In 1994 , Ginsburgh received widespread criticism for his article " Baruch Hagever " in which he defended Baruch Goldstein who had massacred 29 Palestinian worshippers at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron . Rabbi Ginsburgh wrote that it is possible to view Baruch Goldstein 's act as either following or defying five Halachic principles , namely " sanctification of God 's name " , " saving life " ( referring to allegations that Goldstein had received prior warning from the IDF regarding a planned Arab massacre of Jews , " revenge " , " eradication of the seed of Amalek " and " war " . The conclusion to the article is that Goldstein 's act emanated from the super-rational powers of his soul , therefore one can not rely on logical reasoning to determine whether the act was worthy or condemnable
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Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Yitzchak Ginsburgh