Algerian born Israeli Rabbi Oury Cherki visited the United Arab Emirates where he held meetings with senior Muslim leaders to “build bridges” between Judaism and Islam. During the visit, a senior UAE official told the rabbi that Islam does not say that Israel is a place that the Quran demands be under Muslim control. Rabbi […]
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IDF colonel-rabbi implies: Rape is permitted in war
Answering a question from a concerned reader regarding the Torah’s position on rape during war, Colonel Eyal Qarim of the Military Rabbinate wrote nine years ago – out of uniform – that ‘prohibitions against immorality’ are removed during war.
Is it permitted for a Jewish soldier to rape a gentile woman during wartime? This question – based on the biblical
mitzvah of
Eshet Yefat Toar (“a comely woman”) – was referred to nine years ago (Hebrew) by Rabbi Eyal Qarim. The questioning party seemed anxious and worried, and wanted to know whether the iron-age
mitzvah (religious deed) is applicable to IDF soldiers today.