“Kol Israel Arevim zeh la-ze (All Jews are responsible for one another). This well-known slogan of the Jewish people is from the Talmud. There now exists a group of Jewish people that reject that pledge. It is the Naturie Karta, which is associating itself with those that seek the demise of Israel.
It acts on the belief that the State should not exist until the coming of the Messiah, therefore Israel is an abomination. Its activities have included petitioning the United Nation not to declare separating Palestine into Jewish and Arab states. When Jews began to leave the USSR, their first stop was Vienna where they were met with these extremists. They implored these migrants not to go to Israel. In 2007 their representatives participated in a Holocaust denial convention that took place in Iran.
In my view this amounts to treason against the people of Israel as they have consorted with enemies that seek the destruction of Israel. They libel Israel in the most atrocious way by exhibiting posters in public accusing Israel of horrendous crimes. A recent photo was taken of several of its adherents displaying their hatred of Israel while members live in Israel! Some of these posters state “Judaism. G-dly and compassionate. Zionism G-dless and merciless.” “Israel is state organized terror.” Those people who rant like this and partner with our enemies do not deserve to live in Israel. As they have demonstrated their hatred toward Israelis and Zionists, wherever they are, they have left their ties with us and deserve to be shunned and excommunicated.
Sol Koenigsberg
Overland Park, Kansas
