Israeli rabbi says it’s OK to break Sabbath and shoot Arab arsonists amid raging wildfires
‘It is permissible to break the Sabbath in order to stop, and even shoot, Arab arsonists, according to the municipal chief rabbi of Safed. Another spiritual leader suggested that the wildfires raging in Israel are divine punishment for the delay in legalizing outposts in the West Bank.
“The prime minister described the arson as terrorism … it’s a miracle that people weren’t burned alive, but we don’t rely on miracles. It’s certainly permitted and required to violate Shabbat to stop the fire and the arsonists. And if necessary, also to shoot them,” the rabbi said on Facebook.’
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