"They must not be left alive": a call to investigate Rabbi Mazuz

 

"They must not be left alive": a call to investigate Rabbi Mazuz Google Translation of "אסור להשאיר אותם חיים": קריאה לחקור את הרב מאזוז לאחר דבריו הקשים (israelhayom.co.il)   "They must not be left alive": a call to investigate Rabbi Mazuz after his harsh words After the terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, the senior Sephardic rabbi quoted Rabbi Kahane in his class and said, "The Arabs are beasts of prey; If you can't kill them, you'll deport them" • The Tag Meir forum wrote to Attorney General Bahar-Miara, demanding that she examine whether his remarks constitute a violation of the Counter-Terrorism Law • "There is a real possibility that his words will lead to the commission of an act of terrorism"   Hanan Greenwood 30/1/2023, 11:36, Updated30/1/2023, 14:06 "Wild incitement":Attorney  Itay Mek wrote to the Attorney General this morning (Monday) on behalf of the Tag Meir Forum, demanding that an investigation be opened against Rabbi Meir Mazuz, one of Israel's most prominent Sephardic rabbis. On Saturday night, Rabbi Mazuz gave a lesson in which he addressed the horrific attack in Neve Ya'akov. "God gave us instruments of war. If they (the Arabs) start, they should not be left alive on earth. If you can't kill them, you'll expel them," he exclaimed during the lesson. Moreover, Rabbi Mazuz quoted Rabbi Kahane: "When a Jew receives a blow from a Gentile, this Gentile will give him $100, take all his belongings" and argued that "if they had kept it, who knows, we would have saved a lot of trouble. But they say no, Kahane is racist, and you shouldn't follow him. They are beasts of prey, there is no regulation for these human savages, only to remove them." The scene of the attack in the Neve Ya'akov neighborhood of Jerusalem (archive), Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 After the remarks were exposed, attorney Itay Mak wrote to the Attorney General, claiming that "Rabbi Mazuz's shocking remarks – especially in light of his public status and the date they were published – appear to constitute violations of the Combating Terrorism Law, of identification with a terrorist organization, in circumstances where there is a real possibility that this will lead to the commission of a terrorist act or offense, and/or a direct call to commit an act of terrorism. Based on the content of the publication and the circumstances in which it was published, there is a real possibility that it will lead to the commission of an act of terrorism." The Tag Meir forum claimed that the last remarks were a reminder of "the wild incitement that preceded the massacre at the Cave of the Patriarchs and the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, when the law enforcement authorities used silk gloves on far-right activists and his rabbis." Accordingly, they called for lessons to be learned from the past: "Procrastination in bringing Rabbi Mazuz to criminal justice may result in loss of life, as well as legitimize the rabbis and other public figures to unleash restraint and publicly support the realization of the path of such movements, Kahane Chai and Rabbi Kahane."