Religion Roundup
Israeli Rabbi Calls for Hanging of Palestinian Gunman's Family
Associated Press
March 27, 2008
JERUSALEM - A prominent rabbi says the Israeli government should avenge the shooting attack that killed eight Jewish seminary students by hanging members of the Palestinian gunman's family.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu issued the call in a newsletter distributed to synagogues around the country.
Referring to the Bible's Book of Esther, Eliyahu said, "A country that really cares about its citizens should hang the 10 sons of the terrorist from a high tree." The original text referred to the book's villain, Haman, who plotted to kill all the Jews in Persia before he was foiled.
There has been a chorus of calls for revenge since the March 6th attack, in which a lone Palestinian gunman entered the library of the seminary and opened fire, killing eight young students and leaving a scene of bloodstained holy books before he was shot dead.
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