Israeli Military Appoints Rabbi Who Appeared to Permit Rape

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IDF's Chief Rabbi Appointee Believes Terrorists Are 'Animals' and Gays Are 'Sick'

Colonel Eyal Karim made several contentious remarks while answering reader's questions for the religious website Kipa while he was still a civilian.

Gili Cohen Jul 12, 2016

Colonel Eyal Karim, who was appointed to the post of Chief Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces on Monday, served as an adviser for readers of the religious website Kipa while still a civilian.

Responses he gave in 2003 to questions about rape in wartime and whether women should serve in the IDF have been at the forefront of the criticism of his appointment from Knesset members and women's groups.

Below is a sample of some of the other advice he gave on subjects ranging from terrorism to homosexuality.

Asked, for example, whether terrorists should be shown pity, he responded: "Terrorists shouldn't be treated as humans because they're 'animals.' The rule that those who are merciful to the cruel will ultimately be cruel to the merciful applies to them."

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