The state of Israel and Hamas are engaged in the most intense military conflict in seven years.
Missiles fly out of Gaza to targets in Israel. Most of these are intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, but not all of them.
Some land on people’s houses, and innocent people die. Then missiles fly out of Israel into Gaza. Many more of these reach their targets, and many more people, innocent civilians as well as combatants, die.
This time, the missile conflict has been accompanied by fighting on the streets of mixed Arab and Jewish cities in Israel.
In short, it is another catastrophic situation in the Holy Land.
Our hearts are breaking because innocent civilians, Jewish and Arab, inside Israel and in Gaza are suffering. Children are sleeping in bomb shelters.
The people of Gaza are being held captive by Hamas, a terrorist organization that has little regard for the well-being of the Palestinians within its borders. Hamas thinks nothing of sacrificing Palestinian lives in its drive to kill Jews.
Our hearts are breaking because it shouldn’t be this way. And, yet, it is difficult to imagine things ever being different.
Perhaps this is the greatest tragedy of all. As it is written in the book of Lamentations, “For these things (we) weep, (our) eyes flow with tears (1:16).”
As American Jews with personal and spiritual ties to Israel, we are horrified to see continued violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
We support Israel’s right to defend its citizens against rockets and acts of terror – which we unequivocally condemn. We pray this conflict is quickly ended with a cease-fire honored by all parties involved.
Then, we call on the government of Israel to engage fully in a negotiated resolution agreed to by Israelis and Palestinians that can meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of both peoples. We also call on the U.S. government to make addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a priority once again.
We hope and dream for a time of peace in the Holy Land. We envision a time when Israelis and Palestinians can sleep safely in their beds every night. We yearn for the day when the children of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank can know one another in laughter and friendship, without the burden, and without the shackles of fear and hate.
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