Is the Bible a Manual for Genocide? Tucker, Huckabee & the Amalek Controversy
Rabbi Daniel Rowe
Did Benjamin Netanyahu invoke the biblical command to destroy Amalek as a call for genocide in Gaza? In this detailed response, Rabbi Rowe explains why "Remember what Amalek did to you" has long been a Jewish call to remember persecution rather than a command to target civilians, and clarifies what the Bible really says.