Moshe Feiglin Is an Interventionist War-Monger

Moshe Feiglin keeps counseling attacking the Syrian kingdom, based on so-called war crimes (chemical warfare). He calls non-interventionism “Badlanut” (Isolationism) when it is in fact “E-Hit’arvut” (he didn’t invent this lie).

First of all, how would he like it if our enemies did the same? The state of Israel has also used phosphorous missiles in war, along with its many exaggerated efforts to escape condemnation.

Second, how does he know it was even Assad. There is still ZERO evidence it was him, and the rebels have plenty of motive to set him up.

Third, instead of endangering soldiers’ lives, he suggests sending a few cruise missiles. But what if it doesn’t end there?! What’s humanitarian about that? Who’s “We, we, we”, anyway? How about decriminalizing all citizen’s actions (including joining ISIS), and not endangering the lives of tax and military slaves? In other words, why doesn’t Feiglin buy his own missiles and launch them anywhere he likes, without putting Jewish lives and property at risk?

Fourth, I don’t recall Jewish kings ever starting a war for so-called humanitarian reasons.

He is correct about the diagnosis of the problem. If the state’s leaders weren’t afraid of their own shadow, they would surely be entangling us in horrendous wars for “humanitarian” reasons, just like the US regime. But in this case, that’s a very good thing!

Enough said.

Judaism: Radical Then, Radical Now!

There is a book by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks of the same name. I haven’t read it yet but the blurbs make it out to be a defense of Judaism being proto-progressive, a common theme in Rabbi Sacks’ works.

Anyway, the title is brilliant. It serves as a reminder some mitzvos were ALWAYS considered strange, so we have nothing to be shy about. See Rashi Koheles 2:3 on the passuk “ולאחוז בסכלות”.

Rashi Breishis 26:5:

מצותי, דברים שאילו לא נכתבו ראויין הם להצטוות כגון גזל ושפיכות דמים. חקותי, דברים שיצר הרע ואומות העולם משיבין עליהם כגון אכילת חזיר ולבישת שעטנז שאין טעם בדבר אלא גזירת המלך וחקותיו על עבדיו.

Rashi Bamidbar 19:2:

זאת חקת התורה, לפי שהשטן ואומות העולם מונין את ישראל לומר מה המצוה הזאת ומה טעם יש בה לפיכך כתב בה חקה גזירה היא מלפני ואין לך רשות להרהר אחריה.