Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews

2004-01-08 Thread E. Murray
-Caveat Lector-

Can you please clarify the differences between the four sects of Judaism
-- I am not sure my info is correct but I understand that the four sects
are:  1) Hasidic, 2) Fundamentalists (aka Zionists) 3) Regular or
Normal Jews (what are they known as to you?) and 4) Progressive Jews.  I
would like clarification about the differences in a general way.  Thanks
much for your input.   E. Murry

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 12:06:40 -0800 Party of Citizens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
 -Caveat Lector-

 Jews, which is to say EDOMITE Jews, ie those who, in their arrogance
 call
 themselves The Jews, do not represent Zionists.

 The whole world is Jewish except for John KKKnight. Otherwise there
 are
 only different denominations of Jews. (Judaism is one.
 Denominations are
 many. - Jewish Almanac, 1980, p.504).

 Zandu Goldbar
 Learned Elder of Zion

  * http://www.geocities.com/CITIZENS_ASSEMBLY
 **
  $$$   Capital punishment is not just penalty for poverty
 $$$

 On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, William Shannon wrote:

  -Caveat Lector-
 
  http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/
 
 
 
  ZIONISTS
 
  DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS
 
 
  JEWS AGAINST ZIONISM IN THE NEWS
 
 
  Washington Post, 5 October 2003
 
 
  Read Open Letter to
  President George W. Bush
 
  (printable PDF Version of Letter to Pres. Bush)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  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
  

Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews

2004-01-08 Thread Zuukie
-Caveat Lector-

For sanity's sake, why would you turn to Shannon to tell you about Jews
when you can call the nearest synagogue or go on line and ask your
questions at many sites.  Life is  complicated.  Simplistic views come
from simplistic people.  What all Jews have in common is a long history
and that's about it.  Like a tree, there are many branches and the
shoots of branches veer off and then cross each other.  A family who for
many generations follows the secular only line may have children who
jump off and go to the Orthodox branch or to the Conservative branch for
example.  Families who are Orthodox for many generations may find
themselves with a child who goes off and lands on another branch.  Many
Jews intermarry, thinking the religious part is superfluous, but then
their children may search for their roots and start studying the
religious aspect.  People who are Conservative may take the Jewish
religion more seriously than someone who is born Orthodox but takes it
for granted.  The complexity of the Jewish community can be overwhelming
from the outside.  When seen from the inside, from someone who is
Jewish, each one thinks they know what Judaism is about, and of course
it always corrolates with what that person believes.  How many branches
of Orthodox Judaism do you think there are?  The best way to understand
Jews is to start by checking out how many different political parties
there are in Israel.
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Politics/partytoc.html.

Some are tiny.  Some are larger.  Many get together to form coalitions.
The number of different parties in such a small country shows the
fiercely independent character of Jews.  Some are secular.  Some are
religious.  Some are a combination.  It makes our Democrats vs
Republicans system here in the US seem like mind-controlled zombies.
This fiercely independent nature of Jews is why the one-worlders want to
do away with the Jews.  It's why the European Union under Solana fights
Israel.

I looked to the Jews against Zionism website and found they were just a
small sect.  Someone has expanded their image via the internet.  From
what I know, they may not know how their image has been expanded by
someone on the inside of their movement in that they are not people who
spend much time on the internet.


-Original Message-
From: Conspiracy Theory Research List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of E. Murray
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews


-Caveat Lector-

Can you please clarify the differences between the four sects of Judaism
-- I am not sure my info is correct but I understand that the four sects
are:  1) Hasidic, 2) Fundamentalists (aka Zionists) 3) Regular or
Normal Jews (what are they known as to you?) and 4) Progressive Jews.  I
would like clarification about the differences in a general way.  Thanks
much for your input.   E. Murry

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 12:06:40 -0800 Party of Citizens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
 -Caveat Lector-

 Jews, which is to say EDOMITE Jews, ie those who, in their arrogance
 call themselves The Jews, do not represent Zionists.

 The whole world is Jewish except for John KKKnight. Otherwise there
 are only different denominations of Jews. (Judaism is one.
 Denominations are
 many. - Jewish Almanac, 1980, p.504).

 Zandu Goldbar
 Learned Elder of Zion

  * http://www.geocities.com/CITIZENS_ASSEMBLY
 **
  $$$   Capital punishment is not just penalty for poverty
 $$$

 On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, William Shannon wrote:

  -Caveat Lector-
 
  http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/
 
 
 
  ZIONISTS
 
  DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS
 
 
  JEWS AGAINST ZIONISM IN THE NEWS
 
 
  Washington Post, 5 October 2003
 
 
  Read Open Letter to
  President George W. Bush
 
  (printable PDF Version of Letter to Pres. Bush)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  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

Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews

2004-01-08 Thread Daniel Harrison
-Caveat Lector-

thers that word again

tell me shannon why its calld anti-semite and not anti-jewish?

