Commentary for Avodah Zarah 83:9
איתיביה עובד כוכבים מבטל עבודת כוכבים שלו ושל חברו וישראל אינו מבטל עבודת כוכבים של עובד כוכבים אמאי תיהוי כעבודת כוכבים שנשתברה מאליה
[R. Yohanan] raised another difficulty against [Resh Lakish]: An idolater can annul an idol belonging to himself or to another idolater, but an Israelite cannot annul the idol of an idolater. But why not? Let it be considered the same as an idol which was broken of its own accord!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
According to the mishnah, an Israelite cannot annul an idol belonging to an idolater. But why should these fragments not be permitted if he breaks them? Why not consider this to be like an idol that broke on its own? This proves, to R. Yohanan, that an idol that broke on its own is not permitted.
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