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If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of pidyon shvuyim? Perhaps this scenario should be considered under a different legal rubric?
Credits: Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty
Published 01/29/24
In this episode of the Maggid of Melbourne's series on the mitzvah of pidyon shvuyim, we recap the remarkable story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings, in which 4 airplanes were hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and examine the responses of American...
Published 12/27/23