Over 350 rabbis, along with additional signatories, including Jewish creatives and activists, signed an ad in the New York Times, where they denounced Donald Trump’s proposal for effective ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. Masu.
Ads signed by Rabbis, including Sharon Brous, Roly Matalon and Alissa Wise, and Jewish creatives and activists such as Tony Kushner, Ilana Glazer, Naomi Klein and Joaquin Phoenix, said, “Trump calls for the removal of all Palestinians.” From Gaza. Jews say no to cleansing their peoples!”
The ad follows Trump’s proposal to “take over Gaza” and leaves the 2 million Palestinians who survived the deadly Israeli onslaught “without replacements” but leave their homes.
Trump has called for Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries to recruit Palestinians. This is a proposal filled with widespread criticism from Arab countries and other allies, while being criticized as a national cleansing program.
Cody Edgarry, director of our name campaign and one of the ad organizers, said, “The political redline that was once considered to be immobilized as the Trump Netanyahu Alliance is settling again. It’s changing rapidly.”
He said, “It is encouraging to witness such a rapid eruption of support from the entire sectarian and political spectrum.” Every time you breathe, you must stop the cleansing of the people in Gaza. ”
Trump’s proposal evoked the painful legacy of Nakba in 1948. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes by Zionist paramilitaries – is described as a “insid plan” by Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
In a news release accompanying the ad, Spitzer, a senior rabbi at the Drushei Zedek congregation in Newton, Massachusetts, said: Hitler’s dream of making Germany a “purification of the Jews” and “Judenrein” led to the massacre of our people. ”
“We all know the violence that these kinds of fantasies can lead to. We make ceasefires permanent, take all hostages homes, and rebuild Gaza for the people who live there. It’s time to take part in the effort to do so,” Spitzer added.
Peter Beinart, editor of the Jewish Current, who signed the ad, said: One of the greatest crimes of the 21st century. ”
Rabbi Joseph Berman of the Washington, DC’s new synagogue project, said Trump “apparently believes he is a god who rules, owns and has the authority to control our country and the world.” I stated.
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“The Jewish teaching is clear. Trump is not God, he cannot take away the inherent dignity of Palestinians, nor steal land for real estate transactions. Trump wants to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza. “The desire is morally abominable. Jewish leaders must refuse to attempt to narrow down profits from Trump’s evacuation and suffering and act to stop this heinous crime,” Berman added.
Israel launched a fatal war with Gaza as Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 hostages. For the past 16 months, Israeli forces have killed at least 48,200 Palestinians and forced banishment of 2 million survivors across the narrow strip amid shortages of food, medical supplies and fuel due to Israeli aid restrictions. did.
In an interview with Fox News’ Brett Byer over the weekend, Trump said he would “own” Gaza, which would become “future real estate development.” Asked if Palestinians had the right to return, Trump said: “No, they wouldn’t.”
“In the meantime I’ll own this,” added Trump, a former real estate developer. “Think of it as a future real estate development. It will be beautiful land. There’s no big money.”
