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Bennett: I never called for disobedience
Moran Azulay
Published: 22.12.12, 23:25
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1. God bless Naftali Bennett
Steve Klein   (12.23.12)
Bennett said he would not obey immoral orders to uproot Jews from their homes and property like thousands of law-abiding Jews were disgracefully uprooted from Gush Katif, August 2005. Furthermore Bennet said he is willing to pay the price / suffer the consequences for not following immoral orders. This is what a good and a moral soldier does. Shame on all his critics.
2. The left are calling for disobedience & refusing to serve
Scott ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (12.23.12)
3. Nicely said No 1
jason ,   israel   (12.23.12)
I was thinking anyway it is not the job of the IDF to be uprooting Jews from homes, but the (professional) police force, if G-d forbid the democratic system votes for such an abysmal decision again. The IDF is the people's army and there to protect, not uproot.
4. Jews care only about Jews
Steven Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.23.12)
5. The left and center are worrried
P'd off yid ,   South of tel aviv-Is   (12.23.12)
that Habayit HaYehudi will trounce them on election day - and they will. The more mud Bibi, Shelly, Tzipi and others want to throw at Bennet the more we want to vote for him. Naftali do not apologize for speaking the truth!
6. #4 Steve - Who else will care about them? Arabs
Rachel ,   US   (12.23.12)
7. Bennett
Larry Rich ,   Beit Lehem Haglilit,   (12.23.12)
With all due respect to Shelly and Tzipi, illusive "peace" does not depend on Bennett, Bibi or any of us. The Palestinian / Muslim camp, as mis-guided today by theocratic quasi-religious power hungry hate mongers (who have and are duping their own people) are calling the shots. And that is why anything we do will never be enough to satisfy their unquenchable thirst for Islamic hegemony in our world.
8. Hey Benassi #4 - like you care about native Americans?
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (12.23.12)
Gosh, Steve. We like the way you whities care about the native Americans whose land you stole. And the black Americans you enslaved for decades. You're such a great role model for the world!
9. Clear Cut Rules in Ruah Tzaha"l
Yehoshua ,   Tzafon, Israel   (12.23.12)
The IDF has a code of ethics, which you swear to uphold as a soldier near the beginning of your service, called Ruah Tzaha"l. In that code of ethics, in the section entitled "Discipline," there are very clear rules about having to follow all orders unless they are "clearly/expressly/patently illegal" (בלתי חוקיות בעליל). That leaves no room for a personal moral compass; as long as the order is legal, you have to follow it. Even when it's illegal, but the results of its being carried out would be reversible, you are still required to follow it and then later you can lodge a formal complaint. All this praising Bennett for being ready to willfully violate a document he swore to uphold is unpatriotic hogwash.
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