A moving call from Rabbi Ron Kronish. The grass-roots peacemakers of Israel and Palestine can make a difference!
Dr. Ron Kronish
first published on Times of Israel, July 7th 2014
At the end of April, I wrote a post on this blog, which was entitled “Stop the Hate Crimes Epidemic in Israel Now.” It was translated into Hebrew and also published on the Walla website.
At that time, I felt, along with many other people that the acts of extreme “religious” Jewish youth –which have been sanctioned for years by their rabbis and by many political “leaders” in Israeli society— had already reached epidemic proportions and were endangering the moral fabric of Israel society.
At that time I wrote:
“The hate crime epidemic in Israel must be brought under. This has got to stop. It is urgent and can no longer be swept under the carpet!”
And, what has been done since then to combat this phenomenon? Nothing! Just lip service, but hardly anyone has been arrested or…
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