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Archbishop's Anti-Israel Stance Irma Stern, (South Africa,1894 - 1966), 18th Century Transition Dutch Cape Minstrels with Guitar, signed, 1947 mahogany Armoire SOLD R120 000 SOLD R100 000 Art, antiques, objets d’art, Late 19th century Russian hallmarked furniture, and jewellery silver 5 light candelabrum Vintage cocktail cabinet in SOLD R50 000 wanted for forthcoming auctions the form of world globe SOLD R16 000 For more information 011 789 7422 • 011 326 3515 • [email protected] • www.rkauctioneers.co.za Bram Fischer Centre, Lower Ground, 95 Bram Fischer Driver Cnr George Street, Ferndale, 2194 south african n Volume 25 – Number 20 n 10 June 2021 n 30 Sivan 5781 The source of quality content, news and insights t www.sajr.co.za Archbishop’s anti-Israel stance “endangering Anglican Church” TALI FEINBERG Te letter to which the chief by Palestinian leadership, and allies of the perpetrators of these of being ‘evil’ demands a response. rabbi was referring was written by emphasised the genocidal essence horrors,” Goldstein wrote. Silence is acquiescence. How can hey have had a longstanding the archbishop to his constituents of Hamas’s ideology. Te chief rabbi told the SA Jewish we be silent in the face of these friendship and worked on 1 June 2021, titled “A pastoral “Over the past year alone, Report he felt it was urgent to accusations, when we know they closely together, but when letter on the tragic situation in about 4 000 Christians in Africa speak out because “the militant are false? It’s about speaking up TChief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein Palestine and Israel”. Makgoba have been killed by Islamist extremism of Hamas is the real in the name of truth and justice. saw Anglican Church Archbishop compared Israel’s policies to extremists – Islamists who share obstacle to peace in the Middle It’s not about personalities Dr Tabo Makgoba describe the apartheid, and wrote among other Hamas’s ideology. More than 4 000 East, and it’s a threat to people or emotions. It’s the moral situation in the Middle East as points, “Te current state of affairs churches have been burnt to the around the world, including responsibility of any human being, “evil” and place all the blame on is unjust and evil. We Christians, Jews, and especially a religious leader.” Israel, he refused to stay silent. therefore call for an moderate Muslims. Goldstein doesn’t think this In a hard-hitting open letter in arms embargo to be Hamas wants the debate will have an impact on his the Sunday edition of City Press placed on all fighting genocide of all relationship with the archbishop. (6 June 2021), Goldstein told the forces in the region, Jews, just as other “We have been friends and archbishop that he was “making just as there was a extremist groups colleagues for many years. He was a terrible mistake that endangers United Nations arms want the conversion appointed the head of the Anglican your own church”. He explained embargo on South and murder of all Church in South Africa a year or that by supporting Hamas, “you Africa. We also call Christians. Tis is a so before I became chief rabbi. We are not only perpetuating the for other pressure, struggle for human had a lot in common, both being suffering of Palestinians and including sanctions, dignity, decency, and relatively young appointees at working against peace in this to be imposed to bring moderation. Religious the time. We’ve worked together, painful conflict, you are on the all the parties around leaders have a crucial marched together against state wrong side of history and in a conference table to role to play in this capture and corruption, and neglect of your most basic moral negotiate a just peace. fight for freedom.” interacted on many forums. South duty to protect the Anglican Te current imbalance He says it’s even Africa is blessed to have a very Church of Southern Africa, which of power means that more urgent now strong culture of interfaith co- is your parish. the Palestinians because “violent operation. We meet and discuss, “For while you castigate Israel are suffering extremists are and I don’t see this as a breach of for defending itself against violent disproportionately.” wreaking havoc in that. I see this as having a public extremists, know that the very But the chief rabbi Africa and globally. debate. It was the same with same violent religious ideology methodically explained Tis includes those my letter to the president [Cyril drives extremists right here on our why the accusation on our doorstep in Ramaphosa], much of this has been borders, and their intended victims of apartheid was Mozambique. I wanted discussed in private meetings, but are your Christian congregations.” “a defamation of Archbishop Dr Thabo to appeal to him, to I’m putting it out there because we Tis isn’t the first time the the