Jews. Last month, Haaretz revealed that the Shin Bet recommended that the Education Ministry close down the yeshiva since "it had collected extensive information on yeshiva students which are involved in illegal and violent activities against Palestinians and the security forces." It was also known that the yeshiva rabbis and its heads were aware of some of the activities taking place and allowed the students to participate. Students of the establishments were arrested in connection to " price tag " attacks over the past few years. Two students, including one teenager, were arrested last August. November 2010 saw two students aged 18 and 21 caught in possession of a knife and a mask. In January 2010, Od Yosef Chai yeshiva head Rabbi Yizthak Shapira was arrested together with some of his students on suspicion of involvement in the Yasouf mosque arson. Members of the yeshiva itself pointed a finger at Education Minister Sa'ar. "The Education Ministry serves as the Shin Bet's rubber stamp," Attorney Bam said. "The Shin Bet failed to find the real 'price tag' perpetrators and therefore imposes collective punishment on an entire yeshiva without allowing it to face its charges." 'Price tag amounts to terrorism' - GOC Central Command Major-General Avi Mizrahi praised the outgoing Judea and Samaria Division commander, Brigadier-General Nitzan Alon , and slammed the right-wing politicians who targeted him throughout his term. "He knew how to maintain the ties with the Jewish settlement with the necessary sensitivity but also with determination and without shortcuts," Mizrahi said during the change of command ceremony Tuesday. "Brigadier-General Alon was criticized many a time for his determination, unjustly in my opinion, and I find it necessary to condemn those senior elected officials who were fooled by rumors and made statements that weren't even slightly based in reality," he added. Alon voiced disapproval of the far Right during Tuesday's ceremony, saying that efforts must be made to reign in the "growing extremist margins of the Israeli public." "Even now the extremist minority is capable of intensifying the operations that we call 'price tag,' but in effect amount to terrorism," Alon warned, adding that these hostile acts must be stopped. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-closes-down-yitzhar-yeshiva-due-to-violent-acts-against-palestinians-1.393210 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4142719,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4139064,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=74c_1320216244 aydeo Israel closes down Yitzhar settlement yeshiva due to violent acts against Palestinians Yitzhar settlement, yeshiva,violent acts,Palestinians, security forces Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:04:36 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d4_1309870561 aydeo Following Supreme Court rally in support of rabbis, right-wing activists block roads Published: 07.04.11 Dozens of right-wing activists blocked Herzl Boulevard at the entrance to Jerusalem Monday evening to protest the recent detention of rabbis by the Israel Police. The riots followed a rally at the Supreme Court in support of Rabbis Dov Lior and Yaakov Yosef. Protestors also blocked roads near the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva and attempted to block Jerusalem's light rail. Other rioters damaged a pipe near the Chords Bridge in the capital. Police forces dispersed the protestors using mounted officers and water cannons. Five rioters were detained, including a boy. At one point, police also directed motorists arriving in Jerusalem via Highway 1 to another road in order to ensure that they avert the protests. Earlier Monday, Thousands of protesters arrived in Jerusalem in a massive show of support for Rabbis Dov Lior and Yaakov Yosef who were arrested last week for their endorsement of the King's Torah - a book said to encourage the killing of non-Jews during war time. Speaking at the event, Rabbi Lior declared that "the role of rabbis is to guide and instruct the public." "By us the prosperity of the Torah and uniqueness of the Torah have not been bridled. The role of Israel's rabbis is to explain the Torah," he said. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4091087,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d4_1309870561 aydeo Rightists riot in Jerusalem Jerusalem,Rightists, riot,Police,rabbis Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:07:48 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b6f_1309208238 aydeo Israel Police arrest prominent Kiryat Arba rabbi for incitement, allegedly legitimizing killing of non-Jews in war time. Rabbi Lior's arrest sparked enormous outrage by right-wing elements in Israel. Shortly after the arrest, hundreds of protestors blocked the entrance to Jerusalem, and several were arrested. Later on Monday, hundreds tried to break into the Supreme Court compound and were blocked by police. They held a rally at a nearby road later on. Published: 06.27.11 