Rabbi says Jewish party leaders aiding Arab-backed government may be killed

Rabbi Gedalya Axelrod, a former head of the Haifa Rabbinical Court, wrote in a handwritten ruling that Jewish party leaders who support a government formed with backing from Arab parties are subject to din rodef, a doctrine that permits lethal force against someone deemed a threat to life. Axelrod said such cooperation poses a danger to Jews.

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