 Notwithstanding, there is more than one description of the terms "Milhemet Mitzvah" and "Milhemet Reshut".According to the Jerusalem Talmud, also known as the Palestinian Talmud or Talmuda de-Eretz Yisrael (Talmud of the Land of Israel), compiled in the Land of Israel during the 4th-5th centuries, "Milhemet Reshut" is described as an offensive war, rather than a defensive war which is "Milhemet Mitzvah".The discussion over compulsory and permitted (or, perhaps, "optional") wars also applies to certain exemptions given to individuals within the ancient Israelite and Judean society