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Slander about a Non-Jew

Question

Hello, A person hears someone saying: I wonder who paid the terrorist organization for the cost of the messages, and says, "Surely Iran." Is this considered slander? When it concerns an enemy, which is a state?

Answer

Hello 

There is no prohibition of slander against a non-Jew. 

Answered 24 September 2024 How answers are reviewed
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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