tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233033210838592831.post5803167467615561120..comments2020-03-28T06:27:50.033-07:00Comments on Daylight between America and Israel: settlements will continue, the truth is now clearClif Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561437041148734569noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233033210838592831.post-19036555270261098392010-12-07T22:51:16.192-08:002010-12-07T22:51:16.192-08:00The no rent to arabs ruling by some municipal rabb...The no rent to arabs ruling by some municipal rabbis (paid by the State) meets both your short and long term perdictions. From the Haaretz piece:<br /><br />--"Racism originated in the Torah," said Rabbi Yosef Scheinen, who heads the Ashdod Yeshiva. "The land of Israel is designated for the people of Israel. This is what the Holy One Blessed Be He intended and that is what the [sage] Rashi interpreted."--<br /><br />so your short term perdiction of apartheid full. But then the piece also reports<br /><br />--dozens of people gathered in front of Independence Hall in Tel Aviv for a spontaneous demonstration against the rabbis' letter forbidding the sale or rental of properties to Arabs or other non-Jews. <br /><br />A number of cultural figures were present at the demonstration, including Meretz MK Nitzan Horowitz. Horowitz said, "These people receive a salary from the state and break the law. As a Jew and an Israeli, I am embarrassed that these men are municipal rabbis." <br /><br />Horowitz continued, "There is no connection between what they preach, and Judaism. In the Declaration of Independence [of the State of Israel] it states that everyone has equal rights. We see a wave of fascism and racism that is trying to cut off sectors of Israeli society."-- <br /><br />suggesting a long term process for equal protection in a greater Israel.<br /><br />I too wonder if this is not the only possible way out now. But, if so, it will not be without much personal cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com