How Israel’s Netanyahu weaponises religion in his war rhetoric
- Speaking at a prominent Jewish conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in West Jerusalem in June, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined what he described as a shift in the country’s security doctrine.
- He invoked a Hebrew phrase – rooted in an ancient Jewish religious and legal text – translated as “If someone comes to kill you, rise and kill him first”, before putting it more simply in English: “Kill them first.
- ”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel threatens attacks in Gaza over children’s kiteslist 2 of 3Norway plans further development of Arctic drilling amid EU e
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- Speaking at a prominent Jewish conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in West Jerusalem in June, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined what he described as a shift in the country’s security doctrine.
- He invoked a Hebrew phrase – rooted in an ancient Jewish religious and legal text – translated as “If someone comes to kill you, rise and kill him first”, before putting it more simply in English: “Kill them first.
- ”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel threatens attacks in Gaza over children’s kiteslist 2 of 3Norway plans further development of Arctic drilling amid EU e
Sources: Al Jazeera