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Leading Israeli Rabbi Says: Gays Should Die
www.rainbownetwork.com ^ | Feb 7 2002

Posted on 02/07/2002 6:50:59 PM PST by AdrianZ

Rabbi Says Gays Should Die

Thursday, 7th February 2002

A leading Jewish cleric has called for homosexuals to be killed. The statements have come in the week that members of leading lesbian and gay groups are to meet Israel’s prime minister Ariel Sharon.

Rabbi David Batzri told the Israeli Ma`ariv newspaper that homosexuals should be “put to death” according to Jewish religious law.

Batzri added: "Homosexuals and lesbians are not only a sickness, they are an abomination which should be removed from every city in the country, also from those districts where they feel protected, like in Tel Aviv."

Batzri’s comments have caused outrage.

Reform Rabbi Uri Regev said, "the only abomination here are the words of Batzri, and not the existence of homosexuals and lesbians, who are part of the world created by the will of God".

Batzri’s remarks follow news that members of the Political Council for Gay Rights in Israel will meet with prime minister Ariel Sharon next week. It is the first time such a gathering has taken place.

The meeting follows a discussion with president Moshe Katzav last year. PCGRI representative Menahem Shizaf said: "We see those meetings with the president and prime minister as an accomplishment and an important message to the public."


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To: Hila
Fair enough Hila. But that passage is from Christian scriptures, not the Hebrew Bible that is part of Judaism. The Hebrew Bible notably leaves out mentions of women in homosexual acts and specifically mentions only males.
21 posted on 02/07/2002 9:31:54 PM PST by Levine2001
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To: illbenice
Funny, hitler thought the same way.

Are you calling Hitler a Misanthrope? There is a lot of circumstancial evidence that Hitler was gay. Certainly many prominent Nazis were gay.

What is next, leading Rabbi calls for the extermination of palistinians?

I'm sure there is a crackpotout there. On the other hand, the last three Muftis of Jerusalem have called for the extermination of the Jews and PA television calls fo rthe same.

22 posted on 02/07/2002 9:39:02 PM PST by rmlew
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To: AdrianZ
That is exactly what the law says, he is right on that!
24 posted on 02/07/2002 10:10:30 PM PST by RaceBannon
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To: Bar-Kochba
This Rabbi is obviously related to Freud and maybe does too much Aggados.
25 posted on 02/07/2002 10:10:37 PM PST by Nix 2
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To: Hila
What do you mean, "embarrassment," and I meant there is no prohibition in the Tanach, your old testament.
26 posted on 02/07/2002 11:02:53 PM PST by jonatron
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To: tedoll78
1) He is definitely not a "leading Rabbi". 2) The days of the week I am unsure about, but, in Hebrew, have always been referred to as "first day", "second day", ect. until the Sabbath. 3) Mixing fibers - actually only wool + linen, and we get our clothes checked. Usually problems are on care tags or in suits. 4) Restrictions on Hair Cutting - the Chatam Sofer, one of the prominent Rabbis in the early 19th century, writes that there are no reasons why having a beard is better than not. It is true that we are not allowed to shave with a razor, or anything else which will damage the follices/roots of the hair. We also aren't allowed to shave our head in a rounded fashion - i.e. cutting off the entire sideburns in such a matter that the hair looks like a helmet. However, it is true that a scholar has to dress differently, because of his station... And currently the accepted mode of dress includes a beard. My father's an Orthodox Rabbi, and I am studying to be one, and both of us are clean-shaven (though my instructors aren't :-)). 'Course he is active-duty USAF...
27 posted on 02/08/2002 2:33:03 AM PST by Krafty123
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To: ex-Texan
Yeah, but in Leviticus 18:22 it's been reduced to simple abomination. Same as eating shrimp.
28 posted on 02/08/2002 2:45:13 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: AdrianZ
Leading Israeli Rabbi Says: Gays Should Die www.rainbownetwork.com | Feb 7 2002
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Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, NOR THE DESIRE OF WOMEN, nor regard any [particular?] god: for he shall magnify himself 'above' all [the others].
DANIEL 11:37

29 posted on 02/08/2002 4:35:33 AM PST by maestro
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To: RaceBannon
Your# 24)
BTTT
30 posted on 02/09/2002 10:47:48 AM PST by maestro
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To: *SASU;*BRAAD;*Homosexual Agenda
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31 posted on 03/12/2002 9:37:43 PM PST by JPR_Boise_ID
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