A Moment of Reckoning for American Jews

JVL Introduction

Rabbi Brant Rosen, of Tzedek Chicago and co-founder of Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinic Council is crystal clear in his article below: when Jewish organisations say they are on the side of the oppressed, and oppose racism they must mean all racism.

“It’s been fascinating to witness so many Jewish communal institutions – who routinely defend or rationalize away Israel’s human rights abuses of Palestinians – now passionately taking a stand against systemic racism.”

These stands against racist structural violence at home ring hollow while they remain silent on Israel’s racist structural violence against Palestinians.

“As long as support for the Jewish state remains at the core of the official Jewish communal agenda, we must see fit to name this connection at every turn.”

This article was originally published by Jewish Voice for Peace / Shalom Rav on Sun 7 Jun 2020. Read the original here.