Israeli rabbi on Gaza residents: ...if you do not kill them, they will kill you...

Videos have surfaced regarding Rabbi Eliyahu Mali, the head of the Shirat Moshe Hesder Yeshiva in Yaffa where he encourages his yeshiva graduates, currently serving in the Israeli army, to commit massacres against the residents of Gaza. He asserted that, according to Jewish law, all individuals in Gaza should be killed, including the elderly and children. According to reports by Ynet News on Friday, the rabbi’s statements came during a conference held in the Yeshivah yesterday and focused on dealing with the civilian population in Gaza during Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave. Mali describes the situation as a “religious war”. He said: “The basic law in a religious war, and in this case in Gaza, is that ‘you shall not leave alive anything that breathes’ (Deuteronomy), and if you do not kill them, they will kill you. Today’s saboteurs are the children in the previous military operation whom you kept alive and the women are the ones who produce the saboteurs.” “It is either you or them. No soul can live on the basis of: ‘If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first’ (Babylonian Talmud). This applies not only to the 14- or 16-year-old boy, or the 20- or 30-year-old man who points a gun at you, but also to the future generation. This also applies to those who produce the future generation as well, because in reality there is no difference,” he added. Fund honest independent Muslim journalism: . #news #yafa #palestine #israel #rabbi SUBSCRIBE ► Watch your favourite Islam Channel shows on-demand: Stay up to date on our social media channels: ►TWITTER: ►FACEBOOK: ►INSTAGRAM: