ISBN: 9781592646760 - ethics of our fighters: a jewish view on war and morality (6 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After centuries of military powerlessness, Jews in the twentieth century began to ask themselves fundamental questions of military ethics. Wars -- including current conflicts in Israel -- are inherently brutal. How, then, should Jews respond to Arab terror attacks before they had an army to protect them What does Judaism say about the bombing of Dresden, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, or rebelling against British control of the land of Israel Is 'land for peace' a moral option What about preemptive attacks in 1967 or after 9/11 Can we fight terrorists in urban settings while protecting our soldiers, avoiding non-combatants, and preserving our public image Ethics of our Fighters tells the story of these political dilemmas and moral debates. It draws from the pivotal historical moments of the last one hundred years to weave together the most important ideas of contemporary ethicists with the insights of the greatest rabbinic scholars. This book systematically presents, for the first time, a holistically Jewish perspective on military ethics.…