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Statements
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American Rabbis Condemn Continued Attacks on Israeli Democracy
March 27, 2023
NEW YORK – Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over disagreeing with the government’s plans for judicial overhaul, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization representing over 2,300 rabbis and cantors in North America, condemned this unprecedented action. In a statement, Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah, said: “Prime Minister...
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American Rabbis Denounce Decision to Move Forward with Judiciary Overhauls
March 24, 2023
Prime Minister Netanyahu has made clear that he will sacrifice the future of Israel for his own political ambitions.
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Rabbis Criticize President Biden’s Reversal on Protections for Migrants
March 13, 2023
T’ruah remains committed to establishing a just and transparent immigration system, rather than a cruel system reliant on discrimination, deportation, and detention.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Denounces Israel’s Recent Step Toward Full Annexation of the West Bank
March 6, 2023
This is a dramatic change that essentially turns Smotrich into the governor of the West Bank, and it would be dangerous to allow it to pass unnoticed.
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Rabbis: Smotrich’s Visa Should be Revoked Ahead of U.S. Visit
March 1, 2023
“In light of Bezalel Smotrich’s recent statement that Huwara should be ‘wiped out’ by the State of Israel, T’ruah calls for the visa for his upcoming trip to the United States to be revoked on the basis of his incitement and endorsement of terror."
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Rampage in Huwara by Israeli Settlers, Calls for Full Investigation
February 27, 2023
We condemn in the harshest possible terms the pogrom carried out Sunday in the Palestinian village of Huwara and neighboring Burin by Israeli settlers.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Expresses the Danger of New Biden Asylum Ban Proposal
February 24, 2023
Xenophobic policies such as this new ruling and Title 42 deny asylum seekers a dignified, just, transparent, and timely system to gain legal entry into the United States.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Terror Attack on Synagogue in Jerusalem, Calls to End Wave of Violence
February 7, 2023
T’ruah mourns alongside those who have lost loved ones in the latest wave of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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T’ruah Mourns the Murder of Tyre Nichols, Calls for Accountability and End to Police Violence
February 3, 2023
T’ruah mourns the murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers.
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Rabbis Warn That Supreme Court Override Bill Threatens Israeli Democracy
January 9, 2023
“This legislation would dismantle a central pillar of Israeli democracy and leave the country without an independent judiciary. A functioning democracy must have a system of checks and balances in order to moderate the most extreme elements in government and protect the rights of all."