Rights Group Complains After Troops Told That Gaza’s Civilian Population Was Not Innocent Israeli human rights group Yesh Din is calling for the ouster of the military’s top rabbi, Brigadier General Avichai Rontzki over his messages to soldiers during the 22-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The primary concern was a booklet which, among other things, contained a rabbinical edict against showing mercy.
The booklet contains quotes from a nationalist rabbi which declares that showing mercy during the battle would be “terribly immoral” and quotes a medieval sage who cautioned Jews not to “.” Yesh Din says the booklet could have been seen by soldiers as official encouragement to act in violation of international law… an important issue as the >>>