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:12, you wrote:
 -Caveat Lector-

 For sanity's sake, why would you turn to Shannon to tell you about Jews
 when you can call the nearest synagogue or go on line and ask your
 questions at many sites.  Life is  complicated.  Simplistic views come
 from simplistic people.  What all Jews have in common is a long history
 and that's about it.  Like a tree, there are many branches and the
 shoots of branches veer off and then cross each other.  A family who for
 many generations follows the secular only line may have children who
 jump off and go to the Orthodox branch or to the Conservative branch for
 example.  Families who are Orthodox for many generations may find
 themselves with a child who goes off and lands on another branch.  Many
 Jews intermarry, thinking the religious part is superfluous, but then
 their children may search for their roots and start studying the
 religious aspect.  People who are Conservative may take the Jewish
 religion more seriously than someone who is born Orthodox but takes it
 for granted.  The complexity of the Jewish community can be overwhelming
 from the outside.  When seen from the inside, from someone who is
 Jewish, each one thinks they know what Judaism is about, and of course
 it always corrolates with what that person believes.  How many branches
 of Orthodox Judaism do you think there are?  The best way to understand
 Jews is to start by checking out how many different political parties
 there are in Israel.
 http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Politics/partytoc.html.

 Some are tiny.  Some are larger.  Many get together to form coalitions.
 The number of different parties in such a small country shows the
 fiercely independent character of Jews.  Some are secular.  Some are
 religious.  Some are a combination.  It makes our Democrats vs
 Republicans system here in the US seem like mind-controlled zombies.
 This fiercely independent nature of Jews is why the one-worlders want to
 do away with the Jews.  It's why the European Union under Solana fights
 Israel.

 I looked to the Jews against Zionism website and found they were just a
 small sect.  Someone has expanded their image via the internet.  From
 what I know, they may not know how their image has been expanded by
 someone on the inside of their movement in that they are not people who
 spend much time on the internet.


 -Original Message-
 From: Conspiracy Theory Research List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
 Behalf Of E. Murray
 Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:22 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews


 -Caveat Lector-

 Can you please clarify the differences between the four sects of Judaism
 -- I am not sure my info is correct but I understand that the four sects
 are:  1) Hasidic, 2) Fundamentalists (aka Zionists) 3) Regular or
 Normal Jews (what are they known as to you?) and 4) Progressive Jews.  I
 would like clarification about the differences in a general way.  Thanks
 much for your input.   E. Murry

 On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 12:06:40 -0800 Party of Citizens [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 writes:
  -Caveat Lector-
 
  Jews, which is to say EDOMITE Jews, ie those who, in their arrogance
  call themselves The Jews, do not represent Zionists.
 
  The whole world is Jewish except for John KKKnight. Otherwise there
  are only different denominations of Jews. (Judaism is one.
  Denominations are
  many. - Jewish Almanac, 1980, p.504).
 
  Zandu Goldbar
  Learned Elder of Zion
 
   * http://www.geocities.com/CITIZENS_ASSEMBLY
  **
   $$$   Capital punishment is not just penalty for poverty
  $$$
 
  On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, William Shannon wrote:
   -Caveat Lector-
  
   http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/
  
  
  
   ZIONISTS
  
   DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS
  
  
   JEWS AGAINST ZIONISM IN THE NEWS
  
  
   Washington Post, 5 October 2003
  
  
   Read Open Letter to
   President George W. Bush
  
   (printable PDF Version of Letter to Pres. Bush)
  
   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

Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews

2004-01-08 Thread E. Murray
-Caveat Lector-

There is no mention of Sharon in my email at all. I do not know really
his steam or views.  A self-avowed Progressive Jewish woman I was in
graduate school with in the late 70s from Manhattan told me there were
officially four sects of Jews and she told me what they were known as.  I
realize from your email that you see there are the 1) Secular Jews (aka
the Regular ones?), 2) Orthodox Jews (Hasidics?), 3) Conservative Jews
(aka Fundamentalists? and often considered politically as Zionists), and
last, 4) ??  I suppose the Progressive Jews (known as Progressives).

I also realize that, according to R. Falk, a Middle Eastern scholar, Jews
do not necessarily get along amongst themselves -- there are great
divisions amongst the sects and that they do intermarry among the sects,
as well as the Progressives often attempt to marry Protestants whenever
possible, the Seculars do some things a bit different often.  Humans are
all complex and made of different blood, DNA, certainly even within all
races...but thanks for clarifying these frequently misunderstood terms
some.

