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Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin, Yigal Amir, controversially justified his killing by invoking a Jewish law against these people. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this type of person who must be stopped at all costs according to Jewish law. Far-right Israelis have controversially claimed that Palestinians who voted for Hamas can be treated as these people.
ANSWER: rodef (“ro-DEFF”) [or pursuer; accept din rodef or law of the pursuer]
[10e] Description acceptable. The law of the pursuer in the Babylonian Talmud does not protect people who commit this crime of violating the first Commandment. This sin, called avodah zarah (“ah-vo-DAH za-RAH”), was committed by worshippers of the golden calf.
ANSWER: idolatry [or idol worship; accept any answer indicating not worshipping the God of the Bible or God of the Old Testament or Yahweh or God of Judaism; accept polytheism; accept strange worship; accept paganism or heathenism; prompt on Gentiles or non-Jews]
[10m] Laws against pursuers and idolaters feature in this body of Jewish law, which is mostly sourced from the Babylonian Talmud.
ANSWER: halakha [accept Shulchan Aruch]
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Oxford BBirmingham0101020
Imperial ABristol B010010
Cambridge BSouthampton B0101020
Durham BCambridge D010010
EdinburghDurham A010010
Warwick BImperial B010010
Cambridge CLSE B010010
LSE ASouthampton A010010
Southampton BSouthampton A100010
Team 1Oxford A0000
Warwick ABristol A010010