Kleiner Guide 2 - PAKT

Kleiner Guide 2
Neturei Karta International
Judaism is the faith of the Jewish people. It is predicated upon G-d’s existence and His revelation
at Sinai. At Sinai, in the presence of the assembled multitudes of Jews, recently released via
Divine miracles from Egypt, the Creator revealed His Torah to the nation.
This Torah contains the basic doctrines of our faith, Divine commandments and the narrative of
the earliest Jewish and general human encounter with G-d.
Throughout the centuries Jews pledged their assent to this Torah even when their lives were
at stake. They maintained this loyalty with almost unanimous allegiance until the dawn of the
modern age in the three hundred – odd years since the sc – called Enlightenment began, Jews
and Gentiles throughout European civilization have been losing many souls to its evil clutches.
Today unfortunately there are many Jews who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of,
and fail to, practice the basics of their faith. This is a great tragedy for many reasons. Perhaps
paramount among them is the falsification of Judaism that results when those unaware of its basic
assumptions speak to the general public.
It behooves all Jews loyal to their faith to proclaim to the world the truths of Judaism in as lucid a
manner as possible. Neturei Karta international is dedicated to the propagation and clarification
of Torah Judaism. Its only loyalty only is to G-d and His revelation. One of the basics of Judaism
is that we are a people in exile due to Divine decree. Accordingly, we are opposed to the ideology
of Zionism, a recent innovation, which seeks to force the end of exile. Our banishment from the
Holy Land will end miraculously at a time when all mankind will unite in the brotherly service of
the Creator. In addition to condemning the central heresy of Zionism, we also reject its policy of
aggression against all peoples. Today this cruelty manifests itself primarily in the brutal treatment
of the Palestinian people. We proclaim that this inhuman policy is in violation of the Torah. NKI
seeks peace and reconciliation with all peoples and nations. This is especially needed towards
the Islamic world where Zionism has for 53 years done so much to ruin Jewish – Muslim
understanding.
We welcome the assistance of all men of good will and stand ready to assist all whose agenda
coincides with ours.
Neturei Karta speech delivered
At the National Rally for Free Al Aqsa & Jerusalem
Lafayette Park, Washington DC
Hosted by the National Task-Force for Jerusalem
October28 th , 2000
With the Creator’s help, may my words and those of all the speakers today – help sanctify the
name of G-d. It is our Sabbath today and we are therefore forbidden use microphones amongst
other things. Nonetheless, we felt it imperative that we be here today together with you. Since
having spoken repeatedly in favor of Palestinian rights and claims I have been criticized in some
quarters. There are those who have asked me why I choose to give support to the so-called
enemies of my people.
The essence of my response, which I’d like to share with all of you – I do not consider the Arab
peoples in general and the Palestinian people in particular to be in any way, enemies of my
people, the Jewish people, the people of the Torah.
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