How dare you conflate those who plot and attempt to murder civilians with otherwise innocent foreign nationals who crossed our borders in search of a better life?! You should be ashamed of yourself - a law school student, at that!
Those who wage terrorist war against this country only have two options - high explosive or full metal jacket. Find me a single widely accepted halachic ruling which says otherwise. If on the off chance that an individual is captured on the field of battle - in the context of an ongoing war - there is nothing preventing his execution, indefinite detainment, or forced extraction of battle critical information (which will certainly shorten the war and thus save innocent life).
Everything I have stated above falls under the laws of the "pursuer" and the rules of self defense, clearly delineated in halacha. It is questionable if non-Jewish or secular states have any halachic basis to fight war, period.
On the question of leaving a 4th side open in a siege, Nachmanides clearly states that this is only applicable in "authorized" and not "obligatory" wars (which really only pertain to a Jewish nation). In "obligatory" wars - such as those that preserve the life of Jews, our allies, or possibly other innocents - we are not allowed to give the enemy a chance to flee, but must destroy them, without mercy.
The only thing that is cut and dry about this is that you've confused everything. This case certainly has nothing to do with illegal aliens, and your injection of that issue into the note is completely irrelevant.
Moses would spit, a lot, and then hit you with a stick, before he hugged you and explained everything.
Those who wage terrorist war against this country only have two options - high explosive or full metal jacket. Find me a single widely accepted halachic ruling which says otherwise. If on the off chance that an individual is captured on the field of battle - in the context of an ongoing war - there is nothing preventing his execution, indefinite detainment, or forced extraction of battle critical information (which will certainly shorten the war and thus save innocent life).
Everything I have stated above falls under the laws of the "pursuer" and the rules of self defense, clearly delineated in halacha. It is questionable if non-Jewish or secular states have any halachic basis to fight war, period.
On the question of leaving a 4th side open in a siege, Nachmanides clearly states that this is only applicable in "authorized" and not "obligatory" wars (which really only pertain to a Jewish nation). In "obligatory" wars - such as those that preserve the life of Jews, our allies, or possibly other innocents - we are not allowed to give the enemy a chance to flee, but must destroy them, without mercy.
The only thing that is cut and dry about this is that you've confused everything. This case certainly has nothing to do with illegal aliens, and your injection of that issue into the note is completely irrelevant.
Moses would spit, a lot, and then hit you with a stick, before he hugged you and explained everything.
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