According to Torah, if you know someone is planning to kill you, pre-empt in order to kill him. You don’t wait for the 119 Goyim, [members in the UN, now there are 193] to decide that so and so deserves to be atacked and play by their rules. You don’t look at public opinion. If you just know that they are preparing to kill you, go out and pre-empt their actions, even before they do anything. [As Israel did before the Six-day war.]
The Rebbe pointed out that the wording is not Hashkem v’horgo which would mean: Pre-empt and kill him. The wording is Hashkem l’horgo which means: Pre-empt in order to kill him. You will not even have to go out and kill them. If they are convinced that you will do what it takes to keep the citizens of Israel safe, they would be afraid to even try.
==== based on a Purim Farbrengen 1969. JEM Rebbe how to deal with terrorists
Dedicated to lochem, Menachem Mendel Ben Devorah Leah, serving in the IDF at the southern front.
