העורך Editor

The Chazon Ish’s General Approach to the State of Israel

Rabbi Chaim Greinemann wrote in a letter that in the Chazon Ish’s opinion the State of Israel is simply a gang of thieves, so there is nothing wrong with appealing to them to do less harm.

This is the quote (from “Michtavei His’orerus” part two, p. 152):

“מספרים שפעם אחת אמר מרן החזו”א ז”ל מה ביני לבין אחרים, אחרים אומרים זו מדינה, ממילא אסור לפנות אליהם ולהשתתף עמם במשהו ואין צריך לומר למוסדותיהם, ואני אומר זו חבורה של ליסטים, וצריך להשתדל עמהם כדי למעט את ליסטנותם וגזלנותם…

Although, as Rabbi Brand wrote somewhere, this cannot be accepted literally, since this would mean State-grown produce is ownerless regarding Ma’aser. And how would the  State of Israel be worse than any other band of thieves (I mean, state)?

We have written about this in the past. See also The Chazon Ish School on Tax Evasion.

Self Defense Against Government Thugs: Does This Work in ISRAEL?

I quote Wikipedia on Paper Terrorism:

Paper terrorism is a neologism to refer to the use of false liens, frivolous lawsuits, bogus letters of credit, and other legal documents lacking sound factual basis as a method of harassment, especially against government officials. These methods are popular among some anti-government groups and those associated with the redemption movement…  An article by the Southern Poverty Law Center states that another tactic is filing reports with the Internal Revenue Service falsely accusing their political enemies of having unreported income. Such frivolous lawsuits also clog the court system making it more difficult to process other cases and including using challenges to the titles of property owned by government officials and others. Another method of paper terrorism is filing bankruptcy petitions against others in an effort to ruin their credit ratings.

Another American website claims “liens can force the sale of a property in order to satisfy the debt or alternatively, prevent an owner from selling their property until the issue is resolved. The removal of a lien is a complicated process that often takes the work of attorneys, and a year or more before it is successfully discharged, and can ruin someone’s credit in the interim. Some victims have gone bankrupt as a result of these actions”.
Just curious if this works in Israel.