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The place where you are dwelling is holy land! According to Jewish tradition, in this place Abraham, father of the Israeli nation, was given the divine command to hold on to the Land of Israel (Genesis 13), as it is written: "Raise, please, your eyes and see from the place that you are at, northward, southward, eastward, and westward... rise up and walk throughout the land, to its length and width, for to you I have given it".  One that comes to uproot you from this place comes to uproot, together with the houses, the divine command which obligating to inherit the land and to dwell in it, and other additional commandments in the Torah of Moses.
 
The place where you are dwelling is holy land! According to Jewish tradition, in this place Abraham, father of the Israeli nation, was given the divine command to hold on to the Land of Israel (Genesis 13), as it is written: "Raise, please, your eyes and see from the place that you are at, northward, southward, eastward, and westward... rise up and walk throughout the land, to its length and width, for to you I have given it".  One that comes to uproot you from this place comes to uproot, together with the houses, the divine command which obligating to inherit the land and to dwell in it, and other additional commandments in the Torah of Moses.
  
The commandment to settle the Land of Israel is a great ''Mitswah'', commandment, of the Torah, that we were commanded to fulfill through ''Mesirath Nephesh'', the offering of our very soul. Happy (fulfilled) are you, and happy are all those that came to your aid, and offered their very being to prevent the destruction of the communities' homes through the force of arms. Our sages have already stated (Shabbat 130a,): "Every ''mitsvah'' that Israel offered her being towards its fulfill ... will be fulfilled through their hands." In the merit of your ''mesirath nephesh'' even Amona will be built up and blossom along with all the settlements of the Land of Israel throughout her borders.
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The commandment of settling the Land of Israel is an important commandment of Torah, which we were commanded to do amidst self sacrifice. Praiseworthy are you, and all those which volunteered to come to your aide, and sacrificed of themselves to prevent the destruction of the houses of the community by brute force. Our sages have already stated (Shabbat 130:1) : "Any commandment upon which Israel sacrificed... survived in their hands", in the merit of your self sacrifice, even Amona will be settled and built and will flower together with the rest of the communities of the Land of Israel in the full width of her borders.
  
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==Conspiracy of the Wicked==
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<b>The question of the masses: </b>Does the government, and its instructions today have any obligating validity?
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<b>Answer: </b>In order for a law or instruction will have obligating validity in halacha, there are three basic requirements:
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# That the law is set by people that know Torah and fear Heaven.
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# That the people would be appointed by Jews that fear Heaven.
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# That the law will be set by the Torah of Israel.
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Lacking these conditions, the government acts against the nation and its Torah, and is defined as a "Conspiracy of the Wicked", and it is not to be taken in to consideration.
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The current government is made up of Jews which are assumed to be lacking in Torah knowledge and fear of Heaven.  This is not an elected government, but rather a coincidental collection of power hungry, domineering people.
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On the matter of appointments of people to positions in Israel, the Rambam writes in the Laws of Kings 1:7: "Anyone that has no fear of Heaven, even though he has great wisdom, it is forbidden to appoint him to a position among the positions in Israel".  The writer of Sefer haChinuch adds to this (mitzva 497) that if the leader transgresses a sin, it is a commandment to hate him: "All the authorities in Israel... Anyone that lacks fear of Heaven... it doesn't need to be said that it is forbidden to appoint him to any position in Israel, but also it is proper to hate them and to distance them, and about them David said "I have hated all evil-doers".  In light of the above, these people are invalid for leadership.
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The decision of the High Court of Justice, given on the day of the troubles, and from which power it was decided to destroy the houses of Israel in Amona, stands, as is obvious, in contradiction to the Torah of Israel, and represents part of a long series of decisions, where the result is uprooting commandments of Torah.
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A group of judges like this is called, in the language of the Rambam: "Conspiracy of Traitors".
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Therefore, any law or order standing in contradiction to the Torah of Israel is cancelled and nullified, and it is proper to fight against them in any possible way.
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==Personal Responsibility==
  
 
Those who struggle for the wholeness of the Land, don't let your hearts falter! Do not fear and falter before the soldiers and police who beat with staves! Do not fear from the neighing of the police horses! Do not fear the "judges" who sit on lofty chairs whose decisions defy the Torah! Opposite the rulers who declare to uproot the Jews and their communities, and o uproot the Torah of Israel and her commandments - Arise and go out, to the help of HaShem against the mighty men! For in the end, the Torah of Israel will be victorious!
 
Those who struggle for the wholeness of the Land, don't let your hearts falter! Do not fear and falter before the soldiers and police who beat with staves! Do not fear from the neighing of the police horses! Do not fear the "judges" who sit on lofty chairs whose decisions defy the Torah! Opposite the rulers who declare to uproot the Jews and their communities, and o uproot the Torah of Israel and her commandments - Arise and go out, to the help of HaShem against the mighty men! For in the end, the Torah of Israel will be victorious!

