I am ashamed of this Israel.
When, during our weekly prayers in the synagogue, we also pray for wisdom for Israel’s leaders, all I can think is: yes, wisdom. And a very long prison sentence.
--Rosanne Hertzberger, microbiologist and former Member of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands.
P.S. Hertzberger wrote this in the NRC newspaper, and there are many, many Jewish people in the Netherlands who share her view on Israel.
@bitchboss “What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole Torah, all the rest is commentary.” – Hillel, Talmud, Shabbat 31a.
Did those "religious leaders" forget the Talmud, I wonder? And yes, I do find myself in Hertzberger's quote. Same, same. Asking myself continuously, how a religious person can do such things. Other religions have a similar text, be it Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Buddhism… It's a simple human principle…
Jews are followers of Judaism, whether Orthodox, Reform or Conservative. War always seems to be driven by faith. Even Hinduism, Buddhism and older monotheistic/non-monotheistic faiths has their wars. Looking back at history, one can draw two conclusions that are intertwined. We, as humanity, wage war as rabbits breed, and we, humanity, are keen to invoke religious or ideological rhetoric to gloss over the horrors of war.
Marcella Francesca 
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