Security09:21 · Sep 18

Lubavitcher Rebbe's Past Warnings Echo After October 7

By Itzchak Tessler

Summarized from Ynetnews by baba

Key points

01Lubavitcher Rebbe's past warnings about military strategy and concessions are highlighted in a new book.
02A letter from the Rebbe cautioned against reliance on fixed fortifications before the Yom Kippur War.
03The Rebbe opposed "land for peace" and believed concessions would embolden enemies.
04The book's author, Rabbi Elisha Pearl, was motivated by the October 7 attacks to share the Rebbe's teachings.
05Recent events have led to a reconsideration of the Rebbe's strategic insights.
06The book also discusses the Rebbe's efforts to bolster Israeli morale and views on military service.

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People

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Elisha Pearl, Aharon Haliva, Aharon Yariv, Shmuel Avtzon, Levi Avtzon, Ariel Sharon, Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn

OrganizationsChabad-Lubavitch, Hamas, IDF, Sichos In English, Sella Meir Publishing, Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshiva University

PlacesGaza Strip, Israel, Egypt, Brooklyn, New York, Europe, Nazi Germany, World War II

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