Many of the idolatrous heritage sites like Bamiyan Buddha, Sufi shrines, and Hindu idols are being destroyed by Islamic fundamentalists around the globe. Does Judaism allow a non Jew to demolish such idolatry or is it encouraged for a Jew to recommend and help a gentile in eradicating idolatry by any means possible?
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2I don't know that the Buddhas of Bamiyan were idols. – Double AA Oct 14 '14 at 17:31
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Very related: http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/28969/does-demolishing-idolatry-require-specific-authority – Isaac Moses Oct 14 '14 at 17:33
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1Sufi is not idolatry AFAIK. – mevaqesh May 31 '16 at 23:27
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I suppose Judaism would also appreciate Unitarianism (a Christian sect which says G-d is one and reject the Trinity). – Turk Hill May 21 '20 at 17:11
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Technically, yes. It is a mitzvah to destroy Idolatrous artifacts and currently existing Idols
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2Yes, but does that extend to non-Jews (i.e. Noachides)? Does that extend to places that are not under Jewish rule? As I see it, that's what the question is about. (The mitzvah you mention is implicitly acknowledged in the question, otherwise the question would be meaningless.) – Tamir Evan May 21 '20 at 17:33