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Rabbinic Perspective On Dealing With Terrorism

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes: While I have enormous admiration for R. Bleich’s erudition, not all of his conclusions are widely shared. For example, in a 9/11-type scenario R. Bleich argues that it is forbidden to shoot down an airplane which … Continue reading →

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How Do You Deal With Terrorists?

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Luke Ford

Attorney Eugene Girin writes: The visibly shaken Fadlallah responded after a moment of silence: “I think everything will turn out well”. Later, his closest advisor “Hassan” (Nasrallah?) told Yuri Perfilyev that no one dared to talk to the Grand Ayatollah … Continue reading →

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Friday’s LAX Shooting

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Luke Ford

Why would LAX close down for more than six hours Friday after the shooter was taken into custody and thousands of people would have to sit in their planes for six hours and tens of thousands of people inconvenienced? A … Continue reading →

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The Opposite Of Hillary

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Luke Ford

* So why did the Prime Minister fly back from Paris and convene his cabinet over one death? This is the opposite response to Hillary Clinton yelling about Benghazi, “What difference does it make?” If it is terrorism, it makes … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t Rabbis Condemn Their Own Jewish Terrorists?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his second lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: The Haredi community in Jerusalem did terrible things to Rav Kook. The Agudah leadership, including R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi were horrified … Continue reading →

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