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ZIONISTS
DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS
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the inception of the Zionist State and particularly
in recent times, the impression has been created in
the World that there is some connection between the
State, which falsely calls itself Israel, and the
Jewish people as a whole. Therefore, we who continue
to uphold the never-changing tradition of the Jewish
people find it proper to again clarify the following
points:
- A Jew is one who remains
faithful to the laws of the Jewish
religion, that is, the Holy Torah and
its commandments.
- The Jewish people became a people
before they had their own land, and
continued to exist as a people also
after they went Into exile, because
our very peoplehood is based
exclusively on the Torah.
- The Holy Land was given to the
Jewish people on the condition that
they observe the Torah and its
commandments. When they failed to do
this, their sovereignty over the land
was taken from them, and they went
into exile. From that time, we
are prohibited by the Torah
with a very grave prohibition to
establish a Jewish independent
sovereignty in the Holy Land or
anywhere throughout the world. Rather,
we are obligated to be loyal to the
nations under whose protection we
dwell.
- This situation has existed for close
to 2000 years when the Jewish people
were dispersed throughout all corners
of the world. During this time, the
Jews always remained faithful to the
country in which they lived.
- The Jewish people are grateful to
all those merciful nations which have
allowed them to observe Torah and the
commandments undisturbed.
- From ancient times, the relations
between the Jewish and Islamic peoples
have always been those of peace and
brotherhood, and friendship always
reigned between them. The proof of
this is the fact that for centuries,
in all the Arab lands, hundreds of
thousands of Jews lived in honor and
amidst mutual esteem.
- Jews throughout all generations
yearned to grace the sacred soil of
the Holy Land and to live there.
However, their sole purpose was to
fulfill the commandments dependent
upon the land and to absorb Its
holiness. Never, G-d forbid, did they
have any nationalist or sovereign
intent whatsoever which, as mentioned
above, is forbidden to us. Indeed,
also here in the Holy Land, our
fathers lived in neighborly harmony
with the Palestinian residents of the
land, helping one another, to mutual
benefit.
- Until about two hundred years ago,
the vast majority of Jews observed the
Torah and the commandments in
entirety. Jewry's leaders were Torah
scholars, who directed the people
according to the Torah. They were
loyal citizens in the host nations
where they dwelled and to the local
laws. They prayed for the welfare of
their respective governments. To our
sorrow, at that time a small
number of Jews slowly left their
observance of Torah and commandments.
Together with this, they began to
deride the spiritual leadership of
their people. This assimilation was
the basis upon which, one hundred
years ago, the ideology of Zionism was
born. Its founders were assimilated
Jews who had abandoned the Torah.
- Immediately at the founding of the
Zionist movement, masses of Jews under
the leadership
of their Rabbis, launched a heavy
battle against Zionism. Their attack
was directed not only at the
non-religious Zionist idea, but
rather, primarily at its opposition to
the Torah-ordained path that Jewry
must follow while in exile. As such,
the Zionists incited the nations of
the world, demanding political
sovereignty over the Holy Land while
remaining oblivious to the resentment
this would arouse In the Palestinian
Arabs, the land's veteran inhabitants.
As stated, the leaders of Orthodox
Jewry vehemently opposed the movement
with all force.
- The Zionists refused to heed the
voice of the Rabbis and Torah
authority. They persisted in their
ways until they succeeded in
influencing the British government to
issue the Balfour Declaration
concerning the "establishment of
a national home for the Jews in the
land of Israel." To our great
sorrow, from
that point on began the deterioration
of the good relations between the Jews
and the Arab inhabitants of the
land. This occurred because the Arab
people understood that the Zionists
wished to seize rulership from them.
In addition, the Arab people had
suspicions as if the Jewish people
wished to seize control of the Temple
Mount and other similar sites. Matters
worsened as a result.
