Milḥemet Mitzvah or in Biblical Hebrew
Milḥemeth Miṣwah
(
Hebrew: מלחמת
מצווה, "War by
commandment") is the term for a
war during the times of
the
Tanakh when
a king (of the
Kingdom of Israel) would go to
war in order to fulfill something based on, and required by, the
Torah without needing
approval from a
Sanhedrin, such as war against
Amalek.
milhemet
mitzvah tended to be invoked in
defensive
wars, when vital interests were at risk...Questions about the
halakhic
justification for war again arise in modern times in connection to military
operations of, and service in, the
Israel Defense Forces. To the extent that
such operations are perceived to be self-defense, they are viewed as examples
of milchemet mitzvah
Maimonides Mishneh Torah Melachim uMilchamot - Chapter 5.1
Amalek, as described in the Bible was a barbaric, terrorist nation that
attacked civilians, women and children from the rear, as opposed to sending
their soldiers to attack soldiers. This is a parallel to the way Hamas and
other Islamic terror organizations
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