Conflict in Gaza – The Torah Perspective

We daily hear of turmoil and conflict in the state of Israel concerning the “disengagement process.” In the eyes of the world it seems to be a conflict between different parties or religious groups. There are those who opine that maintaining Israeli control over the Gaza Strip is the fulfillment of a great religious imperative. They daily declare that, according to the Torah, it is forbidden to give back any territories, while their more extreme elements demand that blood be spilled in furtherance of this cause. Others support the current withdrawal in order to better “secure” the Israeli state.

We feel it is our obligation, in this time of confusion, to state the true Torah position on this current issue as well as concerning the state of Israel itself. As we present the Torah approach to Zionism and the Zionist state it will become clear the true Torah position concerning the territories.

It was always the opinion of the true Jewish leaders, since the advent of Zionism, that Jewish nationalism is fundamentally opposed to basic Torah belief.. We have been abjured by the Almighty as a people to remain peacefully in exile and to await the Divine redemption, Our sages have further foretold that any attempt to violate these conditions of our exile will result in catastrophic bloodshed. This Zionist effort of human/ military redemption is, thus, a core denial of the basic Jewish belief in a Divine mandated exile and, eventual, Heavenly initiated redemption.

The frightening prophecy of our holy teachers has been substantiated over the past six decades in the Hold Land where one blood bath has ceaselessly followed the other.

Therefore, it is obvious that the Jewish people, who have chosen to continue the Torah path and their leaders, the Torah giants of this and previous generations, see no imperative whatsoever in maintaining control over Gaza and the West Bank

In fact, the reverse is true. Every inch of Jewish sovereignty maintained over the Holy Land is the gravest of sins sin. We may not engage in any agitations to continue it nor may any Jewish blood or that of any nation be spilled in order to achieve or maintain it.

Our opinion, the Torah opinion, as steadfastly upheld by all Jews throughout the ages is clear: We have no connection of any sort to the Zionist state. We see no good in maintaining control over the territories or over any part of the Holy Land. All the self - appointed representatives of the Jewish people, who perform daily on the world’s stage, do not represent the Torah or the people of Torah. They are dangerous charlatans.

We patiently and prayerfully await the day when we will be redeemed by the righteous Messiah who will usher in true peace among all men in a redeemed and sanctified