Jewish state, Makgoba and Chief other Christian and are debating for the good of the chief rabbi has commented on disrespectful to the Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein Muslim leaders to country.” the Anglican Church of Southern victims of apartheid, stand together in It’s the same reason Goldstein Africa’s (ACSA) sharp turn and a dangerous lie, which brings ground. Archbishop, these people unity against the violent extremism called on the Muslim Judicial away from Israel. In 2019, he to mind the Christian blood libels were murdered because they are that is encroaching, which is a Council and Jamiatul Ulama South condemned its resolution to against Jews in medieval Europe”. Christian. Where is your voice in threat to us all. Africa “to join me in imploring our support “well-directed Boycott, He explained how attempts to defence of your own parishioners? “It’s important to speak the communities to be tolerant of each Divestment, Sanction actions” establish a Palestinian state have Not only are you silent on this truth and say it as I see it,” other’s vastly differing political against the Jewish state. repeatedly been turned down issue, you publicly support the Goldstein says. “To accuse Israel Continued on page 7>> “To care for those who once cared for us is one of the Highest Honours”~ Tia Walker A signifcant portion of the Chev’s annual budget goes towards caring for our community’s Bobbas and Zaidas. Buy a Share The Load ticket and help us to continue caring for those who once cared for us. www.sharetheload.co.za or scan the QR code Each ticket costs R1200. Syndicate options available. The Sandringham Gardens Lottery (Share the Load 2021) is registered with the National Lotteries Commission. Scheme no: 00069/16 f • 2 SA JEWISH REPORT Brie • Wo 10 – 17 June 2021 in rld s N w e e w N d s l i r n o B W Bombed AP building Holocaust r i • e Hamas’s research and development and those countries. democratic nation”. f • • f e • ‘had Iron Dome intelligence arms were in the building, denier gets i “The expulsion of The United States, Canada, the United r W B o n r Erdan said. i ambassadors is a frst step Kingdom, Germany, and the European l d jamming tech’ five years for s N w e e “The unit was developing an electronic w – a preliminary step – to Parliament are among the national and N s d l i r n o death threats B W r i • e f Israel’s United States ambassador told jamming system to be used against • greater action, but it’s an international bodies that have adopted Associated Press (AP) that the Israeli army the Iron Dome defence system,” Erdan A blogger who posted videos incredibly important and symbolic the defnition. destroyed the building containing its Gaza said, according to a release by the Israeli of himself calling for the murder of step,” Fiona Ferguson, a far-left politician bureau because Hamas was developing embassy in Washington. prominent French Jews was sentenced to who initiated the voting, said during the technology there that would jam Israel’s Israel authorities told residents and fve years in prison by a court in France. session, the Jewish Chronicle of London Hebrew Israelite Iron Dome anti-missile system. workers in the building to evacuate about The sentence, for promoting terrorism reported. student forced to eat Gilad Erdan, also United Nations an hour before it bombed the 12-storey and making death threats, is among the The motion passed with votes from to pork ambassador, met on 7 June with the wire building on 15 May. harshest in recent years in France over left-wing parties including Sinn Fein, the service’s president, Gary Pruitt, and its Hamas launched about 4 500 rockets at such offenses. council’s largest party, with 18 seats out A high school football coach in Ohio and vice-president of international news, Ian Israel during the 10-21 May confict. Most The tribunal of Cusset, a town near of 60. seven of his staff have been suspended Phillips. hit open areas, but about 1 500 headed Vichy in central France, handed down its Opposition parties voiced their for punishing a Hebrew Israelite for built-up areas, and the Iron guilty verdict and sentence on 3 June to disapproval of the motion. “The Jews student-athlete by forcing him to eat Appliance Repairs on Site Dome intercepted about 90%. Ahmed Moualek, 53, who had posted are the original indigenous inhabitants a pepperoni pizza in violation of his ers, Erdan told Pruitt and death threats against Gilles William of Palestine and as such have the right religious commitment to keep a kosher ash Phillips that Israel didn’t AhmedGolnadel Moualek and Alain Jakubowitz, two to exist as a nation state,” said John diet, according to a report from Cleveland ishw D Stoves believe that AP knew Hamas well-known Jewish lawyers, as well as Kyle of the Progressive Unionist Party of 19 News.
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