"Even if it is not your intention, the slanted media in Israel is
interpreting your visit as applying pressure to accelerate the
implementation of "Disengagement II" a move that will place in mortal
danger all residents of Israel," the Rabbis wrote.
Shturem.net
The Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP) comprised over over 350 leading
rabbis in Israel have sent an urgent letter to U.S.President George
Bush requesting that he cancel his upcoming trip to Israel next week.
"Even if it is not your intention, the slanted media in Israel is
interpreting your visit as applying pressure to accelerate the
implementation of "Disengagement II" a move that will place in mortal
danger all residents of Israel," the Rabbis wrote.
The RCP move came came after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sent an
official letter on Sunday to the ministers of defense, housing and
agriculture with an order to refrain from authorizing any construction
in the West Bank without his and Defense Minister Ehud Barak's prior
approval.
Officials in the PM's Office said that the order was a follow-up to the
announcement he made in the cabinet meeting before the Annapolis peace
conference, that Israel would not build additional settlements and
would evacuate illegal outposts as it is obligated under the
U.S.-backed road map of 2003.
Olmert wrote that "construction, new building, expansion, preparation
of plans, publication of residency tenders and confiscation of land
stemming from other settlement activities in Judea and Samaria will not
go forward and will not be implemented without requesting and receiving
in advance approval by the defense minister and the prime minister."
In a statement issued to the press Tuesday, the rabbis accused the
media in Israel of deceiving the public by describing the disengagement
and choking the settlers as a "peace process" when in reality it is
"terror process" that will only lead to bloodshed.
"Regrettably, the U.S. understands the Israel's security better than
the Israeli leadership but it is precisely the Israeli leadership who
is "begging" President Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice
to force Israel to commit suicide," the RCP claims.
The rabbis laid the blame for the terrorist attack last week that
killed two innocent Israelis near Hebron on the Israeli government.
"The government's actions and negotiations over another disengagement
in Judea, Samaria and in Jerusalem encourages the murder of Jews. The
murder of these boys are a direct result of Israel's recent statements
on further withdrawals and is only a tatse of what can be expected
after the Bush visit to the region," the Rabbis stated.
The Rabbis reiterated the clear Ruling in the Jewish Code of Law that
is absolutely forbidden for any Jew to give up even one inch of land
under Jewish control to foreigners because it only leads to instability
and bloodshed in the region.
Note: The RCP has announced that it has embarked on a $250,000
relentless campaign to use all legal means and public relations to stop
Olmert before it is too late. In the coming weeks the RCP plans to
print up millions of brochures, place full page ads in major
newspapers in Israel and abroad, convene conferences and meetings with
every member of Knesset and ministers to awaken them from their slumber.
"But for this we need the public's support," say the rabbis and are
asking everyone to whom the security of Israel is dear, to please send
in your contribution via your bank to R.C.P – Pikuach Nefesh – Bank
Leumi – Bialik Branch-803 Account # 701199/63 or send your check by
mail to: R.C.P. - Pikuach Nefesh The Rabbinical Congress for Peace
POBOX 56131 Tel Aviv Israel. TeleFax (972)-3-5251887+
Original
Source
|
|
|||||||||
|
Shabbat Times
Subscribe 4 Updates
About Us
Search
Donations
This Month
Month Archive
Recent Photos
Login
|
Rabbis ask Bush to cancel his visit to Israel
Comments
No comments found.
Trackbacks
TrackBack URL: |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||


![Validate my RSS feed [Valid RSS]](http://www.battalionofdeborah.org/logos/valid-rss.png)