E. Murray

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:12:55 -0600 Zuukie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 -Caveat Lector-

 For sanity's sake, why would you turn to Shannon to tell you about
 Jews
 when you can call the nearest synagogue or go on line and ask your
 questions at many sites.  Life is  complicated.  Simplistic views
 come
 from simplistic people.  What all Jews have in common is a long
 history
 and that's about it.  Like a tree, there are many branches and the
 shoots of branches veer off and then cross each other.  A family who
 for
 many generations follows the secular only line may have children who
 jump off and go to the Orthodox branch or to the Conservative branch
 for
 example.  Families who are Orthodox for many generations may find
 themselves with a child who goes off and lands on another branch.
 Many
 Jews intermarry, thinking the religious part is superfluous, but
 then
 their children may search for their roots and start studying the
 religious aspect.  People who are Conservative may take the Jewish
 religion more seriously than someone who is born Orthodox but takes
 it
 for granted.  The complexity of the Jewish community can be
 overwhelming
 from the outside.  When seen from the inside, from someone who is
 Jewish, each one thinks they know what Judaism is about, and of
 course
 it always corrolates with what that person believes.  How many
 branches
 of Orthodox Judaism do you think there are?  The best way to
 understand
 Jews is to start by checking out how many different political
 parties
 there are in Israel.
 http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Politics/partytoc.html.

 Some are tiny.  Some are larger.  Many get together to form
 coalitions.
 The number of different parties in such a small country shows the
 fiercely independent character of Jews.  Some are secular.  Some are
 religious.  Some are a combination.  It makes our Democrats vs
 Republicans system here in the US seem like mind-controlled zombies.
 This fiercely independent nature of Jews is why the one-worlders
 want to
 do away with the Jews.  It's why the European Union under Solana
 fights
 Israel.

 I looked to the Jews against Zionism website and found they were
 just a
 small sect.  Someone has expanded their image via the internet.
 From
 what I know, they may not know how their image has been expanded by
 someone on the inside of their movement in that they are not people
 who
 spend much time on the internet.


 -Original Message-
 From: Conspiracy Theory Research List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 On
 Behalf Of E. Murray
 Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:22 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews


 -Caveat Lector-

 Can you please clarify the differences between the four sects of
 Judaism
 -- I am not sure my info is correct but I understand that the four
 sects
 are:  1) Hasidic, 2) Fundamentalists (aka Zionists) 3) Regular or
 Normal Jews (what are they known as to you?) and 4) Progressive
 Jews.  I
 would like clarification about the differences in a general way.
 Thanks
 much for your input.   E. Murry

 On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 12:06:40 -0800 Party of Citizens
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 writes:
  -Caveat Lector-
 
  Jews, which is to say EDOMITE Jews, ie those who, in their
 arrogance
  call themselves The Jews, do not represent Zionists.
 
  The whole world is Jewish except for John KKKnight. Otherwise
 there
  are only different denominations of Jews. (Judaism is one.
  Denominations are
  many. - Jewish Almanac, 1980, p.504).
 
  Zandu Goldbar
  Learned Elder of Zion
 
   * http://www.geocities.com/CITIZENS_ASSEMBLY
  **
   $$$   Capital punishment is not just penalty for poverty
  $$$
 
  On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, William Shannon wrote:
 
   -Caveat Lector-
  
   http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/
  
  
  
   ZIONISTS
  
   DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS
  
  
   JEWS AGAINST ZIONISM IN THE NEWS

Re: [CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews

2004-01-07 Thread Party of Citizens
-Caveat Lector-

Jews, which is to say EDOMITE Jews, ie those who, in their arrogance call
themselves The Jews, do not represent Zionists.

The whole world is Jewish except for John KKKnight. Otherwise there are
only different denominations of Jews. (Judaism is one. Denominations are
many. - Jewish Almanac, 1980, p.504).

Zandu Goldbar
Learned Elder of Zion

 * http://www.geocities.com/CITIZENS_ASSEMBLY **
 $$$   Capital punishment is not just penalty for poverty$$$

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, William Shannon wrote:

 -Caveat Lector-

 http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/



 ZIONISTS

 DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS


 JEWS AGAINST ZIONISM IN THE NEWS


 Washington Post, 5 October 2003


 Read Open Letter to
 President George W. Bush

 (printable PDF Version of Letter to Pres. Bush)






 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 

[CTRL] Zionists DO NOT Represent Jews

2004-01-06 Thread William Shannon
-Caveat Lector-
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/



ZIONISTS 

DO NOT REPRESENT JEWS


JEWS AGAINST ZIONISM IN THE NEWS


Washington Post, 5 October 2003


Read Open Letter to 
President George W. Bush

(printable PDF Version of Letter to Pres. Bush)






>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,