Showing posts with label revenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revenge. Show all posts

Jul 3, 2014

Quote of the Day

The government of Israel is gathering for a revenge meeting that isn't a grief meeting. The landlord has gone mad at the sight of his sons' bodies. A government that turns the army of searchers to an army of avengers, an army that will not stop at 300 Philistine foreskins. The disgrace will be paid for with the blood of the enemy, not with our tears.

  -- Secretary-General of World Bnei Akiva, Noam Perel

I must say, I have heard a lot of calls for revenge, but this is the strangest, referencing King David's killing of 200 Philistines and delivering their foreskins to King Shaul in order to marry his daughter... 



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Oct 12, 2010

Celebrating the terrorists assasination

Israel recently struck back and killed the terrorists that had killed the 4 Israelis from Bet Haggai, includes Yitzchak Imes and his wife.

Whenever Israel strikes terrorists, there is a certain pride that we feel. I don't know if all Jews feel it, or all Israelis, or in what percentages, but there is a certain pride that is palpable when such things happen.

In light of the "hit", someone asked Rav Bentzion Mutzafi if it is a mitzva, muttar, or assur to be happy and celebrate when Israel kills terrorists.

Rav Mutzafi's answer (on his Q&A page, #65492) is that it is a mitzva to celebrate as the Torah says, באבוד רשעים רינה - in the downfall of the wicked you should rejoice.

Practically he has not added anything, as everyone is already happy. Perhaps he is pointing out that this joy is not just national pride, but also fulfilling a mitzva. Regardless, the religious news websites are making a big deal about it.

Jan 17, 2008

hitting back at the kannoim

The above is a sign that was placed as an advertisement in local (Bet Shemesh) newspapers.

I do not speak much Yiddish, mostly just a few words here and there, and I understand a few more. I do not understand the sign above. it is supposed to be a response to the zealots. The man pictured (named Moshe Friedman) is one of the leading zealots in Bet Shemesh. He is responsible, in one form or another, for many of the violent activities that we all read about in the media, or suffer from if you actually live in Bet Shemesh.

It seems these guys have been trying to appoint a certain Rav in a new neighborhood of Bet Shemesh. The neighborhood in question is the Heftziba neighborhood - the one where the builder went belly up because of misusing the money collected from his buyers.

Other locals are against the appointment of this specific Rav, yet the zealots/fanatics/crazies have made their own appointment and have been trying to force the other residents of the neighborhood to live by their rules.

The response to that was the advertisement above, supposedly put out by local Ger Hassidim who oppose those fanatics and do not want to be dictated to.

It depicts the Friedman fellow as if he is the owner of a contact lens company. The bottom phrase of the ad says "A new outlook, a new life". I think that is what it says. If anyone can give a better translation of the yiddish phrase, please put it in the comments.

I am not sure how this "hits back at them". Is it because it makes it look like the Friedman guy works for a living, which would be disgraceful to him? is it suggesting that he obtain a new perspective and that will change his life?

I am not sure as to the nuance, and am looking for an explanation.

Dov Bear has some more details of who is who and how it is broken down.

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