# Ethics of Israeli settlements **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 17, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-israeli-settlements/554116 "2010-09-17T19:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-israeli-settlements/554116/14 "2010-09-17T20:16:48Z")
> [@yelimS](#): > > Also, I tried in the OP to shift the focus to ethics, not legalities, just because we’re dealing with individuals not bound by international law, but hopefully with some capability for moral judgement. But _does_ the OP of the original thread have some capability for moral judgement? It seems that God’s mandate is trumping any ethical, moral, or legal concerns here: > [@Ask the "crazy" settler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-crazy-settler/553889/30): > > … > Because as Orthodox Jews, we feel we belong in Israel. It felt hypocritical, to me, to pray every day about returning to Israel without doing it. This is where we belong… The OP is unconcerned with moral judgements. It would be “hypocritical” to remain in the US when there are portions of Palestine in need of Isreali occupation. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-israeli-settlements/554116)._