- The Jewish leadership of that time
saw it as proper to clarify before the
Arab leaders that the Torah-true
Jews had no desire whatsoever for
sovereignty, and that our
desire was to continue to live in
peace with the Arabs, as we had
always done. The leader of the
G-d-fearing Jewish community at that
time, Rabbi
Yoseph Chaim Zonnenfeld. of
blessed memory, organized a delegation
in July of 24' which visited
King Hussein and his sons Faisal
the King of Iraq and the Amir Abdullah
In order to lucidly present to them
the position of the G-d-fearing Jewish
community. The Jewish delegation
clarified unequivocally that Torah
Jewry is totally opposed to the
Zionist sovereignty over the Holy
Land. It Is worth noting that the
delegation was received with great
honor. They were even assured that all
Arab lands were completely
open to Jews, however, on the
condition that the Jews do not demand
political rights. This condition also
applied to the Holy Land. One of the
members of the Jewish delegation, Professor
Yisroel Yaakov De Haan, paid with
his life for his participation.
- Torah Jewry protests at every
opportunity against the Zionist rule
over the Holy Land, and the Zionist
rebellion against the neighboring
nations. Torah Jewry has condemned the
Zionist oppression of the
Palestinians, the land's veteran
inhabitants who have been driven from
their homes and properties. The
Zionists' barbaric and violent deeds
are absolutely antithetical to the
essence of the Jewish people.
- Torah Jewry has never ever
recognized the Zionist state. Since
the Zionists succeeding in
establishing their state, Torah Jewry
has continuously announced to the
world that the Zionists do not
represent the Jewish people, and that
the name "Israel" that they
use is a forgery. For as has been
stated above, it is forbidden to us
from the Torah to rebel against the
nations, and all sovereignty by us is
prohibited. Rather, we await the days
when all the world will recognize the
sovereignty of the Creator, and the
words of the prophet Isaiah will yet
be fulfilled: "And they will beat
their swords into plowshares and their
spears into pruning hooks. No nation
will lift its sword against any other,
nor will they learn warfare
anymore."
- Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews have
refrained to this day from taking any
funds from the Zionist regime, whether
for their educational institutions,
synagogues or other benefits.
Obviously, they
do not participate in the Zionist
elections, whether for the
"Knesset" or for the
municipality. We do not serve in their
army, and we even avoid speaking in
the Hebrew language that the Zionists
Invented. (incidentally, this is not
the holy and true Hebrew language in
which the Bible is written.) All this
is done because Torah Jewry does not
recognize the Zionist regime, which Is
against the Torah and against
humanity.
- Lately, the question has once
again arisen concerning the Temple
Mount and sovereignty over it. Thus,
we wish to state unequivocally: a) In
our time, it is a severe Torah
prohibition for any Jew to set foot on
any part of the Temple Mount area. b)
The Jewish people have no claim
whatsoever to sovereignty over this
holy site, which is under Islamic
authority, nor over any other holy
site. Rabbi Zonenfeld was once asked,
"is it true, that the Rabbi
prefers an non-Jewish government over
all of the Holy Land"? Rabbi
Zonenfeld replied, "if King
Hussein would rule over Palestine, the
holiness of the Holy Land would not be
diminished to even to an Iota
degree". We yearningly await G-d's
great day, when He will return His
Divine Presence to Zion, restoring the
holy city to its former holiness and
glory as in days of old, to be a light
to the peoples and the nations.
- The Zionists have no right of any
sovereignty over even one inch of the
Holy Land. They do not represent the
Jewish people in any way whatsoever.
They have no right to speak in the
name of the Jewish people. Therefore,
their words, declarations and actions
are not in any way representative of
the Jewish people. This is because the
Zionists' seizing of power over the
Holy Land is antithetical to Jewish
law, and also because the Zionists do
not behave like Jews at all rather,
they desecrate the sanctity of the
land.
- We once again clarify that it is our
desire to live in peace with our Arab
and Palestinian neighbors, as we did
before the Zionist revolution, and as
Jews all over the world till today
live, accepting the yoke of rulership
of their host nation, with complete
loyalty. Our sole desire is to serve
our G-d and to fulfill His
commandments with a perfect heart and
to delight in the radiance of the
sanctity of the Land.
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