[Ariadna Note: I set two texts side by side, in juxtaposition, both verifiably accurate. The first lists some precepts of Judaism regarding the prescribed treatment of non-Jews by Jews. The second is a report of recent events related to the medical care received by wounded ISIS fighters in a special Israeli hospital.
Since the two texts are in apparent conflict, yet both are accurate, I can reach only one conclusion, namely, that Jewish altruism and compassion for fellow human beings, even non-Jews, be they even non-Jewish mass murderers, are so powerful as to impel Jews to transgress their own sacred laws, erring on the side of profound humanism, a trait that has not escaped the notice of European non-Jews for centuries.
Nevertheless, if there is another possible interpretation I am anxious to hear it.
Maimonides issued formal halakhot concerning saving the lives of non-Judaics, that Judaics are not to save the life of a non-Judaic under the following conditions: ‘Show no mercy to a non-Jew. If we see a non-Jew being swept away or drowning in the river, we should not help him. If we see that his life is in danger, we should not save him.”
Several journalists who were participating in a media tour organised by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) were able to visit the Ziv Medical Centre, in Zefat (North Israël). The hospital has at its disposal a service specialising in war traumatology. It is government-run and linked to the Israeli Defence Forces. In this context, it treats Syrian « refugees ».
[Talking to the patients, one of them confirmed] that more than 500 of [the patients] are members of Al-Qaïda, wounded during the fighting in Syria, and noted the details of the manner in which they had been transfered to Israel to receive hospital care, and then sent back to continue the jihad in Syria. She was then arrested by security officers.” More here.
