Morality at the IDF

 be honest, I’m not sure what side I come down on about Elor Azraya, the IDF soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian stabber last week as he was laying on the ground. My initial gut reactions were anger, fear and sadness at the instant anti-Elor reaction, given that guerrilla warfare terror attacks are anything but clear cut. We are talking about a Palestinian stabber who came with the intent to kill, who was seen still moving after he was neutralized. The rabbinic dictum of “haba lehorgecha hashkem lehorgo, rise up and kill someone who is trying to kill you,” prioritizing the preservation of one’s own life, even at the price of taking another’s, is what came to mind. And fear. The fear of a […]