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Bruce Mirken Oct 12, 2023

Jewish Voice for Peace statement on #Israel vs. #Hamas: "There is only one way to end violence: to address its root cause, 75 years of Israeli military occupation and apartheid. We must end U.S. complicity in this systemic oppression." https://www.commondreams.org/news/jvp-congress-gaza

'We Must Prevent Mass Atrocities and End This': US Jewish Group Calls on Congress to End Gaza Carnage

"There is only one way to end violence: to address its root cause, 75 years of Israeli military occupation and apartheid," said Jewish Voice for Peace. "We must end U.S. complicity in this systemic oppression."

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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman Oct 12, 2023

@BruceMirken I’m a long time peace activist who believes that violence is not the answer. And as usual, JVP does not speak for me. Notice that they make no mention of the innocent Israelis slaughtered. This is typical of them. If you want to communicate that all life is sacred, you need to say that. They do not.

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Geoff Berner Oct 12, 2023

@rabbijill @BruceMirken so...to you this signifies that JVP want innocent people slaughtered? That they don't care? Is that what we're supposed to draw from what you're saying, Rabbi?

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Geoff Berner Oct 12, 2023

@rabbijill @BruceMirken Rabbi, do you believe the people who wrote this statement care less about the value of human life than you do?

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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman Oct 12, 2023

@Geoffberner @BruceMirken read their statement. Based on their history, they have no credibility with me nor the vast majority of Jews. They have created so much strife within the jewish community & it’s not necessary. We can disagree on policy but they don’t just do that. In the face of the immense pain right now, where is their statement against Hamas? Even the divided Israeli public knows better than hit Israel at a time of vast grief. Where is THEIR humanity?

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Geoff Berner

@rabbijill @BruceMirken I'd say you're the one creating strife here, by falsely implying murderous, inhuman motivations to a left wing Jewish peace group. Are these people not Jews like you? Are you really implying that they are somehow complicit in the slaughter of Jews? Do you actually believe that?