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Chabad Rabbi: Jews Should Kill Arab Men, Women and Children During War

Rabbi Manis Friedman clarifies his controversial comment as quote from Torah permissible in case of self-defense.

The Forward
Nathaniel Popper
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Nathaniel Popper

Like the best Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis, Manis Friedman has won the hearts of many unaffiliated Jews with his charismatic talks about love and God; it was Friedman who helped lead Bob Dylan into a relationship with Chabad.

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