[Avodah] killing a neutralized terrorist

[Eli Turkel via Avodah]

Went to a shiur today on killing a neutralized terrorist (ie between the
time he is no longer a danger and the time he is in police custody).
Rav Algazi stressed that the shiur is based on halachic sources and not
just feelings. Much was based on hilchot rodef and strongly based on
teshuvot of Achiezer.
Anyone interested in the mekorot can email me (eliturkel at gmail.com)

He further stressed the shiur was NOT halacha le-maaseh. He brought a story
that when he was in the army in Jenin there were rumors that the
Palestinians were preparing mass graves to prove that there was a mass
extermination by Israeli. His unit got orders from the highest level to go
in and check these "graves" to prevent a PR disaster. However, the next day
was shabbat. Rav Algazi called haRav Mordechai Eliyahu whether it was
permitted to violate shabbat to investigate nonJewish deaths. The answer he
received was that if the international media was waiting to hear from the
Palestinians then it was a MITZVA to go in on shabbat and prevent bad
publicity on Israel.

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Eli Turkel
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