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ZIONISTS DO NOT
REPRESENT JEWS |
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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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