An Israeli rabbi likened territorial concessions to murder. “According to Jewish law, anyone who transfers even a tiny portion of Israel to the gentiles is considered a ‘murderous pursuer,’ with all the consequences that entails,” Rabbi Avigdor Neventzal, chief rabbi of Jerusalem’s Old City, said in a speech to high-school students Tuesday.
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