At the beginning of the present war on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared: “Remember what Amalek has done to you, we have been commanded. And we do remember.” He invoked the ...
Israel denies allegations of genocide in Gaza, asserting its right to defend itself as a sovereign nation as it it ignores ...
Content warning: This article discusses death, genocide, Islamophobia, and anti-Arab racism. The longstanding crisis in Palestine and Israel gained worldwide attention on October 7, and has since been ...
“Gaza is like Sodom. Those who like there are similar to the Amalek (the archetypal enemy of Jewish people and the symbol of evil in Jewish religion and folklore). That population is really like ...
Leaders of the event invoked the conflict in Israel as evidence of “Amalek’s rage,” echoing language used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who in 2023 likened Palestinians to Amalek, a ...
He considers remembering Shabbat (Sefer Hamitzvot, Asin #155), Amalek (ibid. #189), and the Exodus (Hilchot Chametz Umatza 7:1) as mitzvot, while excluding the others. Maimonides’ shorter list ...