Reuven Efraim wrote, "THIS AFTERNOON, DAY ONE OF PASSOVER, HUNDREDS OF ROCKERS WERE FIRED FROM LEBANON INTO ISRAEL. — AS MANY OF US REALIZE, NOT THE FIRST TIME THE GARBAGE HAS DECIDED TO ATTACK ISRAEL ON A JEWISH RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY. 1)
OF COURSE, THE MEDIA, PARTICULARLY THE EUROPEAN MEDIA, ARE ALREADY BLAMING THIS ON ISRAEL - FOR THE POLICE ACTIONS ON THE Temple Mount. 2)
You see, the World still believes Jews are supposed to just accept double standards, violence against Jews, murder of Jews, and just smile and move on. 3)
The European media seems to think this way. Heck, NY District Attorney Alvin Bragg in NY seems to think this way from the way he has refused to jail or prosecute criminals for attacking Jews in NY City.
ENOUGH. 4)
In Torah there is such a thing as “DIN-RODEF”. Din Rodef is about not just accepting violence and threats of violence. It is about pursuing those that would attack us, kill us, belittle us, and remove the threat. 5)
And there is also the Torah command about Amaleq. Remember Amalaeq.
It is clear that a posture of defense, of limited response, of half-measures, is not sufficient and never will be. 6)
In response to Rockets from Lebanon or Gaza — a policy of “scorched-earth”, complete destruction, needs to be considered. Destroy the terrorists, their leaders, and their entire iinfrastructure by any means necessary.
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Warn those who do not want to feel the pain of destruction to distance themselves from those that use violence. 8)
And the Temple Mount — where all should be welcome to visit and pray — those that make that impossible need to be excluded, and leaders of institutions that make peace impossible, need to be removed.
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Or, the Temple Mount should be closed to all until peace can be the agreed way of handling it. 10)
I do not want to sound too cynical, but why is it that I get the feeling if rockets were falling on Kfar Shmeryahu, or Ra’anana, the Israeli authorities would be much more willing to do what is needed for an end to this repeating problem." 11)