February 21, 2015

True-Torah Jews Are Against Zionism

Israelis today, explains the anti-Zionist Jew Israel Shahak, "are not basing their religion on the ethics of justice. They do not accept the Old Testament as it is written. Rather, religious Jews turn to the Talmud. For them, the Talmudic Jewish laws become 'the Bible.' And the Talmud teaches that a Jew can kill a non-Jew with impunity." In the teachings of Christ, there was a break from such Talmudic teachings: He sought to heal the wounded, to comfort the downtrodden. The danger, of course, for U.S. Christians is that having made an icon of Israel, we fall into a trap of condoning whatever Israel does—even wanton murder—as orchestrated by God. ― Grace Halsell

"He [Nick Rockefeller] even mentioned to me once that they were having a real problem trying to solve the Israel-Palestinian problem. And he talked to me once about [that] they were playing with the idea of bringing Israel to Arizona, and taking all the people from Israel and giving everybody a million dollars and setting up Israel in the State of Arizona to end that problem. That's a problem that they're not in charge of, in a sense. They're not controlling that problem." - Aaron Russo on his conversations with Nick Rockefeller about the the Council on Foreign Relations and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (video). 


The annual Salute to Israel Parade march draws thousands of supporters each May in New York City. Should those with views hostile to Israel be allowed to participate?

"Although there are those who refuse to accept the teachings of our rabbis and will continue to support the Zionist state, there are also many who are totally unaware of the history of Zionism and its contradiction to the beliefs of Torah-True Jews. From its inception, many rabbis warned of the potential dangers of Zionism and openly declared that all Jews loyal to G-d should stay away from it like one would from fire. They made their opinions clear to their congregants and to the general public. Their message was that Zionism is a chauvinistic racist phenomenon which has absolutely naught to do with Judaism. They publicly expressed that Zionism would definitely be detrimental to the well being of Jews and Gentiles and that its effects on the Jewish religion would be nothing other than destructive. Further, it would taint the reputation of Jewry as a whole and would cause utter confusion in the Jewish and non-Jewish communities. Judaism is a religion. Judaism is not a race or a nationality. That was and still remains the consensus amongst the rabbis."

"We were given the Holy Land by G-d in order to be able to study and practice the Torah without disturbance and to attain levels of holiness difficult to attain outside of the Holy Land. We abused the privilege and we were expelled. That is exactly what all Jews say in their prayers on every Jewish festival, 'Umipnay chatoenu golinu mayartsaynu'—'Because of our sins, we were expelled from our land.'"

"We have been forsworn by G-d 'not to enter the Holy Land as a body before the predestined time;' 'not to rebel against the nations;' to be loyal citizens, not to do anything against the will of any nation or its honour; not to seek vengeance, discord, restitution or compensation; 'not to leave exile ahead of time.' On the contrary, we have to be humble and accept the yoke of exile. To violate the oaths would result in 'your flesh will be made prey as the deer and the antelope in the forest,' and the redemption will be delayed."
- Rabbi Gedalya Liebermann, True Torah Jews (Jews Against Zionism)

Say No to Anti-Israel Groups at the Celebrate Israel Parade

February 18, 2015

Ronn Torossian, Observer - When supporters march up Fifth Avenue on May 31, 2015 to celebrate Israel’s 67th year at the annual “Celebrate Israel Parade,” their attention may be divided between those who support Israel and the extremist New Israel Fund (NIF), a group that hurts the Jewish State, funds legal efforts that seek to place the rights of the terrorists over the victims who were killed while praying in Jerusalem, and has called Israel “racist” and “murderous.”

Plans are again in effect to allow NIF to participate. The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC) is still vacillating on whether to permit NIF to march. Facing pressure from both NIF opponents and supporters, JCRC won’t give a clear answer. As of today, NIF is in. Michael Miller, JCRC’s head, said through a spokesperson that there are new guidelines this year, and that “All Parade groups must identify with Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.”

Also, a new rule was added: “All groups must oppose, not fund, nor advocate for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) against Israel, which seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel by not recognizing it as a Jewish state.’”

