Today, the leadership of the Orthodox Union expressed its deep disappointment over the Democratic Party’s platform’s shift of language with regard to the status of the holy city of Jerusalem.
The platform released late Monday, to be voted upon today in Charlotte, NC, makes no mention of Jerusalem or of the issue of Israel’s capital. By contrast, the 2008 platform stated that “Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel.”
The Orthodox Union’s leadership stated:
“At a time when Arab leaders persistently assert falsehoods about Jerusalem’s history, and deny the ancient Jewish connection to our holy city, the decision of national leaders of the Democratic Party to go silent on this issue is extremely disappointing.
Facts are facts; Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, and America’s national leaders do no service to the people of the Mideast or the world by refusing to acknowledge these crucial facts.”
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and they also left out the line about Hamas! – which read in ’08 “The United States and its Quartet partners should continue to isolate Hamas until it renounces terrorism, recognizes Israel’s right to exist, and abides by past agreements”.
The OU does much more than supervise Kashrus. Among its divisions is the OU Job Board, which offers online job training and job placement: http://www.oujobs.org
The UO should announce that they now recognize PHILADELPHIA as the capitol of the United States.
Disappointed?–That’s all?
The Satmar Rebbe, Reb Yoel, ZT”L, once remarked:
When a non-Jew says he is against the Zionists, he doesn’t mean the same thing as me. He is expressing his anti-Semitic feelings.
Have some more cool aid to drink vote for them democrats that’s all. You’ll get from them