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Israel: Three members of an Israeli tank maintenance unit have died recently, and not due to the usual things members of the military die of. So, obviously the base must be cursed. A rabbi was called in to perform a Kabbalistic exorcism involving 100 shofars. Although the ceremony took place during the soldiers' own time, one senior officer was not amused.
MK Ilan Shalgi called the event avoodoo ceremony.He said,This puts the IDF in line with the Zulu and Tutsi armies in Africa. Primitive tribes hold such official witchcraft rituals and I suggest that the IDF appoint a senior witchcraft officer instead of its chief rabbi.
Despite the date, the story did not appear until after midday. Rabbis blow shofars to exorcise curse at IDF tank base - Israel Insider, 1st April 2004.
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1: Posted by: MM | April 2, 2004 12:31 AM
The senior officer's personal religion, of course, is no doubt the indisputable "God's Own Truth", and not that superstitious nonsense parcticed by the godless infidel.
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