The world's attention is focused on the issue of the Palestinian's acceptance of UN Resolution 242.
According to the Torah we Jews are obliged to state the Jewish belief regarding this issue. Before the Almightly gave us the Holy Land 3260 years ago, He made these conditions: If we will abide by the Torah, it is ours, if not, we will be expelled. Alas, we sinned and were exiled from the land. "Umipnay chatoenu golenu mayartsenu" "Because of our sins we were expelled from our land." Only though complete repentance will the Almightly alone, without any human effort or intervention, redeem us from exile. At that time there will be universal peace. This will be after the coming of Moshiach and the prophet Eliyu'. "Efes biltechoh go'alenu lemos Hamoshiach." "Nobody besides You will redeem us from exile and only when Moshiach comes."
The following oaths were imposed on us by the Almighty: We should not rebel against the nations and we should remain loyal citizens; We should not leave exile ahead of time. Even if the land would be given to us by all the nations, we are not allowed to accept it. (Talmud Tractate Ksubos 111).
Jews remained faithful to these oaths for over 1800 years until the advent of the Zionist atheist idea, concocted by an atheist. He rejected our beliefs and claimed that we were exiled because of our military and economic weakness. In the ensuing years of the Zionist movement gained<> control of Palestine and until the present day they are brutually oppressing the Palestinians.
The true Jews remain faithful to Jewish belief and are untained by Zionism.
Even if the Palestinians were forced to surrender claim to all of Palestine, we are forbidden to accept it. According to Torah the land should be returned to them.
According to Torah we are not allowed to harm another people but should live peacefully as law abiding citizens. Peace for Jews cannot be realized util the Zionist state ceases to exist.
Let the world know that Zionism and Judaism are diamterically opposed and their use of the name "israel" is a falsification. The Zionists have no right to speak in the name of the Jewish nation.
AMERICAN NETUREI KARTA
(Friends of Jerusalem)
Rabbi E. Schwartz
P.O. Box 1030, New York NY 10009