Place: Outside
the Marriott Marquis Times Square, NYC
Date: Thursday, January
31, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The following is a statement by Rabbi
Yisroel Dovid Weiss, a spokesman for Neturei Karta International
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid
Weiss, a spokesman for Neturei Karta International, Jews United
Against Zionism, stated at a recent meeting:
"Philanthropists,
government representatives and well meaning people, should
be apprised of the reality, that supporting Zionism and the
State of 'Israel' does not help Jews or Judaism, but on the
contrary only helps to perpetuate the tragic impasse and constant
bloodshed in the Middle East, both of Arab and Jew.
"Not
supporting the State of 'Israel' does not make one, in any
way, less of a friend of the Jewish people and most certainly
does not label one an anti-semite."
The Rabbi further
stated: "The terrible oppression and deaths wrought on the
Palestinian people in general and now
particularly of those residing in Gaza
is yet another example of the awful consequences
of Zionism. We Jews true to the Torah,
issue a passionate condemnation of these latest Israeli atrocities.
The deaths and suffering of these people, is only the most
recent example of the sixty year toll of human suffering created
by the Zionist enterprise in the Middle East. "History clearly attests to
the fact that the Jewish existence in all Muslim countries
was mostly harmonious and only since the inception of Zionism
has this relationship been destroyed. Remove the intimidation
and hyperbole of AIPAC and its ilk, and any logical person
will conclude that the difference of religion is not the cause
of the deep seated rift between Jews and Arabs. The new ideology,
the political movement of Zionism, which culminated in the
form of the State of 'Israel,' is the real culprit. In fact,
Zionism is the direct cause for the exacerbation of anti Semitism
universally." He further stated: "The Jewish principles
of exile may be a shock and a complete surprise to the well-meaning
friends and supporters of the Jewish people, but facts cannot
be disputed. The Torah explicitly forbids us, the Jewish nation,
from having our own State in this Heavenly decreed exile. We
must patiently await the day when the Almighty Himself, without
any human intervention, will bring the hearts of all mankind
together to serve Him in peace and harmony.
"Furthermore,
we are forbidden to oppress another people
or steal their lands and homes etc. We are commanded to be
loyal, peaceful citizens in every country wherein we reside." The Rabbi added
that, "It is a great embarrassment to us that the Palestinians
have suffered so much for so long at the hands of those who
masquerade as representatives of the Jewish people. Zionism
is a movement that disregards the Jewish faith and its teachings
on every area of life, including its commandment that we seek
peace and justice towards all people. "Rabbis, Orthodox
Jewish leaders and laymen, have been fighting Zionism continuously
since its inception and up until the present day. True Torah
Jews will never accept Zionism and the State of 'Israel.' "May
we merit to see, soon in our days, the peaceful and speedy
dismantlement of the State of 'Israel,' and the fulfillment
of Isaiah's prophesies. 'And they will beat their swords into
plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. No nation will
lift its sword against any other, nor will they learn warfare
anymore.'" |
