By ex-Jew Gilad Atzmon: Rather often we hear from pro-Palestinian Jews about Jewish values of peace and Justice. Torah Jews’ Rabbis also insist that Judaism is clean of violence and that Jews shy away from wars and conflicts. However, Rabbi Kashtiel, a prominent Israeli rabbi, a staunch Zionist and a settler has a very different story to tell. For him to conquer is a Mitzvah. To start a war on Sabbath is to fulfil the Judaic heavenly mission even if unprovoked. Eretz Yisrael according to Rabbi Kashtiel should include Turkey in the north and the Nile river to the West.
I am not so sure that peace between Israel and its neighbours will prevail anytime soon.
Rabbi Kashtiel is a religious leader, avid Zionist and settler. The views he expresses are not only his own - they are pillars of the Jewish religion. It is important to listen to these views because they are far from being marginal. Although rarely discussed openly (let alone in a foreign language) they are embedded in the thought of the powerful Religious Zionist movement. This is Rabbi Kashtiel's original full address in Hebrew: https://youtu.be/ZyXfD7BxRms
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