Earlier this year, Eliyahu called for the Israeli army to stop arresting the Palestinians and to execute them instead.
One of Israel’s chief rabbis described on Sunday the Palestinians as ‘monsters’ and calling for Jews to slaughter them in order ‘to get closer to G-d.’
Chief Rabbi of Safed and Member of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate Council Shmuel Eliyahu said: ‘The Palestinians are monsters and killing them is a religious duty for Jews.’
He said, speaking to the Israeli TV Channel 7, that slaughtering the Palestinians is a ‘biblical duty and implementing it is as important as respecting Shabbat.’
Eliyahu called upon the ‘state of Israel to work on carrying out this duty.’
In January this year, Eliyahu called for the Israeli army to stop arresting the Palestinians, but to execute them instead.
Several other rabbis have issued similar orders calling for killing the Palestinians, naming this a religious duty.