Rabbi Eyal Karim will be appointed IDF Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Eyal Karim, whose appointment as the IDF Chief Rabbi was delayed by the Israeli Supreme Court, will be appointed on Thursday after the Supreme Court removed the interim order. The order was lifted after the Meretz petitioners accepted Karim’s statements to the court.
Nov 28, 2016, 6:30PM
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Rabbi Eyal Karim Photo Credit: Bamahane\Channel 2 News
Colonel Rabbi Eyal Karim will be appointed the IDF Chief Rabbi after the Israeli Supreme Court removed the interim court that delayed the appointment. Karim is expected to be appointed on Thursday. The order was lifted after the petitioners from the Meretz party told the court that they accept Karim’s statement to the court. „We believe that the petition achieved its goal,” the petitioners told the court.
Last week, Karim submitted his statement to the Supreme Court. Karim said that he doesn’t take back his previous statements but he further explained his opinions: „I was wrong to briefly answer complex questions that have more than one religious interpretation; and it was wrong that I never clearly stated my own stance, which hurt some people.”
He was referring to his alleged statements that permit the rape of women during war: „Never have I said, written or even thought that IDF soldiers are allowed to rape women during war. In my opinion, it is completely prohibited for soldiers to commit these acts. That was my view and is my view still today.”
He also explained his opinions regarding soldiers from the LGBT community: “On two points I cannot change my opinion: the first being that the Torah completely prohibits homosexuality; the second being my unequivocal position that all people, including those in the LGBT community, need to be treated with love, support and inclusion.”
