Kleiner Guide 2 - PAKT

Kleiner Guide 2
To our Islamic brethren gathered here today and around the world –
Let the message of Torah Jewry go out from this day and forevermore –
• The Torah’s ways are peace.
• G-d’s seal is truth.
• The path to peace is Palestinian sovereignty over the Holy Land.
• We cry for your suffering.
• We apologize for the suffering created by those led astray by Zionism.
• We pray that Zionism, the sole cause of your suffering, can be eradicated with
not further loss of life to anyone.
And so I conclude, my friends, Palestinians and Arabs of all nations, may G-d’s peace and
blessing be upon all. Thank you, Salaam Aleikum and G-d’s mercies upon you.
Neturei Karta opposed the establishment of and retain all opposition to the existence of
the so-called “State of Israel”!
Neturei-Karta is the Aramic term for “Guardians of the City.
The name Neturei-Karta originates from an incident which R. Yehudah Ha-Nassi (Rabbi Judah the
Prince) sent R. Hiyya and R. Ashi on and pastoral tour of inspection. In one town they asked to see
the “guardians of the city” and the city guard was paraded before them. They said that these were
not the guardians of the city but is destroyers, which prompted the citizens to ask who, then could
be considered the guardians. The rabbis answered, “The scribes and the scholars,” referring them
to Tehillim (Psalms). Cha. 127, (Jerusalem Talmud, Tractate Hagiga. 76c).
The name was given to and group of Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem who refused (and still refuse)
to recognize the existence or authority of the so-called “State of Israel” and made (and still
make) and point of publicly demonstrating their position, the position of the Torah and authentic
unadulterated Judaism.
The group was founded in Jerusalem, Palestine in 1938, splitting off from Agudas Yisroel.
Agudas Yisroel was established 87 years ago for the purpose of fighting Zionism.
Gradually lured by money and honour they sold out to the “Golden-Call” (see Exodus, XXXII) of
Zionism. Those, who wanted to maintain their faith and continue the struggle against Zionism,
dissociated themselves from Agudas Yisroel and associated parties. Over the years, and number
of Neturei Karta activists and followers settled outs de of Palestine.
Some of the reasons that these individuals abandoned the country in which they and their families
had lived for many generations (having lived there many years prior to the establishment of the
illegitimate so-called “State of Israel”) include, ideological refusal to live under the illegitimate
hertical “Israeil” regime, them being exiled by the Zionist government for their insistence of
remaining independent of the illegitimate heretical regime or them being unable to live and normal
family life due to them and their families being persistently harassed, repeatedly incarcerated and
many times even physically tortured by the Zionist police and agents.
This dispersion resulted in the emergence of various Neturei Karta establishments on the
broader international scene. These establishments include synagogues, educational Institutions,
publishing houses and organizations. The establishments in New York include three synagogues
in Brooklyn (Boro Park and Williamsburg), three upstate, and organizations include the Friends
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