Statement from Rabbi Scott Sperling
Statement given by Rabbi Scott M. Sperling, citing Rabbi Douglas Krantz, Armonk NY at the Washington DC Echo event
October 18, 2007
We are aware of Israelis who hunger for security, who are afflicted with terror, and who yearn for acceptance in our world as a people of a nation with a sacred mission.
We are aware of Palestinians afflicted with poverty, who desire nothing more than to raise their families in an independent state, free of the burden of occupation, and able to build a future of their own choosing.
Only peace can offer sustenance to two peoples struggling side by side, afflicted with anger, burdened with pain.
Only peace – peace now—can allow our brothers and sisters to escape the bondage of their violence.
When they are vulnerable, we are vulnerable.
When they are insecure, we are insecure.
We must recognize that all of God’s children hunger for justice, hunger to be free from the bonds of conflict that oppress the human spirit, and hunger to celebrate life with love and hope, bread and peace.
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