 In 2005, for instance, prominent Israeli Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl stated that "it should be known that anyone who wants to give away Israeli land is like a "rodef"", triggering an outcry and a special debate in the Knesset.In 2009, Jewish historian Geoffrey Alderman engaged in another controversy when he argued that, according to Jewish religious law, every Palestinian in Gaza who voted for Hamas was a legitimate target.He articulated his position in a
debate with rabbi David J Goldberg in "The Guardian"s commentary section.