This is pure subterfuge. While there is ample proof of continued BDS advocacy (and NIF funding for BDS), the reality is that NIF’s actions go well beyond BDS. When presented with proof, the JCRC would not provide any further comment. It is convenient ignorance.

Mr. Miller’s spokesman, Michael Mittelman gave us a glimpse into its reasons; “This new rule will be enforced in keeping with national level definitions, including those from the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, as well as other major American metropolitan Jewish communities and major American Jewish organizations.”

Simply, the JCRC is obliged to bigger groups and broader funding sources, some of whom wrongly support NIF’s egregious actions. As the Times Of Israel rightly noted recently, “Who the new guidelines retain and who they exclude is still up for debate — and may need Talmudic interpretation.”

To keep opponents quiet as long as possible, Mr. Mittelman suggested that “for security reasons” the JCRC will not confirm groups’ participation—hypothetical or otherwise—until a week prior to the parade.” A senior security official who has worked for the JCRC and other Jewish organizations told me this was “unadulterated hogwash.” He said, “The whole parade is a security target. An elected official or senior dignitary would be a target – not an individual small organization.”


The Celebrate Israel Parade should be a true salute from the left and the right; the Orthodox and the secular, the women’s organizations; those who love and support Yehudah and Shomron and those who may not; youth organizations and others.



In 2012, Mr. Miller asked me to write an article together with JCRC Board Member Matthew Hiltzik, the esteemed public relations professional, to urge the Jewish community to come out even though groups like NIF would participate. It was a new issue at the time, and I readily agreed, believing that the larger needs of the community trumped the desire to express disagreement with opponents. The JCRC’s leader at the time advised me that he needed time to review the matter further and in time would not allow groups like this to participate.

Mr. Miller: three years later, the time for action has long come. Stand up and be counted. As the late, great Zionist leader, Ze’ev Jabotinsky stated, “Silence is despicable.”

In November 2014, Birthright broke its ties with the New Israel Fund, suggesting NIF was no longer a viable partner for Birthright’s work spreading enthusiasm for Israel among the younger generations of Americans. Last week, the ruling party in Israel, said that the NIF is an “anti-Zionist organization,” and called it an “organization who act non-stop to blacken Israel’s face.” Israel’s Economic Minister, MK Naftali Bennett noted, “The NIF works methodically and consistently to attack our Israeli soldiers, accuse them of war crimes of torturing Palestinians and intentionally attacking women and children. They turn to the UN and to the committees that are most hostile to Israel and try their best to convince them that Israel is a war criminal.” They are all right – and JCRC is wrong.

The NIF spends nearly $30 Million annually toward campaigns that are harmful to Israel. The JCRC ought not allow this kind of “supporter” at the parade. The Celebrate Israel Parade should be a true salute from the left and the right; the Orthodox and the secular, the women’s organizations; those who love and support Yehudah and Shomron and those who may not; youth organizations and others.

The JCRC is silently standing with NIF, and Michael Miller is mistakenly capitulating to people at the UJA who support JCRC. This places JCRC’s needs above those of the needs of the Jewish people and Israel. For its part, the NIF expresses optimism about its chances for inclusion in this year’s parade. The Times of Israel quoted NIF spokeswoman Naomi Paiss as saying, “NIF looks forward to joining the parade this year since none of the guidelines excludes us. Although we and our partners sometimes strongly criticize Israeli government policy, no one except hard-right extremists thinks that equals delegitimization.”

There should always be debate as to what is best for Israel and the Jewish people – but some debates are out of bounds. Just as the extreme Neturei Karta protests the parade from the sidelines every year, so too should the NIF stand with them—outside the bounds of the organized Jewish community.

The world is increasingly dangerous for Jews. The attacks in Copenhagen are the latest of a series of attacks in Europe, and Jews need Israel now more than ever. With worldwide anti-Semitism on a steep incline, the investigator of the cover-up of the 1994 bombing at the Jewish Center in Buenos Aries in Argentina was murdered as he was getting closer to exposing the country’s president as a collaborator, and America’s president having a hard time admitting the fact that Jews were a target in the Paris attacks, there is no room for vacillation on anti-Semitism and anti-Israel deeds. In a parade that celebrates Israel, there is no room for a group that demonizes it.

