Also on the Times of Israel is this lovely essay, which starts: "Samuel 15:18-Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed you king over Israel, 18and the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’" and closes with : "To destroy Hamas utterly, we cannot stop this war until they unconditionally surrender, even if it means making the war more horrific for the people of Gaza, who are the victims of their own leadership. Just as the Amalekites were the victims of their own king, whom Saul left alive and why today, we fight the modern day Amalekites in every generation.
It’s time to take heed of the words of the L-rd, it is time to do what the people of Israel demand, it is time to kill Agag"
He's subsequently added a non-apology to say he was only kidding about the Final Solution part.
The fact is, that just as the Teahadists have taken over public discourse in the US, Israel has been taken over by the hard right. Leftist Jews are being told to leave Israel by the Right. Many are fleeing the new brown shirts. And yet, America, even under a Democrat president, can't shovel munitions and cash over to Israel fast enough.
Also on the Times of Israel is this lovely essay, which starts: "Samuel 15:18-Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed you king over Israel, 18and the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’" and closes with : "To destroy Hamas utterly, we cannot stop this war until they unconditionally surrender, even if it means making the war more horrific for the people of Gaza, who are the victims of their own leadership. Just as the Amalekites were the victims of their own king, whom Saul left alive and why today, we fight the modern day Amalekites in every generation.
It’s time to take heed of the words of the L-rd, it is time to do what the people of Israel demand, it is time to kill Agag"
He's subsequently added a non-apology to say he was only kidding about the Final Solution part.
The fact is, that just as the Teahadists have taken over public discourse in the US, Israel has been taken over by the hard right. Leftist Jews are being told to leave Israel by the Right. Many are fleeing the new brown shirts. And yet, America, even under a Democrat president, can't shovel munitions and cash over to Israel fast enough.