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Israeli military’s new chief rabbi implied soldiers can rape in war, as government lurches to far-right
The man chosen as the Israeli military's new chief rabbi has previously implied that soldiers would be permitted to rape women in war.
This comes at a time when the Israeli government lurches further and further to the right, with what has been called "its most hard-right government ever."
Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim was nominated for the top religious position in the Israel Defense Forces, of IDF, by the chief of staff on Monday.
Karim was at the center of a media controversy in Israel in 2012, when it was revealed that, in 2003, he suggested on a religious website that soldiers were permitted to commit acts of rape during wartime.
"One of the important and crucial values in war is maintaining the fighting preparedness of the army … and the needs and emotions of the individual are pushed aside for the success of the nation at war," he wrote in his response to a question about soldiers raping civilians in war.
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https://www.salon.com/2016/07/13/is...pe_in_war_as_government_lurches_to_far_right/
The man chosen as the Israeli military's new chief rabbi has previously implied that soldiers would be permitted to rape women in war.
This comes at a time when the Israeli government lurches further and further to the right, with what has been called "its most hard-right government ever."
Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim was nominated for the top religious position in the Israel Defense Forces, of IDF, by the chief of staff on Monday.
Karim was at the center of a media controversy in Israel in 2012, when it was revealed that, in 2003, he suggested on a religious website that soldiers were permitted to commit acts of rape during wartime.
"One of the important and crucial values in war is maintaining the fighting preparedness of the army … and the needs and emotions of the individual are pushed aside for the success of the nation at war," he wrote in his response to a question about soldiers raping civilians in war.
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https://www.salon.com/2016/07/13/is...pe_in_war_as_government_lurches_to_far_right/