ed note–again, Ladies and Gentile-men, as we have said here on this humble little informational endeavor many, many times and for many, many years, the followers of Judah-ism, the ‘children of Israel’ as they love to refer to themselves, have engaged ina relentless seek-and-destroy mission against ALL FORMS OF GENTILISM since they landed here on God’s green earth thousands of years ago from whatever hellish corner of the universe they called home before getting kicked out of there too, and the present war, carnage and bloodshed taking place now and that is building up to Armageddon is part ad parcel of the general goal of wiping out Gentilism.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed for Israel National News
When we go to war against our enemy, the goal is not only to save Israel and deter other foes who harbor the same nefarious goal, but also to eradicate the wicked and to purge wickedness from the entire world.
Ideally, we long to be charitable to all mankind. We inherited this noble trait from Avraham, our forefather who was a beacon of loving kindness to all of the human race through his outstanding hospitality.
Jews, by nature, are naturally compassionate and benevolent. However, when the leader of a nation opts to act wickedly, seeking to kill us and steal our Holy Land, we are commanded to fight him, in order to punish him and his supporters.
As in the words of King David who sang:
‘I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned back not again until I had consumed them. And I have consumed them, and crushed them, that they could not arise – they are fallen under my feet. For You have girded me with strength to battle; they that have risen up against me have You subdued under me. You have also made my enemies turn their backs on me, that I might destroy them that hate me. They looked, but there was none to save, to the Lord, but He answered them not. Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and I did tread them down…’ (Shmuel 2, 22:38-43).
Indeed, King David applied not only defensive tactics, but also initiated attacks against Israel’s enemies. His army wouldn’t have been called the ‘Israel Defense Force,’ but rather the ‘Israel Attack Force,’ or simply the ‘Israeli Army.’ In fighting enemies of the people of Israel, there is no place for embarrassment, apologies, or misplaced compassion.
One must know that whoever fights Israel is also fighting against God, for Israel is His favored son.
The Melchilta states, ‘Whoever attacks Israel is treated as having attacked God’. Therefore, King David’s battles against Israel’s enemies are called ‘the wars of Hashem’ (Shmuel 1, 18:17; 28:28).
This is true moral bravery, to erase from the world the haters of God and Israel. For doing so, King David had the merit to establish the kingship in Israel for all generations. But he never forgot that his victories, and his great strength in battle, came from Hashem, as he concludes in his song:
‘Therefore I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the nations, and I will sing praises to your Name. He is the tower of salvation for his king, and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed forever’ (Shmuel 2, 22:50-51).’