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Statements
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T’ruah Statement on Situation in Gaza
April 4, 2018
Affiliation and intent alone do not justify killing. The response to death must always be grief—just as God feels desperate pain over the loss of any of God’s creations, whether righteous or wicked, and whether Jewish or not Jewish.
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Pro-Israel Jewish Organizations Condemn Dangerous Appointment of John Bolton
March 28, 2018
The following joint statement was issued today by Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, J Street, National Council of Jewish Women, the New Israel Fund and T’ruah: As American Jewish organizations and strong supporters of Israel, we are deeply alarmed by the appointment of John Bolton to serve as President Trump’s National Security Advisor. His long...
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Rabbis File Legal Complaints in Regard to Israeli Group for Trading in Prostitution
January 17, 2018
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights asks IRS to suspend tax exempt status of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim, urges assemblyman Dov Hikind to distance himself from group. NEW YORK – T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, today filed two complaints in response to reports that Ateret Cohanim, an organization that seeks to...
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U.S. Rabbinic Human Rights Organization Condemns Israel’s New “Black List”
January 8, 2018
NEW YORK – T’ruah condemns Israel’s new “black list” of 20 human rights and political organizations whose members will be barred from entering Israel for supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, including Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and the American Friends Service Committee. While T’ruah does not advocate BDS or affiliate with the...
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Rabbis Condemn Israeli Government’s Plan to Deport or Jail Asylum Seekers
January 5, 2018
NEW YORK–The Israeli government announced it will force Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to leave Israel for Rwanda, Uganda, or their countries of origin, or face indefinite jail time. T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights calls this decision immoral. A country that was founded by refugees and that played a leading role in the...
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T’ruah Responds to President’s Tweets About Cutting off Aid to Palestinians
January 3, 2018
NEW YORK – In response to President Trump’s tweets this week suggesting the U.S. cut aid to Palestine, Rabbi Jill Jacobs, executive director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, issued the following statement: “Yet again, President Trump’s tweets in the past 24 hours show his reckless disregard for the lives of Israelis and...
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Rabbis Argue That U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli Capital Is Counterproductive, Serves No Purpose
December 6, 2017
NEW YORK – In response to President Trump’s announcement today that the U.S. government will move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights issued the below statement. Jerusalem has been the spiritual and political center for the Jewish people since King David established his throne...
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T’ruah Joins Jewish Organizations Urging Israel Not to Deport Asylum Seekers
November 28, 2017
Today T'ruah joined 24 other leaders of the North American Jewish community who sent a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, urging Israel not to deport African asylum seekers, but rather to let North American Jews help in addressing the issue. The letter followed the Israeli government’s announcement last week of its plans to deport tens of thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers, which include thousands of survivors of the Darfuri genocide and other victims of persecution. The text of the letter follows.
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330 Rabbis Call on Israel to Cease Arms Sales to Burma
October 31, 2017
As U.S. rabbis and cantors, we join in the recent call issued by 55 Israeli rabbis and community leaders urging the Israeli government to stop weapons sales to Burma (Myanmar) and military training services there in the face of a brutal, potentially genocidal campaign against the Rohingya minority community. We also support the members of Congress who have stepped across party lines to issue a bipartisan letter calling for the U.S. to “immediately suspend all planned training programs with Burma’s military.”
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Local Governments Must Not Abandon Free Speech to Shield Israel from Criticism
October 20, 2017
T'ruah is extremely concerned by two recent attempts to enforce state laws restricting boycotts of Israel: Dickinson, Texas required applicants for hurricane aid to sign a statement affirming that they will not participate in boycotts of Israel, and a school district in Kansas forced a math teacher to do the same before she could take part in a training program.