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June 27, 2023

Rioting in Palestinian Villages Betrays Jewish Values and Undermines Israeli Security

“There is no Jewish law, commandment, or custom to justify such behavior.”

Last week, Palestinian terrorists murdered four Israelis, and wounded four others, at a gas station north of Jerusalem. Shortly thereafter, hundreds of Jewish locals set upon nearby Palestinian villages, setting fire to homes and automobiles, and in a few cases shooting guns. One Palestinian was killed, although the cause of death is still being investigated. Since then, jihadist terror has continued apace, including a first-ever attempt to launch rockets into central Israel from Samaria. Rabbi Yaakov Medan, a director of a prominent West Bank yeshiva, comments on the attacks on Palestinian civilians:

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