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As we close out the year 5778, three members of our rabbinic cabinet reflect on how the themes of the High Holidays reinforce our pro-Israel, pro-peace work.
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The Palestinian community of Khan al-Ahmar is under imminent threat of demolition.
On the eve of this season of renewal, we look honestly at Israel through the lens of the possibilities inherent in the New Year that is dawning. We turn to a blank page in the Book of Life and commit to writing the next chapter filled with deeds of holiness that will bring peace, security and justice to all the inhabitants of the land of Israel.
I’ve just returned from the US-Mexico border. I spent the past week there as part of a delegation of Jewish leaders from 17 different organizations, learning firsthand about the detention and persecution of migrant families.
Russia Lashes Out at Israel After Plane Downed in Syria Attack, Bloomberg
Henry Meyer and Stepan Kravchenko report, “Russia warned angrily it may respond to ‘hostile’ actions by Israel after one of its military reconnaissance planes was downed mistakenly by Syrian forces fighting off an attack by Israeli warplanes. The spike in tensions came a day after Russia called off a campaign against the last major opposition-held area in Syria, preventing for now an escalation in the seven-year war, after President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reached a deal on Monday. Still, unlike a 2015 incident in which Turkey shot down a Russian warplane, sparking a yearlong breach in ties, the Kremlin gave no sign the latest episode would lead to broader consequences.”
Why Did Israel Handcuff and Deport a French-American Law Professor?, Haaretz
Mordechai Kremnitzer writes, “The case of Prof. Frank Romano, a dual French-American citizen who was arrested on Friday at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, raises a number of questions. Why was it documented and reported that the professor attacked a police officer, and based on this report a military arrest warrant for 96 hours was issued, when no such attack had occurred? The attorney representing the state admitted to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court that there had been no attack. Rather a soldier had been hindered in carrying out his duties, when apparently the movement of a tractor was blocked as part of a protest against the intention to evacuate the village and destroy its homes. What steps will be taken against those who gave false testimony? How long will the practice continue in Israel of law enforcement officers providing false reports against citizens or tourists to lead to their false arrest? Was the use of a military arrest order intended to enable a longer detention without judicial oversight? Was it intended to allow for a hasty deportation from Israel? Is this the way Israel treats the right to liberty?”
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