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The Sanhedrin is the authorized institution to decide in matters of army and security, this committee attempts to issue definitive moral guidance on these subjects matter and addresses the current administration's defense policy.
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The Sanhedrin has set up a commission for security matters.
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The most important findings of this commission are:
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1.  The Israeli education system is severely afflicted with a lack of education for defense matters - military history of Israel and the Middle East from biblical times until our days,  education for basic understanding of military and defense matters from public perspectives, and problems with personal security.
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2.  The IDF is in urgent need of an academic institution for war and defense studies.  IDF officers are not trained to handle battles in a rational way.
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3.  The victories of the IDF do not stem from the ability of the appointed commanders, but rather from the sacrifices of the soldiers on the field and from a weak enemy.  The enemies of the state are becoming more advanced at a time that the IDF is still living the lessons of the past.  Standing the IDF up to a test against a well managed enemy could, G-d forbid, end with serious failures which could cost much blood, G-d forbid, and with intensifying political dangers, including existential threats.  The captains of the state know this, and this is one of the reasons for the intensifying political concessions.
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4.  The army is accustomed to appoint its commanders more on political considerations than on professional considerations.  Sometimes the appointments are meant to prepare prestige for the leadership cadre of the party, who has its representative as the minister overseeing the army.
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5.  The IDF is severely afflicted, like the entire civilian system, from a lack of investigation and learning of lessons of actions of the upper echelons who adapted for themselves proficiency of legislation, honor, etc., in order to lower the responsibility of failures to echelons lower than themselves.
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6.  Investigation of battles and wars needs to be conducted by staff that the government appoints (not the army) in a way that insures independence.  That is to say that it is proper that a public tender go out in which will be published the conditions of acceptance, proper compensation, which would be suitable for hundreds of candidates, and from them, would be chosen the staff in a supervised lottery.  The staff will set its timetable for fixing the failings and will be obligated to report to the public immediate if the army and the political echelons appointed have followed through or not followed through with the task of fixing the failings.  Every one of the members of the staff will be allowed to express his opinion separately if he thinks that the corrections have not been actualized.
  
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==Leading Justices==
 
==Leading Justices==
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Committee Coordinator - Rabbi Dov Stein
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<br>Dr. Uri Millstein - World reknown expert in Israeli military history
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<br>Dr. Michael Bronstein - Expert in battle research.
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<br>Evyatar ben Tzadaf - Former editor of the newspaper of the IDF - "Ma'arachot"
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The commission discusses different topics.
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==Legal Rulings & Opinions==
 
==Legal Rulings & Opinions==
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* [[Psak 5769 Shevat 9|Commission of enquiry regarding the results of the military action “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza during winter 5769 (2009)]] (9 Shevat 5769, 3 February 2009)
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* [[Psak 5769 Tevet 10|Regarding the Military Action in the Gaza Strip]] (10 Tevet 5769, 6 January 2009)
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* [[Hachrazah 5768 Adar II 19| Demand for the cancellation of service of women in the army]] (19 Adar II 5768, 26 March 2008)
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* [[Hachrazah 5768 Adar II 5| A commission of inquiry in the actions of the police during the terrorist attack on Merkaz HaRav rabbinical college in Jerusalem.]] (5 Adar II 5768, 12 March 2008)
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* [[Psak 5768 Adar II 5|Decision concerning military retaliation]] (5 Adar II 5768, 12 March 2008)
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* [[Havat Daat 5767 Kislev 11|Comments and recommendations concerning the government's position on security matters, and its policy on the territorial integrity of the Land of Israel]] (12 Kislev 5767, 3 Dec 2006)
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* [[Psak 5767 Cheshvon 24|Decision concerning laws of warfare]] (24 Cheshvon 5767, 15 Nov 2006)
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* [[Hachrazah 5766 Av 21|An announcement by the leadership council of the Sanhedrin concerning the war in Lebanon]] (21 Av 5766, 15 Aug 2006)
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* [[Havat Daat 5766 Av 9|The Prime Minister's abandonment of responsibility in the midst of battle.]] (9 Av 5766, 3 Aug 2006)
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* [[Hachrazah 5766 Av 3|An announcement by the [Sanhedrin's] war cabinet on behalf of the leadership council of the Sanhedrin concerning the war]] (3 Av 5766, 28 Jul 2006)
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* [[Psak 5766 Tamuz 22|Supporting the war in Lebanon]] (22 Tamuz 5766, 18 Jul 2006)
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* [[Psak 5766 Sivan 24b|Permissibility of responding to an attack that originates from within or near civilian population centers during wartime]] (24 Sivan 5766, 20 Jun 2006)
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* [[Psak 5766 Iyyar 5|Concerning the Palestinian Authority]] (5 Iyyar 5766, 3 May 2006)
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==Relationship to the Nascent Sanhedrin==
 
==Relationship to the Nascent Sanhedrin==
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Revision as of 18:28, 10 November 2009

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The Sanhedrin has set up a commission for security matters.

The most important findings of this commission are:

1. The Israeli education system is severely afflicted with a lack of education for defense matters - military history of Israel and the Middle East from biblical times until our days, education for basic understanding of military and defense matters from public perspectives, and problems with personal security.

2. The IDF is in urgent need of an academic institution for war and defense studies. IDF officers are not trained to handle battles in a rational way.

3. The victories of the IDF do not stem from the ability of the appointed commanders, but rather from the sacrifices of the soldiers on the field and from a weak enemy. The enemies of the state are becoming more advanced at a time that the IDF is still living the lessons of the past. Standing the IDF up to a test against a well managed enemy could, G-d forbid, end with serious failures which could cost much blood, G-d forbid, and with intensifying political dangers, including existential threats. The captains of the state know this, and this is one of the reasons for the intensifying political concessions.

4. The army is accustomed to appoint its commanders more on political considerations than on professional considerations. Sometimes the appointments are meant to prepare prestige for the leadership cadre of the party, who has its representative as the minister overseeing the army.

5. The IDF is severely afflicted, like the entire civilian system, from a lack of investigation and learning of lessons of actions of the upper echelons who adapted for themselves proficiency of legislation, honor, etc., in order to lower the responsibility of failures to echelons lower than themselves.

6. Investigation of battles and wars needs to be conducted by staff that the government appoints (not the army) in a way that insures independence. That is to say that it is proper that a public tender go out in which will be published the conditions of acceptance, proper compensation, which would be suitable for hundreds of candidates, and from them, would be chosen the staff in a supervised lottery. The staff will set its timetable for fixing the failings and will be obligated to report to the public immediate if the army and the political echelons appointed have followed through or not followed through with the task of fixing the failings. Every one of the members of the staff will be allowed to express his opinion separately if he thinks that the corrections have not been actualized.


Leading Justices

Committee Coordinator - Rabbi Dov Stein
Dr. Uri Millstein - World reknown expert in Israeli military history
Dr. Michael Bronstein - Expert in battle research.
Evyatar ben Tzadaf - Former editor of the newspaper of the IDF - "Ma'arachot"

The commission discusses different topics.

Legal Rulings & Opinions

Relationship to the Nascent Sanhedrin

External Links

References

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