Anonymous - 06.08.2002 16:28
The Unorthodox Orthodox
The Observer - London
8-5-2
"They strictly follow the tenets of the Torah. They also burn Israeli flags. Alex Klaushofer meets the members of Neturei Karta in north London - the Jewish world's most outspoken critics of Zionism... "
Dit artikel biedt m.i. een aardige aanvulling op de vervlakkende discussie over Israël.
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"The Jewish people should come to their senses and see that the Zionist state is one big misfortune,' says Domb.
In conversation, Domb frequently distinguishes the religious level - the messianism that forbids the Jews political intervention - from what he calls the 'mundane' or worldly perspective. When he talks on this second level, his observations are sharpened with a campaigning edge. 'When the Zionists speak about peace, they want peace, but what it means is a peaceful occupation,' he says. But he also has a Middle-European, black sense of humour, chuckling grimly to himself as he invokes the worst excesses of human behaviour: 'Were they invited to the West Bank? Were they invited to Ramallah and Jenin? Were they invited to throw out from their homes around 600,000 Arabs?'
The political solution Domb advocates is, ironically, more radical than the PLO's, which recognised Israel's right to exist in 1988. He has no hope that this will happen, but he thinks the Israelis should renounce their claims to land within the 1948 borders and make reparations to the Palestinians. With the state of Israel dismantled, Jews could remain in the Holy Land, but live under Palestinian rule. But ultimately, he stresses, Neturei Karta's objection to Israel rests on theological rather than political grounds. 'The very existence of the Jewish state is diametrically opposed to Judaism,' he says. 'But as it happens, the Arabs have suffered, and it is our duty to say to them: "It is morally wrong, it is illegal from the worldly point of view, and we are not part of it. So don't blame all the Jewish people for the sufferings which you have had."' "
In het artikel zelf staan wel meer roerende/verrassende uitspraken die bij kunnen dragen aan wat meer diepgang in de discussie over de politiek in het Midden Oosten.
Enneh.. zouden hier ook dossiers van aangelegd zijn?
Bron:  http://www.rense.com/general27/theunorthodox.htm
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