An open letter urges an end to the blockade of Gaza.
More than 1,000 rabbis from around the world have accused Israel of weaponising hunger in Gaza and urged West Jerusalem to allow aid into the enclave.
According to UN Palestinian refugee agency chief Philippe Lazzarini, around 90,000 women and children are suffering from malnutrition in what relief groups describe as a man-made famine caused by the Israeli blockade.
Rabbis and Jewish scholars from the US, UK, EU, and Israel signed an open letter declaring that the Jewish people “face a grave moral crisis.”
“The severe limitation placed on humanitarian relief in Gaza, and the policy of withholding food, water, and medical supplies from a needy civilian population, contradict essential values of Judaism as we understand it,” the letter read.
The rabbis called on Israel to allow “extensive humanitarian aid” while preventing diversion to Hamas and demanded that Israel “work urgently by all routes possible to bring home all the hostages and end the fighting.”
The letter, published on Friday, surpassed 1,000 signatures by early Monday. Jonathan Wittenberg, a UK-based rabbi, told The Jewish Chronicle last week that he was leading a campaign to break through “the callous indifference to starvation” and appeal to “the moral reputation not just of Israel, but of Judaism itself.”
Israel has blamed poor international coordination and Hamas, which it accuses of stealing food and attacking distribution points. Israeli officials argue that the armed group is using the “famine narrative” as leverage in hostage talks.
West Jerusalem has pledged to “improve the humanitarian response,” resuming food airdrops and implementing “tactical pauses” over the weekend to allow more than 100 trucks to deliver supplies to Gaza. Lazzarini, however, dismissed the measures as “a smokescreen,” accusing Israel of “whitewashing its image.” He insisted that Israel should instead unblock access for 6,000 aid trucks waiting to enter the enclave.
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Don’t believe the crocodile tears, these MFers are only on this train because it’s the only train .
They still couldn’t say the word “genocide” being committed by the Zio Nazis.
Fear of pogrom ? it will come anyway.
And this time it will be awsome
I think there is a need to draw a distinction between being Jewish and a Zionist supporter of the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza. I know some may write this off as a stunt but there are Jews who deplore whats happening and rightly so. Anyone who doubts this should take a look at the work of Dr Norman Finkelstein. A great man, who has suffered, for his honesty and integrity.
You are right about individual jews who are appalled by what the sionists are up to. But they are not of any influence on the events
Most western governments as well as powerfull jewish associations are supporting israhell in its genocidal murdering spree . Pro israhell propaganda is very efficient as many media are now also in jewish hands, spreading shameless lies.
Many ordinary people are now aware of the nefarious jewish influence on politics in general. Not only in the USA, but also in Europe. And have had enough of it.
The voices of the minority of jews who disagree with the sionists are not loud enough. They are not heard and have no influence on the (repulsive) events. That is why the world is turning against the jews
There is no difference, they are all Jews or Jewcucks, and there wouldn’t be any Jewcucks if there weren’t any jews.
https://youtu.be/dHFvEBWHWKk?feature=shared
Col. Wilkerson. On Gaza and general politics.
Just look where the money comes from: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14944391/marc-maron-reveals-cost-playing-Taylor-Swift-song-show.html This is just an example. Every time you walk into the supermarket or the bookstore (for example) you’re paying through the nose for the military industrial complex which is harvesting “royalties” to pay for bombs. Every movie, every game, every stream collects either by subscription, ticket price or advertising revenue a shockingly high fee. You can’t even play some old Eagles songs at a wedding without getting stung for the revenue. Sure, the big name artists get their cut and become billionaires but where does the real dollar take go? It’s a merry go round of exploitation. On the top of the ferris wheel people are paying big money for plastic surgery, weight loss drugs and entertainment; at the bottom they are starving to death. It’s horrible. Wake up.
https://youtu.be/gq68hwEA2Ec?feature=shared
Jacques Baud / Glenn Diesen on israhell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GqZ073kP00