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Our Sedra, like last week’s, discusses the issue of war & how we are to conduct ourselves in battle. But when is war allowed to be waged? The Halacha defines 3 categories of war: Milchemet Mitzva is an obligatory war, such as the war against the 7 nations that inhabited Israel; the war against Amalek; or any war that is defensive, when we are attacked. (The Yom Kippur War is one such example); just as we must defend ourselves personally, we must do so nationally. A king, or any leader of a sovereign Israel, may initiate these wars & all must join to save the nation. Milchemet R’Shut is an optional war, such as David HaMelech fought to expand the borders of Israel. This must be approved by the Sanhedrin. A 3rd type of war is when Israel either attacks to weaken an enemy, or "first-strike attacks" (the 6-Day War) when an attack upon us is imminent. The Rambam rules that this type of war is also obligatory & the nation may draft whatever personnel or supplies are needed.
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