Holy Land: Rabbis call for justice in Jerusalem

Source: RHR

Rabbis For Human Rights are calling on the new Israeli Government to immediately announce one year moratorium on Jewish settlement and displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, in particular in Sheikh Jarrah and in Silwan..

They say: 'We call for the immediate establishment of a committee of inquiry to conduct a comprehensive study of this issue, including the eviction proceedings, the appropriation of properties, the unequal application of the absentee property law, and the discrimination against Palestinians pursuing their right to reclaim property lost in Jerusalem.

'The East Jerusalem Palestinian neighbourhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan are flashpoints for violence and discrimination. Settler organizations have been systematically making use of the unequal application of the absentee property law in Israel to expel Palestinians from the homes they have lived in since the 1950s and replace them with Jewish settlers, moving towards what has been called the "Judaization" of East Jerusalem. You can learn more about this issue in the short video below, produced by our friends at J Street.

'In the Jewish imagination, Jerusalem is perceived as a fulcrum of justice. It is our obligation to act in the spirit of Isaiah, who prophesied: "I will restore your judges as of old, And your counsellors as of yore. After that you shall be called City of Justice, Faithful City" (Isaiah 1:26).

'The new Israeli Government has a rare opportunity to pause and stop the unethical and unjust application of the law. As Isaiah goes on to say, Zion will be redeemed in justice. It is time to start that redemptive process.'

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Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLIlFVp_dw

Sign the petition here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8F-9EN1fZarB3SIcM5RwGYylBZC4cA1-640tIAfrHk2McAg/viewform