Dozens of Jewish American celebrities, artists, and hundreds of “rabbis” have taken out a full-page ad in The New York Times denouncing what they call ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
The ad, appearing on page A7, is a direct response to President Donald Trump’s calls to permanently relocate Gaza’s population, a proposal he has repeatedly pushed since taking office last month. The text of the ad reads:
“Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza. Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing!”
Among the signatories are actors Joaquin Phoenix and his siblings Summer and Rain, Ilana Glazer, Eric André, and playwright Tony Kushner, alongside public intellectuals like Naomi Klein and Peter Beinart. Many of the signatories have previously spoken out in support of Palestinians.
The ad is also signed by hundreds of “rabbis,” including Sharon Brous, Amichai Lau-Lavie, Sally Priesand, and Alissa Wise—many of whom have been vocal supporters of Israel since the October 7 Hamas attack but are now speaking out against Trump’s Gaza policy.
The ad is tied to the In Our Name Campaign, an initiative founded by Jewish philanthropists aiming to raise $10 million for Palestinian-led efforts and pro-Palestinian organizing in the U.S.
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I mean it literally is ethnic cleansing. But under international law it isn’t a crime by itself. And it’s probably the best bet for peace in the region.
Nice!!
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If only I could speak to mr.trump for 5 min and assure him that these aren’t jews. They’re zerah amalek with no hakarat hatov
WHAT’S WRONG WITH ETHNIC CLEANSING WHEN THEY ALL WANT TO CLEANSE YOU? WHY CAN’T WE CLEANSE THEM FIRST?
I haven’t seen a list of Ashkenazi Jews this long since I watched Schindler’s List.
Unfortunately (or actually, fortunately), most of those “rabbis” probably are not halachicly Jewish and the celebrities are certainly not practicing Jews even if some are Jewish born.
Forget about garbage like that – the question is how is Trump going to react to the letter from the Democrats?
It is safe to assume that none of the signators view Judaism solely in term of the keeping the Torah given on Har Sinai. The overwhelming majority are anti what it says too.
Reading the names, I wonder how many of these “R a b b i ‘ s” are Shomer Shabbos?
Retarded people. No explanation needed
Did Shmuely butteach sign?
FYI: the losers in this ad also say no to anything trump proposes just like the losers on msnbc
One word: JINOs. There Fake News and there’s Fake Jews.
Im so happy I’ve never heard of any of these idiots
What a chillul hashem. These people dont represent the rest of klal yisroel
The Jews have more Rabbis than the Muslims have terrorists.
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Self Hating Jews =
Jews who find no other worthy cause in the entire globe than Pro-Palestine. Period.