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Statements
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Rabbis Condemn Insurrectionists at Capitol, Call for Elected Officials to Denounce Violence and Affirm Democracy
January 6, 2021
We call on all elected officials to join us in condemning today’s rioting and violence at the U.S. Capitol by insurrectionists seeking to overturn the results of a fair and democratic election.
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T’ruah Congratulates Israel for Efficient Vaccine Distribution, Reminds Country of Responsibility for Health in Territory Under Israeli Occupation and Control
January 5, 2021
“We congratulate Israel on the momentous achievement of distributing the first of two COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 10 percent of its population within two weeks of the start of distribution. T’ruah hopes the leadership of the United States follows in these footsteps so that everyone can easily receive this life-saving vaccine."
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Rabbis Condemn First Use of Israel’s Nation-State Law to Justify Discrimination
November 30, 2020
Today, Israel’s new nation-state law was cited for the first time since its establishment in 2018 to justify discrimination against Arab citizens. As this law was being debated, it drew condemnation from T’ruah and other Jewish organizations across the world, as well as from Israeli civil and human rights leaders, precisely because of the danger that it would be used to justify legal discrimination.
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T’ruah Condemns Pompeo Announcement about BDS, Equation of West Bank with Israel
November 19, 2020
T'ruah condemns the recent actions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that classify the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) as antisemitic and his equation of the West Bank with Israel.
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T’ruah Condemns Givat Hamatos Construction Announcement
November 18, 2020
Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, issued the following statement condemning the recent announcement of construction at Givat Hamatos and false accusations of antisemitism against European Union observers who question the move.
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T’ruah looks forward to working in partnership with Biden administration, pushes for speedy policy action
November 7, 2020
NEW YORK -- Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, responded to the presumptive election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
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T’ruah calls for a fair election outcome, allowing every vote to be counted
November 4, 2020
“As we continue to await the final results of the 2020 general election, T’ruah urges officials in every state and district to ensure that every ballot cast is counted. Taking the time to count and verify every ballot is a sign that our democracy is working.
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Hatikvah Slate Statement on World Zionist Congress
October 28, 2020
Defying historic custom of evenly distributing the leadership portfolios and governance positions in the national institutions among all ideological groups and religious streams to create a wall-to-wall coalition, they instead chose to sign an agreement only among their allies, creating an imbalance with the almost equal minority groups.
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Rabbinic human rights group: State department plan to label groups as “antisemitic” is “ridiculous”
October 21, 2020
Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors, responded to reports that the Trump administration is considering declaring Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam as antisemitic and that governments should not support them.
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Letter to Chad Wolf from Synagogues Condemning Arrest of Binsar Siahaan
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 “Abraham called himself a ger, a refugee, as it is said, “A ger and a sojourner am I with you” (Genesis 23:4). David called himself a ger, “I am a ger in the land,” (Psalms 119:19). And it also says:...