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UK: Rabbis condemn Israel in latest show of Jewish opposition to Gaza war

www.middleeasteye.net

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29147366

By Simon Hooper
Published date: 25 April 2025 15:17 BST
"“We stand with all those in Israel-Palestine seeking to bring about a just and lasting peace. We share in their call for an end to the bombing; an end to the siege; and the safe release of the hostages.”
The rabbis' intervention appears to hint at growing frustration and impatience within British Jewish communities towards the staunchly pro-Israel stance and claims to leadership of conservative Jewish institutions such as the Board of Deputies.
Signatories of the letter include prominent figures within both Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism."

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“We feel it is our duty to remind Israel’s leaders of the core Jewish teaching that war can never be waged for revenge or expansion"
Never mind the last 18 months, they're about 60 years too late.

Good on them for calling out Israel’s bullshit, genocide is genocide no matter who is doing it
- Exactly. So sick and tired of the right claiming that it is antisemitic to say that bombing children is a bad thing.

About fucking time. Now if they could do a bit more than the absolute minimum that would be great.

Signatories of the letter include prominent figures within both Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism
How long till those of Orthodox Judaism start using the "antisemitic" label for these (potentially less "seriously Jewish" in the Orthodox mind) Reform/Liberal sects...???
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