Assalam
Alaikum
There
is a vile lie which stalks the Jewish
people across the globe. It is a lie so heinous, so far from
the truth, that it can only gain popularity due to the complicity
of powerful forces in the "mainstream" media and
educational establishment.
It
is a lie which has brought many innocent people untold suffering
and if unchecked has the potential to create extraordinary
tragedy in the future.
It
is the lie which declares that the
atrocities committed by the state of "Israel" against
the people of Gaza and the entire Palestine, are the will
of the Jewish people.
It
is the lie which declares that Judaism and Zionism are identical.
Nothing
could be further from the truth.
Judaism
and Zionism are diametrically opposite and antithetical.
Judaism
is the belief in revelation at Sinai.
It
is the belief that exile is a punishment for Jewish sins.
It
is the teaching of the Torah they we are forbidden by the
Almighty to have our own state, or to rebel against any nation.
Zionism
has for over a century denied Sinaitic revelation.
It
believes that Jewish exile can be ended by military aggression.
Its
goal is to transform Judaism from a religion into a nationalism.
Zionism
has spent the past century strategically dispossessing the
Palestinian people.
It
has ignored their just claims and subjected them to persecution,
torture and death.
Torah
Jews the world over are shocked and pained at this relatively
short lived dogma of irreligiosity and cruelty.
Thousands
of Torah scholars and saints have condemned this movement
from its inception. They knew that the prior good relationship
between Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land and in the entire
Muslim and Arab world, was bound to suffer as Zionism advanced.
The
state of Israel stands rejected on religious grounds by the
Torah. Its monstrous insensitivity to the G-dly laws of basic
decency and fairness appall all men be they Jewish or not.
The
Torah true Jews have been in the forefront of the battle against
Zionism for over a century.
Our
presence here today is to refute the base lie that the evil
which is Zionism in some way represents the Jewish people.
The
reverse is true.
We
are saddened day in and day out at the terrible toll of death
emanating from the Holy Land. Most of these deaths have been
Palestinian. Not one of then would have occurred if Zionism
had never unleashed its evil energies upon the world.
As
Jews we are called upon to live in peace and harmony with
all men. We are exhorted to be law abiding and patriotic citizens
in all lands.
Our
message that we are presenting to you today is crucially necessary
to be known by all. Aside from the importance of our message
to, with the help of the Almighty, contribute to save the
Palestinian people and to help remove the dark stain that
Zionism has wrought upon Judaism, it is also necessary because
of another reason.
Many
of the people assembled here today
represent human rights groups that believe the answer to the
ongoing tragedies is to have a two state solution. But we,
Orthodox Jews, represent the Torah view that the only long
lasting solution is to accept the G-dly command of the Torah,
which opposes Zionism and the state of "Israel" entirely.
It is essential that the Almighty's command to the Jewish
people is known to all. This is crucial so that when the Zionists
wave the Torah and use the name of the Almighty, to legitimize
their occupation, the world should not become intimidated
and the Palestinian people's rights should be easier to attain.
Islamic
brethren – We condemn the current Zionist atrocities in the
Holy Land. We yearn for peace based upon mutual respect. We
are convinced that this proposed mutual respect is doomed
to fail as long as the Israeli state exists. We welcome its
abolition in a peaceful manner.
May
we be worthy of true redemption when all men will join in
brotherhood in His worship. AMEN.
Assalam
Alaikum |