Rabbi Dov Lior, perhaps the most influential figure within the national religious community, was arrested Monday, near Jerusalem. Sources close to Rabbi Lior, who serves as Kiryat Arba's chief rabbi, said that he was making his way from Hebron to Jerusalem when he was arrested. He was transferred to a Jerusalem police detention facility. An arrest warrant was issued against Rabbi Lior a few months ago for alleged incitement over statements published in his book "The King's Torah," in which he legitimized the killing of non-Jews in war time. Lior also took part in a protest where he criticized the Justice Ministry and State Prosecution over their order to remove his books from stores. "It is inconceivable that in the State of Israel some clerk from the justice Ministry gets to dictate what rabbis say," he said. "I assume that it isn't Israel's policy to silence rabbis and so we call on the prime minister the man responsible for the system as a whole to give an unequivocal order to put a stop to this stupid persecution," he added. Commenting on the arrest, Knesset Member Michael Ben Ari (National Union) said: "The internal security minister needs to be fired. The police use kid gloves when dealing with Arab leaders and make a mockery of one of Israel's leading figures." Minister of Religious Services Yakov Margi expressed his protest in a conversation with Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch. "He was abducted on his way to Jerusalem as a common criminal," he said. "Police should have found a more respectable more of questioning the rabbi." National Union chairman MK Yaakov Katz was outraged. "Never has a man of his stature been arrested," he said. "We have called for a protest and the gathering of yeshiva students in the Russian Compound." 'Police crossed a line' Meanwhile Kiryat Arba leaders have called for an emergency meeting to discuss how to respond and protest against the arrest. The head of the Kiryat Arba local council Rabbi Moshe Levinger has also spoken with the Judea Police Subdistrict Commander demanding that Rabbi Lior be released immediately. "The fact that in this day and age Israel's Police Department chooses to arrest a rabbi, a community leader, because of his opinions and personal philosophies is grave indeed. We call for his immediate release and demand that the police apologize for this hasty and atrocious act. "This is a scandalous act and a gross infringement of the freedom of expression of an intellectual ...at a time when intellectuals from the left wing act treacherously against the State of Israel, yet no action is taken with the police not even daring to take steps against them." Rabbi Lior arrived in the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem after celebrating with 300 of his supporters at the entrance to the capital. Clashes subsequently broke out outside the yeshiva after police arrested several right-wing elements. "To accuse rabbis, who wrote something on Torah research, of inciting to violence and racism is a feature of a barbaric world," Rabbi Lior said in the yeshiva. "Torah does not need consent," he noted. "We see there are attacks on scholars, things being concocted to smear them. Divine intervention will eventually rescue them. We have wonderful youth, this will spur the young generation to climb up the Torah stairs." "The development of Torah literature continues, and those writing books do not need the consent of someone telling them whether they can be published or not. What do scholars have to do with violence?" Rabbi Lior's arrest sparked enormous outrage by right-wing elements in Israel. Shortly after the arrest, hundreds of protestors blocked the entrance to Jerusalem, and several were arrested. Later on Monday, hundreds tried to break into the Supreme Court compound and were blocked by police. They held a rally at a nearby road later on. In total, police arrested 17 protestors on Monday. Some 20 protestors gathered outside the home of Deputy State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan, who ordered the arrest. Two were arrested when trying to enter the house. Nitzan is currently overseas. Meanwhile, many Knesset members are also outraged over the arrest. Twenty-five MKs signed a petitioned calling for an end to the persecution of rabbis which will be presented to Justice Minister Yaakov Ne'eman. The MKs claimed Attorney Shai Nitzan was "degrading the police." "The very implementation of the shameful arrest must serve as a warning sign and promote an overhaul in the work of Deputy State Prosecutor Attorney Shai Nitzan." The petition was signed by Coalition chairman Ze'ev Elkin, David Rotem, Carmel Shama-Hacohen, Arieh Eldad, Yariv Levin, Uri Ariel, Zvulun Orlev and others. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4087844,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4088050,00.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b6f_1309208238 aydeo Rabbi Dov Lior arrested for alleged incitement Rabbi Dov Lior,arrested, incitement,right-wing elements,outrage