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 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:13 pm |
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My friends, it is an honour to have the opportunity of talking to you
today.
I and my colleagues of Neturei Karta attend occasions such as this
because we feel that we have both a religious and humanitarian duty to
publicize our message as much as possible. So I hope and pray that
with the Creator’s help my words and our discussions here today may be
correct and true in their content and conclusions.
As you have already been told, I am an orthodox Jew (that is a Jew who
endeavours to live his life completely in accordance with the Jewish
religion). I am involved in ecclesiastical duties within the Jewish
Community and am particularly involved in educating our youth and in
helping them to achieve healthy and correct attitudes. It is therefore
of particular interest to me to be able to talk to you, a student
body, today.
I have been asked to talk to you about Judaism and Zionism. This
subject is of course tremendously relevant in the light of the current
situation in Palestine, where you have - let’s face it - one side, the
Zionists (who are also Jews), wishing to impose a ‘sectarian’ State
over the heads of an indigenous population, the Palestinians. A
confrontation which has resulted in horrific bloodshed and brutality
with no end in sight unless there is a very radical change.
My qualification to talk on this subject is by virtue of my being one
of many orthodox Jews who absolutely sympathise with the Palestinian
cause, and we protest vehemently against the terrible wrongs being
perpetrated against the Palestinian People by the Zionist illegitimate
regime in Palestine.
The spearhead group among us who are involved actively in this matter
on a regular basis are called Neturei Karta, which can be loosely
translated as Guardians of the Faith. We are not a separate party or
organisation but basically a philosophy representative of a large
section of orthodox Jewry.
Let me firstly state quite categorically that Judaism and Zionism are
incompatible. They are diametrically opposed.
The question must surely arise in the minds of many of you here today
that there appears to be a paradox. After all everyone knows that
Zionists are Jews and that Zionism is for the benefit of Jews. The
Palestinians are the enemies of the Zionists. How come then that I, a
Jew, can sympathise with the Palestinian cause.
I would like to try to answer this question and to revert to the
subject of my talk - Judaism and Zionism - on two levels, religious
belief and humanitarianism. Bearing in mind that to be humanitarian is
also a basic religious requirement.
Firstly from a Jewish religious belief point of view. One has to take
a look at some aspects of the history of the Jewish people and at
their basic belief in the Al-mighty’s control of our destiny and what
the Al-mighty wants of us. All as set out in our Religious teachings,
our Toira, and as taught to us through the generations by our great
religious leaders. Against this we also have to look at the history of
Zionism, how it developed, what are its aims.
Our religion is for us a total way of life. Showing us how to live a
life in the service of the Al-mighty. It affects every aspect of our
life from the cradle to the grave. We are taught that it was revealed
to us by Divine Revelation, as described in the Bible, some three and
a half thousand years ago, and that is when the Jewish People came in
to being. All of our religious requirements, practical and
philosophical, are set out in the Torah which comprises the Bible (the
old testament) and a vast code of Oral Teaching handed down to us
through the generations.
As mentioned, our religion is a total way of life covering every
aspect of our life. One area of our religion is that subject to
certain conditions is that we will be given a land, the Holy Land, now
known as Palestine, in which to live and carry out various parts of
our service of the Al-mighty.
Now, before I go any further, I wish to point out something which is
very basic to understanding the difference between Judaism and Zionism
and that is that the orthodox Jewish concept of nationhood is very
different to the concept of nationhood held by most peoples. Most
peoples understand a nation to be a specific people living in a
specific land. The land is essential for the identity of the nation.
They may or may not have a religion, but the religion is immaterial to
the national identity. The orthodox Jewish concept of nationhood
however, is a specific people with a specific religion. It is the
religion that establishes the national identity. They may or may not
have a land, the land is immaterial to the Jewish national identity.
This is borne out by the fact that the Jewish nation has been without
a land for 2000 years, but as long as they retained their religion
they retained their identity.
Now I mentioned earlier that we were given a land but under certain
conditions. The conditions were basically that we had to maintain the
highest of moral, ethical and religious standards. The Jewish People
did have the land for approximately the first one thousand five
hundred years of their existence. However, regretfully, the conditions
were not fulfilled to the required degree and the Jews were exiled
from their land. For the last two thousand years or so the Jewish
people have been in a state of exile decreed by the A-lmighty because
they did not maintain the standards expected of them. This state of
exile is the situation that exists right up to the present day. It is
a basic part of our belief to accept willingly the Heavenly decree of
exile and not to try and fight against it or to end it by our own
hands. To do so would constitute a rebellion against the wishes of the
A-lmighty.
In practical terms, although we have maintained our Jewish identity by
virtue of our attachment to our religion, never the less exile for us
means firstly that Jews must be loyal subjects of the countries in
which they live and not attempt to rule over the established
indigenous populations of those countries.
Secondly, that we may not attempt to set up a State of our own in
Palestine.
This would apply even if the land would be unoccupied and it certainly
applies when, as is the case, there is an existing indigenous
population. This prohibition is a basic part of our teaching and we
are forsworn not to contravene it and we are warned of the dire
consequences of doing so.
It follows, therefore, that Jews have no right to rule today in
Palestine.
Now let us consider the Zionist movement. This was founded
approximately 100 years ago mostly by secular people who were
discarding their religion but still retained what they considered as
the stigma of being Jews in exile. They considered that our state of
exile was due to our own subservient attitude - ‘the Golus (exile)
mentality’ - and not by Divine Decree. They wanted to throw off the
constraints of exile and to try and establish a new form of Jewish
identity. Not religion based but land based. It was based on a
typical, emotion driven, secular nationalistic aim, similar to that of
most other nations. Their policy had as its centre pin the aim of
setting up a Jewish State in Palestine. But they were forging a new
kind of Jew. In fact not a Jew at all- a Zionist.
