Tag: Authority

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is greatly concerned by the resurgence of anti-Semitism around the globe;

Whereas the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly and unabashedly proclaimed his goals of "wiping Israel off the map" and creating a world "without the United States and Zionism," funds terrorist activities in Israel, spearheads his country's development of nuclear weapons and is seeking to deny that the Holocaust ever happened;

WHEREAS the Rabbinical Assembly since its founding has fervently supported a Zionist ideology as integral to the Jewish People;

WHEREAS Israel is a vibrant democracy where all political issues are thoroughly debated;

WHEREAS the United States plays an integral role in facilitating Israel’s efforts to make peace with her neighbors
(e.g., Camp David Agreement with Egypt in 1977 and Treaty of Peace with Jordan in 1994);