ZIONISTS DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS

ZIONISTS DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS
From the 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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Felix Leiter (20.08.2008 05:20)