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Rabbi Eliyahu Zaini Criticizes IDF Spirit Document for Lacking Jewish Identity
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 4 hours ago
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Rabbi Eliyahu Zaini criticized the IDF Spirit Document for lacking Jewish identity and including values unsuitable for a combat army, arguing it confuses soldiers and undermines Jewish tradition.
- 01Rabbi Zaini says the IDF Spirit Document ignores Jewish identity and includes inappropriate values for a fighting army.
- 02He questions the inclusion of "human dignity" in a military document focused on defeating the enemy.
- 03Zaini stresses a soldier's main role is victory and protecting comrades, not legalistic moral debates.
- 04He claims the document's language creates confusion and distances soldiers from operational goals.
- 05The document's reference to universal morals alongside Jewish tradition creates a moral conflict, he argues.
- 06Zaini asserts there is no Jewish spirit in the current IDF Spirit Document.
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