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🇵🇸Quds News Network - Netanyahu's "Kill Them First": Israel's Doctrine of Privilege and Unequal Standards
Netanyahu's recent declaration that Israel has "changed its security doctrine" based on Talmudic instruction to kill enemies first represents a turning point in Israeli candor. For decades, preemptive strike has been Israel's operational practice. What is new is the explicit religious justification offered for military action that has always operated under different rules than those applied to other nations.
During a speech at a conference organized by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in occupied Jerusalem, Netanyahu stated:
Netanyahu explicitly cited a Hebrew phrase from the #Talmud: "If one comes to kill you, rise early and kill him first". He referenced Babylonian #Talmudic texts as intellectual foundation for what he framed as a rational response to existential threats facing Israel.
#Palestine #KillThemFirstDoctrine
Netanyahu's recent declaration that Israel has "changed its security doctrine" based on Talmudic instruction to kill enemies first represents a turning point in Israeli candor. For decades, preemptive strike has been Israel's operational practice. What is new is the explicit religious justification offered for military action that has always operated under different rules than those applied to other nations.
During a speech at a conference organized by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in occupied Jerusalem, Netanyahu stated:
Netanyahu explicitly cited a Hebrew phrase from the #Talmud: "If one comes to kill you, rise early and kill him first". He referenced Babylonian #Talmudic texts as intellectual foundation for what he framed as a rational response to existential threats facing Israel.
#Palestine #KillThemFirstDoctrine