Once again a new peace plan for the Middle
East is presented to the world. Certainly attempts at ending
the endless bloodshed and suffering to both the Arabs and
Jews is to be lauded, and in many cases embraced. Although,
in the present scenario, how the architects of this plan expect
to be able to attain peace without satisfying the Palestinian
demand of right of return, among other issues, defies understanding.
But those issues are obviously being addressed by the representatives
of the Arab people.
We take issue with the fact that the peace planners are totally
ignoring G-d and His commandments in the Torah (the five books
of Moses, i.e., the written law and the Talmud, i.e., the
oral law), and yet this does not seem to perturb them in the
least. Therefore, as Torah Loyal Jews, we would like to remind
the press and G-d fearing people around the world what G-d
commands us as Jews in regard to statehood, the Middle East,
and exile in general. And to unequivocally state that one
who does not reckon with the five books of Moses or the words
of the Talmud, and, most certainly, one who is not bound by
his allegiance to God and the laws of his Torah, cannot and
does not represent Judaism or the Jewish people. (Truthfully
stated, such an individual is not worthy of carrying the name
of Judaism.
At the time that G-d sent the Jewish people into exile, He
expressly forbade us to have our own entity, state, etc. In
fact, at the time of the destruction of the temple, G-d put
the Jewish people under three oaths (Talmud tractate ketuboth,
page 111a):
1. That we should not rebel against the nations;
2. That we should not go up en masse to the land of Israel;
3. And that we should not try to bring about the end of exile
through any means;
Transgressing these oaths which G-d set before the Jewish
people would bring about tragic results. Without any ambiguity,
G-d warned the Jewish people profusely in the books of the
Prophets, in the Talmud, etc., that rejecting these oaths
will cause bloodshed and suffering. We see so clearly in our
own time how this prophecy has come to life with horrible
consequences. (as we unfortunately see today). These oaths
of exile are in effect regardless of to whether the land in
question is populated or barren.
The land the Zionists decided to occupy was land belonging
to a people, and they usurped the land from them. Thus, not
only have they violated the holy oaths – but by oppressing
the inhabitants of the land, and by subjugating them, etc.
they have committed another cardinal sin
against G-d, against the teachings of the Torah and against
the whole concept of the Jewish people as a people of compassion,
who are to emulate G-d.
The result is unfortunately tragic and catastrophic. Being
that this ongoing present terrible situation - which has gone
on now for close to 100 years - is a result of transgressing
the above oaths and commandments of G-d, the only way to end
the suffering is through repentance. Repentance means to return
to submission to G-d and accept our existence as a people
in exile, and to return the Holy land in full to the
Palestinians.
We strive to merely state the truth of the Torah, that the
Jewish people never aspired and do not aspire to have their
own entity or any political existence. In fact, our will is
simply to follow the Torah, to be a people of the book, and
be loyal to the countries wherein we reside as is required
by G-d. Repentance, acceptance of the teachings of the Torah,
return of the land in full, and the complete dismantlement
and transformation of the entire “state of Israel”
to a land belonging to the rule of the indigenous Palestinian
people, is the only G-dly solution, and the only solution
that can truly bring peace.
Regarding all the other attempts at peace, we can only quote
what is stated in the Holy Torah: “Why are you transgressing
the words of G-d? It will not be successful.” (Numbers
14: 41)
This transformation is the will of G-d, and it will ultimately
come to pass - our prayers and hopes are that this should
happen peacefully and speedily. At that time, the Jewish people
can once again live in peace and harmony with their Palestinian
cousins, as they have co-existed before the advent of Zionism.
And just as Jews reside throughout the world under the rule
of their host nation and have done so for close to two thousand
years, so we want to continue doing. Ultimately, our yearnings
and prayers are for the day that (when) G-d deems the time
proper - and He Himself, without a human being lifting a finger
or uttering a word, will end the exile by revealing His glory
to the whole world. At that time, “the world will be
filled with the knowledge of G-d”, and “the wolf
will rest with the sheep”, and “the swords will
be beaten into plowshares” and all mankind will serve
Him together in peace and harmony.
For more information contact
Neturei Karta International,
Monsey, NY
914-262-8342,
www.nkusa.org
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