Stephen M. St. John
A Jewish Informer
Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:12
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Maybe the psychopathic Zionist Neo-cons will "go for broke" with another "main event" to take the pressure off; maybe not. What is certain, however, is the hidden obstacle to effective investigation of misdeeds within the Bush Administration. This obstacle is revealed in an article by Rabbi J. Sincha Cohen of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and published in the right wing Jewish Press of Brooklyn, New York on 19 December 1997 (page 49). Here is the article verbatim:

A Jewish Informer

(In commemoration of the yahrzeit of Ha Gaon Ha Rav Yitzak Hutner, z"l, 20th Kislev - December 19.)

Question: Jewish law considers the crime of informing upon a fellow Jew a most vile and odious sin. Why? What is the nature of the sin of the informer (the mosser) that galvanizes such a negative reaction?

Response: The Rambam rules that an informer is not to be deemed part of Klal Israel (Hilchot Mamrim 2:2). In another section, the Rambam notes that an informer is not to receive a share in the World to Come (Hilchot Teshuva 3:12). The rationale of the Rambam, says Hagon Rav Hutner, z"l, is based upon the following theory: One who separates himself from the ways of the community (ha'poresh mi'darchei tzibbur) "even though he does not sin...has no share in the World to Come" (ibid. 3:11). Thus, separation from communal standards is tantamount to exclusion from the Jewish people. This, moreover, does not have to relate to any specific sin. Informing upon Jews, contends Hagon Rav Hutner, is an action that goes against the essence of Jewish communal standards. It is a behavioral pattern that is simply not Jewish. This is not what Jews do. As such, the informer (mosser) is excluded from Klal Yisrael because of his refusal to conform to the moral character of the Jewish people (Pachad Yitzhak, Pesach, Ma'amar 63:5).

Rabbi Cohen is the Rav of the Mizrachi Kehilla in Melbourne and the author of several halachic works, the latest being, "How Does Jewish Law Work?" (Jason Aronson)

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So there you have it! It would seem to me that the above described Jewish communal standard of not informing on a fellow Jew is diametrically opposed to the adversarial process of our legal system. This is key to understanding how these people do what they do. Patrick Fitzgerald take note. I wrote to George Tenet about this on 13 February 2000 with copies to Inspector General, CIA and the Office of the General Counsel of the CIA but there was no response whatsoever. Don't blame me for the pickle that we're in!