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The rise of Israel's military rabbis

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8232340.stm

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BBC Newsnight, Israel: Israel's army is changing. Once proudly secular, its combat units are now filling with those who believe Israel's wars are "God's wars".

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Military rabbis are becoming more powerful. Trained in warfare as well as religion, new army regulations mean they are now part of a military elite.

They graduate from officer's school and operate closely with military commanders. One of their main duties is to boost soldiers' morale and drive, even on the front line.

Israeli general warns of dangers of turning war into 'jihad'

This has caused quite some controversy in Israel. Should military motivation come from men of God, or from a belief in the state of Israel and keeping it safe?

The military rabbis rose to prominence during Israel's invasion of Gaza earlier this year.

Some of their activities raised troubling questions about political-religious influence in the military.
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I cannot imagine priests and the Pope putting on military uniforms and fighting for what the Israeli government fights for. Now I know for a fact, the Israeli government is INSANE!
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7 comments // The rise of Israel's military rabbis

  • freecrack
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      freecrack  

    • what good has come from jordan or lebenon or syria or iran or iraq or saudi arabia or yemen or qatar or the palastinians or the egyptians aside from oil?

    • 2 years ago
  • Vierotchka
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  

    • an ally in stopping terrorism
      computers
      cell phones
      respect for all religous monuments not just there own
      a society based in takun olam
      socialized medicine just to name a few

    • 2 years ago
  • mjseydel
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  

    • nice to see israels passonate religous men joining the military instead of enciting others to blow themselves up on thier behalf like thier palastinian counterparts

    • 2 years ago
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  

    • in israel throughout the vast majority of its existance military service was mandatory
      graduate high school go to the military then go to college or whatever your deal is.
      that is because the military need for soldiers to protect israel is greater than the participants willing to fight.
      so of the people most interested in fighting will be the those fanatical. just like palastinians terrorists arent the average arab they are fanatics, thier is a hole section of fanatical jews who would risk thier life to honor the torah. (christians havem too they are called crusaders ever heard of it?)

    • 2 years ago
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