The Council of the Chief Rabbinate declared that the “Peace for Galilee “operation is a “holy war,” since its goals were to defend settlements which for years have been subject to attacks. Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren briefed the Rabbis on the war. The Council decided that the war was “absolutely moral, and there was no misuse of arms.” The Council designated tomorrow as a day of prayer and reciting of Psalms in the country’s synagogues, for the peace of the nation, its soldiers and the speedy recovery of the wounded.
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