Extraordinary revelations from the Guardian:
In the large study
halls, millions upon millions of young Jewish men are bent over religious books or debating
in pairs the meaning of their extremist religious bloodthirsty texts. Many wear
the large knitted kippa associated with the settler movement and extremist religious
Jews – you know the type, those really Jewish Jews who study – and even
practice – Judaism, and who might even live in some parts of Israel that Jews
and Israelis say are part of Israel. A few have great big guns by their side
which they shoot with wild abandon at innocent Palestinians.
This scene is typical
in settlements all over the West Bank – all over Israeli towns in fact, as well
as Jewish Homes Of Plotting, globally – where the hesder yeshiva movement has
gained strength in recent decades. The programme, backed by the Israeli Defence
Forces allows crazy religious Jews to combine intensive theological study with
a shortened period of military service. Frankly, we can’t decide which is worse
– a Jewish army, or Jewish studying.
For these young
religious Zionist Zealots, serving in the army to defend the illegitimate state
of Israel, even going so far as to try and protect the settlers from
Palestinian murder attempts (which the Jews then use as an excuse to accuse certain Palestinians of trying to murder Jews), is a crucial element of a
theology that at its centre has the horrific and sinister aim of sustaining the
existence of the Jewish population.
But some critics fear
the influence and advancement of these highly motivated soldiers could turn the
traditionally secular IDF into an ideological instrument and create conflicts
over whether the men's duty is to obey their rabbi or their commanding officer.
Because whilst their commanding officers order these soldiers to run amok with
their weapons killing innocent Palestinians for fun, the Rabbis would tell them
to run amok with their weapons killing innocent Palestinians as their religious duty.
Gabriel Slater, 20, a hesder
yeshiva student who will begin army service within weeks – so it’s
probably too late to stop him - said the programme had helped him to develop
strongly held ideological and religious goals, which are probably something to
do with running amok shooting with wild abandon murdering Palestinians
babies. "I have deep beliefs and I'm going to the army to fulfil
them," he said, in a really deep, growly, threatening voice that would
shake anyone to their very core. He expected to face dilemmas – "moments
of difficulty" – in the military and planned to consult his rabbi if he
felt he was being asked to "cross a boundary", suggesting that if
asked to murder more Palestinian babies than he is comfortable with, he will consult the Rabbi – who will most
likely tell him to kill ten times more.
But there are bigger
questions about whether such soldiers would agree to participate in military
operations to evacuate Jews from West Bank settlements. If there is ever a
peace deal with the Palestinians requiring a large-scale evacuation of tens of
thousands of settlers, the issue could become critical. But if we’re denied the
Jew versus Jew scenario, my suggestion is, just let the Palestinians drive them
out. Brandishing their weapons, the Peaceful Palestinian Freedom Fighters For
Peace will drive the Jews into the sea! Finally, a solution!
Pro-settler religious
Zionists (unscaled levels of dangerous crazy!) are reaching the higher ranks of
the military. According to the army magazine Bamahane, in 2010 one in eight of company
commanders in ground forces came from West Bank settlements; the same year, a
majority of top commanders in the elite Golani brigade were religious Zionists.
Yes, it is hard to believe the chilling fact that in the army of the Jewish
state of Israel, there are Jews – Jews who act like Jews! – who believe in
defending the Jewish state! Hard to believe, but true. Seriously. I’m not
lying. I swear on the Very Liberal Atheists’ Bible.
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