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Hartman Ynet News A fter weeks in which all that was talked about was "the existential threat" of a nucle- ar Iran, it was somewhat comforting in a macabre sense to return back to (( normalcy" and the "regular" conflict between Israel and the terrorist groups that populate Gaza. Israel assassinated Popular Resistance Committee Secretary- General Zuhir al-Qaisi, the terrorist leader who was involved in the plan- ning of an imminent terrorist attack from Sinai. In response, more than 100 rockets were fired at Israeli civil- ian population centers. In response to that, Israel bombed munitions factories and missile launching pads in Gaza. In world parlance, the above is often coined, "a cycle of violence!' Should we exercise self-restraint? Or should we engage in preemptive, tar- geted assassinations, knowing full well the "cycle of violence" that will ensue? I cannot speak to the military efficacy of Israel's actions. I am, however, both a citizen of Israel and a teacher of Jewish law and thought, and I can speak from those perspectives. As an Israeli, I want my government to do everything in its power to change the status quo. This requires courageous moves of diplomacy but also audacity on the battlefield. I don't want a government arrogant enough to believe that for every problem there is a military solution. I do, however, want a government that is willing to experiment with the means at its disposal to make the lives of those who aim to harm me and my fellow citizens both difficult and extremely dangerous. As a citizen of Israel I embrace the need to act and to attempt to proactively give us the secu- rity that we deserve. As a teacher of Jewish law and thought, what do I think about targeted killings? While the Jewish tradition elevates the sanctity of life, it does not merely allow but obligates acts of self-defense. As human beings, we are endowed with power in order to com- plete and repair the world. At times, this requires of us generos- ity of spirit and social responsibility and action. At other times, however, it requires that we use that power in order to root out evil. When we do so, we are neither act- ing immorally nor amorally, but rather fulfilling our core moral responsibility. One cannot be committed to the sanctity of life in general without being com- mitted to valuing the sanctity of one's own life. Self-defense is a higher moral expression than self-sacrifice. Our tradi- tion teaches us haba l'horg'cha hashkem l'horgo (when someone arises to kill you, preempt them, and kill them first) and in so doing, gives moral legitimacy to preemptive acts of self-defense. Preemption, however, is a slippery term and can, in a slippery slope, morph into aggression. While power can be a vehicle for profound moral expression, it can also corrupt. Targeted killings of known terrorist leaders, those with blood on their hands and the self-expressed desire and capacity to spill more blood, are not morally ambiguous, but rather acts of tikkun olam, repairing the world. I hate to see 20 percent of Israel liv- ing under the threat of missiles. I am pained by the fact that they must bear the brunt of our actions. I am thank- ful that the Iron Dome missile defense system is able to mitigate somewhat the price that is demanded of them. At the same time, I recognize that evil exists, and that it is our responsibil- ity as Israelis and moral duty as Jews to see this evil, and even if we cannot destroy it completely, to do everything in our power to limit it and to not allow its terrorist intent to rule our neighbor- hood. In doing so, we are not instigat- ing a cycle of violence, but rather giving expression to the value we place on life and our right as a sovereign people to try to provide a safer future for our citizens. I pray and expect that the innovative- ness on the battlefield will not lead to arrogance and that the pro-active use of power will always be accompanied by pro-active attempts to make this use of power unnecessary. When we do so, we will be fulfilling our mission as Israelis and Jews. ❑ Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman is president of the Shalom Hartman Institute.