Q&A: Hatred of Netanyahu
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Hatred of Netanyahu
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Is it permitted according to Jewish law for me to hate Netanyahu, if I think he has caused enormous damage to the state socially, economically, etc.?
Answer
It is permitted, and even a commandment, to hate wicked people. It depends on whether he is wicked in your eyes.
A wicked person in the halakhic sense is connected to observance of the commandments, and if he is like a captured infant, then he is not wicked. But with moral commandments, wickedness does not depend on belief.