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The Jewish people are commanded by Almighty G-d to live in peace with all peoples and nations<br />
on the face of the globe. Our agenda is simple – It is to humbly worship the Creator at all times.<br />
As Torah Jewish we are called upon to feel and express our sense of compassion when any<br />
person or group of human beings suffers, In the words of King David, the Psalmist, “And His<br />
Mercy is upon all His creatures.”<br />
All men are created in the image of G-d. As Torah Jewish our prime imperatives in dealing with<br />
our non-Jewish brethren – and certainly our cousins the Arab peoples – are peace, respect,<br />
mutual understanding and empathy. Thus, it is obvious that the Jewish people has no quarrel<br />
whatsoever with any Arab nation. Why have the tragic events of last 52 years come to pass? The<br />
answer lies in one word – Zionism. In the name of believing Jewry the world over, we ask that you<br />
do not confuse Zionism with Judaism. Judaism is the faith of the Torah and the Talmud. It demands<br />
fairness and kindness towards all peoples. Zionism is the substitution of the Jewish religion for an<br />
empty nationalism. When we look at the cauldron of suffering which the Middle East has become<br />
for the Palestinian people we stand back aghast – homes and lives lost, family suffering, the list<br />
goes on and on. We know all too well the evil with which the Palestinian people grapple daily. We,<br />
the Torah people have faced this enemy for over a century.<br />
Zionism rejects G-d and the basics of Judaism. It is ruthless in its dealings with all men, non-Jews<br />
and indeed, Jews as ourselves who dare to stand in its way. We condemn Zionists beliefs and<br />
aggressions in no uncertain terms. And, of greatest importance today we wish to publicly state<br />
that the Jewish people never has had and does not have any quarrel with the Palestinian people<br />
– anywhere on the face of the earth. Zionism has misled some Jews into thinking that there<br />
exists a need to pursue aggressive policies against the Palestinian people to steal their land and<br />
persecute their people. This is hardly surprising as it is a creed in direct opposition to the basics<br />
of our Torah faith.<br />
The justice of the current situation lies entirely with the Palestinian people. They have been<br />
dispossessed. Political control over the land belongs to them. This ist the position of the G-d<br />
fearing Jewish people. They have opposed Zionism from its inception over one hundred years<br />
ago. Zionism is an embarrassment to the Torah Jew. Our prayers for the Messianic era are<br />
centered on the future – a future when G-d alone, without any human involvement, will redeem all<br />
mankind, who will then worship Him together in peace. Of course, we are saddened by the loss of<br />
Judaism life today in the Holy Land as well. But we must not let our sense of personal loss as Jews<br />
blind us to the true right and wrong of the moral drama before our eyes. My friends, for 52 years<br />
the world has ignored the just claims and rights of the Palestinian people. And, yes, for that same<br />
amount of time, some people, blinded by the dogmas of militant Zionism, have first created and<br />
then perpetuated this horrible abuse of an entire people. We are here to proclaim that the crimes<br />
committed against the Palestinian people when they were exiled from their homes in 1948 and<br />
deprived of their basic human rights, firs as refugees and later as persecuted subjects in the West<br />
Bank and Gaza were not done in the name of Torah or of Torah believing Jews.<br />
They were the deeds of Jews far from the letter and spirit of their ancestral faith. We condemn their<br />
actions these past weeks, and for the last 52 years and for the entire past century when Zionism<br />
has steadily pursued the policy of the ethnic cleansing of and land that hat and large and cultured<br />
indigenous population.<br />
21 Neturei Karta International<br />
<strong>Kleiner</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 2