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Richard D

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Sat Jun 21, 2025, 06:34 PM Jun 21

10 Jewish Ethics That Guide Wartime Israel [View all]

These timeless Jewish values aren’t just ancient teachings; they shape how Israel defends itself, even in the most difficult moments of war.

When the Jewish state goes to war, it doesn’t leave its values behind. On the contrary, it brings them to the front lines.

Israel is often accused of being aggressive, militaristic, even heartless in its defense. But few stop to ask: What actually guides Israel in moments of war? What moral code shapes a nation constantly forced to defend itself in a world that rarely gives it the benefit of the doubt?

The answer is found not in think tanks or weapons systems, but in something much older: Jewish values. Rooted in Torah, refined through centuries of exile and persecution, and reborn in Jewish sovereignty, these principles form the spiritual architecture of Israel’s actions, even when those actions involve life-and-death decisions.

At a time when headlines flatten moral complexity, and Israel is judged by double standards, it’s worth stepping back and asking: What does it mean to fight like a Jew? What does it mean to wield power with a conscience?

Here are 10 Jewish values that don’t just explain how Israel fights, but why it must.

1) The Sanctity of Human Life:

https://open.substack.com/pub/futureofjewish/p/10-jewish-values-that-israel-goes
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Yes those values explain incidents like this. . . Stargleamer Jun 21 #1
Obviously.. Richard D Jun 21 #2
#2, #3 and #4 ChazII Jun 22 #3
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You do realize this is the Jewish Group JustAnotherGen Jun 23 #7
This is the Jewish group, yardwork Jun 24 #8
It's just the JustAnotherGen Jun 24 #9
Soon there won't be anybody here speaking out against antisemitism. yardwork Jun 24 #11
There are some who can be counted on to speak out. madaboutharry Jun 24 #12
So true. Behind the Aegis Jun 25 #16
I'll keep hanging on JustAnotherGen Jun 24 #13
Israel's adversaries have always judged it with a double standard. The aftermath of October 7 was a perfect lostincalifornia Jun 24 #10
Step back even further JustAnotherGen Jun 24 #14
Yup. Add the virulent antisemetic Mufti of Jerusalem during the the British mandate. and prior to WWII to the mix, lostincalifornia Jun 24 #15
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