Maimonides Taught Ecology Protection, Scholar Writes

Ridgy, Almost 11, 1972-15

Israelis Oppose Pre-1967 Borders

Rabbi Helfand states that this
tenet of Jewish law, yishuv ha-
! same principle is extended in the
aretz (settling the land.)
turn part of the conquered areas
NEW YORK—Most Israelis are
He quotes the 12th Century acad- Talmud to include "all things,"
to Arab rule.
emician and philosopher Maimo- specifically mentioning the de- strongly opposed to Israeli's re-
On the other hand. 37 per cent
nides who interpreted the injunc- struction of food, clothing, furni- turning to its pre-1967 boundaries, are in favor of immediate annexa-
tion against destruction as apply- Lure and water. He says the vari- recent public opinion polls in that tion by Israel of the Arab terri-
ing not only to war but to any ety of objects enumerated in the country show. The surveys were tories 40 per cent are in favor of
life situation: "Whenever a fruit- Talmud "indicates a tendency to conducted by PORI-Pubic Opinion
maintaining the status quo, with
yielding tree is cut down with include all objects of potential Research of Israel Ltd. and re-
Israel occupation of the areas but
destructive intent, flogging is in- benefit to mankind" under this Ported here by the American Jew- without formal annexation, keeping
ish Committee.
law..
curred."
In one of the polls, 78 per cent open the option of some return as
of those queried say they are in part of a peace settement, and 7
favor of Israeli settlements' being per cent say that part of the areas
established in the Gaza Strip. The should be annexed to Israel.
These polls were taken before
tenance should be pleasant, and area, in the southwest corner of
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the recent evacuation of Soviet
By NAHMANIDES
Editor's Note: This histolc let- thy head bowed down. Thine eyes the country, which had been oc.cu- troops and advisers from Egypt.
thy pied by Egypt from 1948 until 1967
-
In determining "an authentic ter was written by Moses be Nah- s h ou ld look
when the Israelis captured it. holds This action, with the reduced threat
and formidable Jewish response to man (1195.1210), whose naine is heart upwards.
a large Arab population and con• to Israeli security which resulted
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upon
Do not gaze too fixedly
therefrom, could possibly reduce
the ecological crisis," Rabbi Hel- recorded in Jewish history as the
man,
when
thou
addressest
him.
Israeli opinion favoring continued
fand concentrates on the biblical RaMBan
israhmanules.
In another poll, 67 per cent of
Let every man be greater than
occupation of the Arab-inhabited
commandment of al tashhit (you
those
questioned
say
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know
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territories.
assuredly that one who exalts
thou shalt honor him, as did our favor of outright annexation of
the Gaza Strip by Israel. In
himself above his fellow-men re- saintly teacher who used to boo-
still another survey, less than
bels against the kingdom of hea-
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The protection and preservation
of the ecology is so forcefully up-
held by Jewish law and tradition
that Maimonides viewed the
wasteful cutting down of trees as
a crime punishable by flogging.
The extent of the relevance and
applicability of Jewish legal ma-
terial found in the Torah, the
Talmud, commentaries and rab-
binic works, in relation to the
environment, is examined by
Rabbi Jonathan I. Helfand, a doc-
toral candidate at Yeshiva Uni-
versity's Bernard Revel Graduate
School, in a recent issue of Juda-

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