Israel – Reform Movement Petition High Court Against Safed Rabbi

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    Rabbi Shmuel EliahuIsrael – The Israeli Reform movement petitioned the High Court on Thursday to instruct the attorney general to charge the chief rabbi on Safed, Rabbi Shmuel Eliahu, with incitement for his religious ruling banning the sale or rental of apartments in the city to Arab Israelis.

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    The abandonment and lack of public officials’ interest in the [racial] incitement and decisive action against is causing the strengthening the winds of a campaign against the Arab population in Israel.

    Meanwhile Or Etzion’s Rabbi Haim Druckman on Thursday morning explained the reasoning behind the rabbinic opinion issued by him and signed by other rabbis, including Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliahu – whose halachic ruling encouraging city residents not to rent or sell homes to non-Jews provoked much controversy in recent days.

    Druckman spoke in particular about how he convinced Rabbi Eliahu to sign the new letter, saying “I related to him the importance of not giving a hand to our enemies [to use against us] to push us from our homes and cities.” He continued, however, “If you have no fear due to security reasons, there is no problem [renting homes to Arabs].”

    Rabbi Druckman also elaborated on his position regarding the IDF conversions bill working its way through the Knesset.

    The IDF converts “are reals Jews,” acknowledged Druckman. The problem, he stated, was that the State must not have two separate conversion processes.

    Druckman emphasized that he made clear his position on the issue to the prime minister and the government’s ministers during this past Sunday’s cabinet meeting.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    I agree with their petition but probably not a good idea to put the rav in jail. His position was stupid but not driven by racism. He probably believes that there was some basis in halacha for his statement even though all the gadolim have contradicted him. Perhaps fine him but not put him in prison.

    13 years ago

    Does this make sense? Druckman the self acknowledged initiator behind the ruling has no proclamation made against him by the reform, and yet the Reform want R Eliyahu improsend?

    And perhaps it does make sense. The reform are protective of Druckman because he supports easy conversion for those who have no intention of keeping mitzvos. Just what the reform seek.

    13 years ago

    this is all so pointless

    13 years ago

    So are jews allowed to live or rent in arab villages?

    Fearless
    Fearless
    13 years ago

    Incitement for what? And what about free speech? And this is coming from the LIBERAL Reform movement. Maybe they can petition that he be fired, but more than that shows what LIBERALISM is all about.

    kollelfaker
    kollelfaker
    13 years ago

    what a farce in a democracy people have the right to express themselves if they are Muslim or christian but let a jew in the holy land talk about security of the nation and the reform movement want him jailed what a great country

    moshiachnow
    moshiachnow
    13 years ago

    Did you expect anything different from the spiritual descendants of the Maskilim who tried their best to have Chassidic Rebbes put in prison and worse?

    cowfy
    cowfy
    13 years ago

    a storm in a teacup.the reforms trying to get headlines.so they spend ten large to throw out a petition to the court.perhaps they should use that money for somthing useful instead of promoting themselves.then whatever publicity they got out of it would be truely deserved.