Throughout the 2024 Presidential Campaign, President Trump has stated unequivocally that he plans to seek the good for all American citizens. As American citizens, Torah Jews feel it is incumbent on ourselves to state our position in clear and respectful manner. Therefore, we wish to issue the following letter.
Mr. President,
More than seventy five years have elapsed since the name “Israel” has been officially misappropriated by a nation-state whose intrinsic nature is the opposite of the fundamental tenets of Judaism and its adherents. Judaism was a moral compass that guided Jews throughout the ages, exhorting them to pursue peace and kindness wherever they found themselves throughout their long exile. The sanctity of human life is a principle which is to be strived for to to such an extent that it can supersede the most stringent of Jewish laws (Shabbos, etc.). This should be contrasted with the attitude of one of the chief architects of the State of “Israel”, its first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion. In 1938, as Europe started to see the fires of destruction kindling, Mr. Ben-Gurion stated that:
“If I knew it was possible to save all the children in Germany by taking them to England, and only half of the children by taking them to Eretz Israel, I would choose the second solution. For we must take into account not only the lives of these children but also the history of the people of Israel.”
Mr. Ben-Gurion was one of the most pivotal leaders in the history of the State of “Israel”, shaping its very essence and laying down policy foundations for the next generation, and his influence is still strongly felt to this very day. It would be safe to say that an “Israel” without David Ben-Gurion is tantamount to an America without George Washington.
Taking all of this into account by way of introduction, we must humbly make our voices heard, trying our best to be understood amidst the myriad voices which deign to speak in the name of American Jews. The difference between us and them (World Zionist Congress, ADL, the Israeli Government, etc.) is that history, however unpopular and bitter, is on our side. Our illustrious rabbis, who guided their communities throughout the ages with wisdom and foresight, knew that antagonism usually produces bitter fruit, as evidenced on an almost constant basis by the current Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu and his predecessors.
Your kind desire to help the Jewish People has been well documented and it is with that in mind that we humbly ask, Mr. President, that you correctly refer to American Jews as ‘American’ by nationality and ‘Jewish’ by religion. The rhetoric propagated by Israel’s enthusiasts is that Israel, a foreign country, is somehow the State of all Jews. This is the direct catalyst for antisemitism and threatens our very identity as American Jews.
Mr. Netanyahu and others presume to speak in the name of American Jewry, acting as our unauthorized spokesmen. We ask that you put a stop to Mr. Netanyahu’s bombastic rhetoric, aimed to further his own political ambitions. He doesn’t represent America’s Jews and Benjamin Netanyahu is not the President of the United States of America, you are.
It is our fervent prayer that you should be successful in your endeavors to lead the United States and that we should see peace in our time.
With Great Respect,
True Torah Jews
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