My late mother often told me how my grandfather stood alongside the parade route in the pouring rain as she marched down Riverside Drive with Betar in the very first Salute to Israel Parade. It’s a beautiful tradition for so many of us, and a wonderful day for the American Jewish community to celebrate Israel.

The JCRC must not allow the New Israel Fund to participate in the Israel Day Parade.

Ronn Torossian is CEO of 5WPR, one of America’s largest independent PR firms.

Comments at Observer on this article:

Typical, a Jew who wants to silence anyone they think is critical of or harmful to Jews and Israel. It's ok if you talk critically of Arabs, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, etc.., but it should be illegal to be critical of Jews and Israel. This article talks so much about the alleged increase of antisemitism in Europe, but no where does it dare to ponder why antisemitism is on the rise again. Of course, it couldn't be anything that the Jews are doing, because Jews are God's chosen people, infallible and holier than thou. It couldn't be Jewish warmongering against Iran, it couldn't be Jews in the State department trying to start a war with Russia, it couldn't be Jewish banks enslaving half of Europe with their "loans", it couldn't be Jewish Hollywood spreading lies and filth that infect the other 98% of non Jews in the nation. No, Jews have never done anything to deserve this hate, and therefore disliking Jews should be illegal. And by the way, that prosecutor wasn't near implicating the Argentine president for covering up for Iran. Quite the opposite, the President knew those two Argentine bombings were done by Mossad. Israel just wanted to give her a black eye for strengthening ties with Russia and for supporting Palestinian right of statehood. - paolograziano717


We keep saying that Israel keeps expelling Palestinians from their home land. How does Israel do that? By using harsh policies against the Indigenous Palestinians. The following is from Michael Ben-Yair, who is a former attorney general of Israel: "The West Bank has remained an occupied territory for over 47 years. During this period we have ignored international treaties; expropriated land; moved Israeli settlers from Israel to the occupied territories; engaged in acts of disinheritance and theft. We have justified all these actions in the name of security. Over the years, the motives for the occupation have merged into the following: economic exploitation of the occupied territories for the well-being of Israeli settlers and their needs. In our eagerness to maintain control over the occupied territories, we have developed two separate legal systems: an advanced, liberal system for Israel and Israeli settlers; and a cruel, abusive system for Palestinians in the occupied territories. In effect, we imposed an apartheid regime in the occupied territories immediately after their conquest. This oppressive regime exists to this day." - Essam Salim

Rabbi Moshe Ber Beck, rabbi in Monsey, USA:

We are religious Jews who cling to the old, original Jewish faith and Torah. Our purpose in appearing here today is to make known to the world something that not everyone knows: that the authentic Jewish people is not identical with the Zionist idea and the Zionist state, but rather they are antithetical, like day and night.

G-d sent the Jewish people into exile due to their sins. Through His true prophets, He warned us not to organize ourselves and arise on our own from exile. G-d alone, without help from any creature and without any organization, will redeem us.

The Jewish people's entire life and existence is faith and Torah. They have been waiting in exile for almost two thousand years, with loyalty to the warnings and promises of G-d.

About 150 years ago, non-believing individuals arose who incorrectly understood the essence of the Jewish people. They saw the Jewish people as fundamentally not spiritual but material, and they proposed a modern solution to the "problem of exile".

Mocking the old tradition of faith and hope, they introduced the concept of self-organization, which the Torah forbids. It is from this concept that the Zionist state was born.

One sin leads to another: they unjustly pulled out the ground from under the feet of the Palestinian people, robbed them of their houses and property, and expelled them cruelly and murderously. This would have been a massive criminal act for an individual Jew - all the more so for a large group of Jews, both according to Torah law and international law.

We are here to proclaim that the original Jewish people has no connection to the Zionist idea, their state or their actions.

- The Rabbis Speak Out

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