In an article entitled “What does Jewish law say about the war between Israel and Hamas,” Jay Michaelson explores biblical, talmudic and medieval sources to answer that question, noting the long arc of rabbinic tradition bends toward nonviolence. In Jewish life, the normative perception of Torah is that it was given to protect its weakest individuals as the powerful do not need protection.

Source: How Jewish Nonviolence can help guide the Path forward on Israel-Palestine