This Zionist movement was a complete abandonment of our religious
teachings and faith - in general - and in particular an abandonment of
our approach to our state of exile and our attitude to the peoples
among whom we live.
The practical outcome of Zionism in the form of the State known as
‘Israel’ is completely alien to Judaism and the Jewish Faith. The very
name “Israel” which originally meant what are known as the Children of
Israel i.e. the Jewish People was usurped by the Zionists. For this
reason many orthodox Jews avoid referring to the Zionist State by the
name ’Israel’.
The ideology of Zionism is not to rely on divine providence but to
take the law into ones own hands and to try to force the outcome in
the form of a State. This is completely contrary to the approach to
the matter of exile which our Toira requires us to adopt, as handed
down to us by our great religious teachers.
I have spoken till now from the religious belief point of view. But
let us consider the humanitarian point of view (and to do so is also a
religious requirement as I mentioned earlier).The Zionist ideology was
and is to force the aim of a State irrespective of the cost in life
and property to anyone who stands in the way. The Palestinians stood
in the way. We have a fact that in order to achieve an ill conceived
nationalistic ambition, a shocking contravention of natural justice
was committed by the Zionists in setting up an illegitimate regime in
Palestine completely against the wishes of the established population,
the Palestinians, which inevitably had to be based on loss of life,
killing and stealing.
Most Orthodox Jews accept the Neturei Karta view to the extent that
they do not agree in principle to the existence of the Zionist State
and would not ‘shed a tear‘ if it came to an end. There are however a
range of opinions as to how to deal with the fact that for the time
being the Zionist State exists. These opinions range from positive
cooperation to pragmatic acceptance to total opposition in every way.
The latter being the Neturei Karta approach.
There was and is however, an additional Zionist phenomenon which
confuses the picture. That is the Religious Zionists. These are people
who claim to be faithful to the Jewish Religion but they have been
influenced by the Zionist secular nationalistic philosophy and have
added a new dimension to Judaism - Zionism, the aim of setting up now
and expanding a Jewish state in Palestine. This they try to fulfil
with great fervour. (I call it Judaism-plus) They claim that this is
inherent in the Jewish religion. But the fact is as explained earlier
that this is absolutely contrary to the teachings of our great
religious teachers.
Furthermore, from a humanitarian point of view, their ideology too was
and is to force their aim irrespective of the cost in life and
property to anyone who stands in the way. The Palestinians are
standing in the way. This is all the more shocking as it is done in
the name of religion. Whereas in reality there is a totally contrary
requirement of our religion and that is to treat all peoples with
compassion.
To sum up. According to the Torah and Jewish faith, the present
Palestinian > Arab claim to rule in Palestine is right and just. The
Zionist claim is wrong and criminal. Our attitude to Israel is that
the whole concept is flawed and illegitimate.
We have another problem and that is that the Zionists have made
themselves to appear as the representatives and spokespeople of all
Jews thus, with their actions, arousing animosity against the Jews.
Those who harbour this animosity are accused of anti-Semitism.
However, what has to be made abundantly clear is that Zionism is not
Judaism. Zionists cannot speak in the name of Jews. Zionists may have
been born as Jews, but to be a Jew also requires adherence to the
Jewish belief and religion. So what becomes abundantly clear is that
opposition to Zionism and its crimes does not imply hatred of Jews or
‘anti-Semitism‘. On the contrary Zionism itself and its deeds are the
biggest threat to Jews and Judaism.
The strife between Arab and Jew in Palestine only began when the first
Zionist pioneers came to Palestine with the express aim of forming a
State over the heads of the indigenous Arab population. That strife
has continued until this very day and has cost and continues to cost
thousands and thousands of lives. The oppression, abuse and murder in
Palestine is a tragedy not only for the Palestinians but for the
Jewish people as well. And is in fact part of the dire consequences of
which we are warned if we transgress our religious requirement not to
rebel against our exile.
I wish to add that the connection between Muslims and Jews goes right
back into ancient history. Mostly the relationship was friendly and
mutually beneficial. Historically, the situation frequently was that
when Jews were being persecuted in Europe they found refuge in the
various Muslim countries. Our attitude to Muslims and Arabs can only
be one of friendliness and respect.
I would like to finish with the following words. We want to tell the
world, especially our Muslim neighbours, that there is no hatred or
animosity between Jew and Muslim. We wish to live together as friends
and neighbours as we have done mostly over hundreds even thousands of
years in all the Arab countries. It was only the advent of the
Zionists and Zionism which upset this age old relationship.
We consider the Palestinians as the people with the right to govern in
Palestine.
The Zionist State known as “Israel” is a regime that has no right to
exist. Its continuing existence is the underlying cause of the strife
in Palestine.
We pray for a solution to the terrible and tragic impasse that exists.
Hopefully based on results brought about by moral, political and
economic pressures imposed by the nations of the world.
We pray for an end to bloodshed and an end to the suffering of all
innocent people - Jew and non-Jew alike - worldwide.
We are waiting for the annulment of Zionism and the dismantling of the
Zionist regime, which will bring about an end to the suffering of the
Palestinian people. We would welcome the opportunity to dwell in peace
in the holy land under a rule which is entirely in accordance with the
wishes and aspirations of the Palestinian People.
May we soon merit the time when all mankind will be at peace with each
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