Revision as of 10:47, 19 November 2009

Informal translation from Hebrew of the 5 Shevat, 5766 (3 February, 2006) statement:

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Special Court for Matters Concerning the Nation and the State
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Concerning the community of Amona

TRANSLATION IN PROGRESS, BELOW IS SUMMARY

To the Residents of Amona - and to fighters for the Land of Israel Be Strong and of Good Courage! To the residents of Amona, whom are fulfilling the commandment of settling the Land of Israel with self sacrifice, and to all who climb the mountain to help G-d against the mighty (see Judges 5:23) - a blessing of strength and courage!


Facing the pogrom waged upon you by the government, lead by people who raise their hand against the Torah of Moses, we are hear to strengthen your hand. About you our sages have said (in Mechilta Shemot Yitro 6) "to those that love me and observe my commandments - these are Israel as they settle the Land of Israel and give of their souls for the commandments: Why are you put to death.. why do you get burned... why do you get beaten? - Because I have fulfilled the commandments of G-d!" The police destruction forces which took control of the settlement and put their astounding beatings upon children, women, and the elderly with their iron dressed horses and clubs in their hands, and destroyed your houses to the foundation - all the thousands of soldiers and police officers - have transgressed, and you that have sacrificed are called the beloved of G-d. This government, which sucks the blood of Jews who keep the Torah of G-d in the land of their forefathers, has no right to exist.

The place where you are dwelling is holy land! According to Jewish tradition, in this place Abraham, father of the Israeli nation, was given the divine command to hold on to the Land of Israel (Genesis 13), as it is written: "Raise, please, your eyes and see from the place that you are at, northward, southward, eastward, and westward... rise up and walk throughout the land, to its length and width, for to you I have given it". One that comes to uproot you from this place comes to uproot, together with the houses, the divine command which obligating to inherit the land and to dwell in it, and other additional commandments in the Torah of Moses.

The commandment of settling the Land of Israel is an important commandment of Torah, which we were commanded to do amidst self sacrifice. Praiseworthy are you, and all those which volunteered to come to your aide, and sacrificed of themselves to prevent the destruction of the houses of the community by brute force. Our sages have already stated (Shabbat 130:1) : "Any commandment upon which Israel sacrificed... survived in their hands", in the merit of your self sacrifice, even Amona will be settled and built and will flower together with the rest of the communities of the Land of Israel in the full width of her borders.

Conspiracy of the Wicked

The question of the masses: Does the government, and its instructions today have any obligating validity? Answer: In order for a law or instruction will have obligating validity in halacha, there are three basic requirements:

  1. That the law is set by people that know Torah and fear Heaven.
  2. That the people would be appointed by Jews that fear Heaven.
  3. That the law will be set by the Torah of Israel.

Lacking these conditions, the government acts against the nation and its Torah, and is defined as a "Conspiracy of the Wicked", and it is not to be taken in to consideration.

The current government is made up of Jews which are assumed to be lacking in Torah knowledge and fear of Heaven. This is not an elected government, but rather a coincidental collection of power hungry, domineering people.

On the matter of appointments of people to positions in Israel, the Rambam writes in the Laws of Kings 1:7: "Anyone that has no fear of Heaven, even though he has great wisdom, it is forbidden to appoint him to a position among the positions in Israel". The writer of Sefer haChinuch adds to this (mitzva 497) that if the leader transgresses a sin, it is a commandment to hate him: "All the authorities in Israel... Anyone that lacks fear of Heaven... it doesn't need to be said that it is forbidden to appoint him to any position in Israel, but also it is proper to hate them and to distance them, and about them David said "I have hated all evil-doers". In light of the above, these people are invalid for leadership.

The decision of the High Court of Justice, given on the day of the troubles, and from which power it was decided to destroy the houses of Israel in Amona, stands, as is obvious, in contradiction to the Torah of Israel, and represents part of a long series of decisions, where the result is uprooting commandments of Torah.

A group of judges like this is called, in the language of the Rambam: "Conspiracy of Traitors".

Therefore, any law or order standing in contradiction to the Torah of Israel is cancelled and nullified, and it is proper to fight against them in any possible way.

Personal Responsibility

Those who struggle for the wholeness of the Land, don't let your hearts falter! Do not fear and falter before the soldiers and police who beat with staves! Do not fear from the neighing of the police horses! Do not fear the "judges" who sit on lofty chairs whose decisions defy the Torah! Opposite the rulers who declare to uproot the Jews and their communities, and o uproot the Torah of Israel and her commandments - Arise and go out, to the help of HaShem against the mighty men! For in the end, the Torah of Israel will be victorious!

To the rulers and their agents that have declared war on the Nation of Israel, on the Torah of Israel and on the Land of Israel, it is said, "Those depend on chariots, and those on horses, but we call forth in the Name of HaShem, our G-d. They are bowed down and fallen, but we are uplifted and made to stand upright. HaShem saves, the King answers on the day we call." "Let us go up and inherit it, for we are well able to overcome it."

It is signed: Chief Justice R' Yisrael Ariel
Justice R' Yoel Schwartz
Justice R' Dov Meir Stein
Justice R' Dov Abraham Ben-Shorr
Justice R' Hillel Weiss
Justice R' Eleazor Seigel
Justice R' Yisai Bavad

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