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BBC Newsnight: The Rise of Israel's Military Rabbis (Part 1 of 2)

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September 7, 2009 on BBC Newsnight:

Israel's army is changing. Once proudly secular, its combat units are now filling with those who believe Israel's wars are "God's wars".

Military rabbis are becoming more powerful. Trained in warfare as well as religion, new army regulations mean they are now part of a military elite.

They graduate from officer's school and operate closely with military commanders. One of their main duties is to boost soldiers' morale and drive, even on the front line.

Israeli general warns of dangers of turning war into 'jihad'

This has caused quite some controversy in Israel. Should military motivation come from men of God, or from a belief in the state of Israel and keeping it safe?

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  • @BelfastAtheist I reckon Richard Dawkins and AC Grayling could sort out a 1 state solution in about 20 minutes!

  • @BelfastAtheist great idea: put Atheists in charge of Israel. Problem solved :D

  • @ShlomoHaAvinoo

    Karoke77 is right, Israel belongs to Atheists.

  • Great News, finaly the Arabs will get a taste of what a real Jew is like when they fight with the power of the living God of Israel. The seculare Jews dont even know what they are fighting for, they believe in sex, drugs, money. God is raising a Jewish army like King david and Joshua. Israel is beginning to realise that the only way to beat JIHAD is with a Jewish Jihad. Time for the Torah to take over and allow God to cleanse the land of the evil Ishmaelites.

  • Lol, "he felt like they were going on a crusade". Not saw, he felt.

    I love BS with english narrators.

  • @ShlomoHaAvinoo Atheists will take Israel by force. We are your God.

  • Who the hell do you think you are to dictate what WE do in our country?it is our country you are lucky to even support us.we dont need your support insignificant one.

    the time where Goyim and Seculars rule over am yisrael is over,youve kept our youth in darkness but they want Torah back.the revolution is Strong.

    Edom and Yishmael shall rot.

  • Of course the government supports making them more religious. Then they are more fanatic, fight better and question less.

  • @TheSpeckofdust hey stop being so mean. Bad for your karma!

  • @TheSpeckofdust caught you. fuckin pervert haha

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