Hundreds of rabbis, rabbinates, yeshiva leaders, community leaders from Israel, Knesset members, public figures and professors published a letter of support today calling for an end to the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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This letter is unusual in scope, partly because it is signed by Knesset members from a variety of parties, academics and public activists, as well as many rabbis who vary in their opinions – conservative and liberal alike. Among others, ten Knesset members signed the letter, including MK Zeev Elkin, MK Nissim Vaturi and MK Limor Sun Har Melech. It was also signed by Rabbi Dov Lior, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Rabbi David Stav, Rabbi Binyamin Clemensohn and many other rabbis.
Among the public and academic figures are Prof. Israel Auman, Prof. Nachum Rakover, Nahala Movement Chairman Daniella Weiss, Jonathan Pollard, former Awakening Party Chairman Ofer Berkowitz, Yesha Council Director General Shira Libman and more. The petition is also signed by bereaved families from the Iron Sword War.
A truck carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing, photo: Crossings Authority at the Ministry of Defense
"We, the undersigned, call for an immediate halt to the entry of trucks transporting fuel, gas and related equipment to the hostile enemy in the Gaza Strip, as promised by the Israeli government at the beginning of the war," the petition reads.
The signatories explained that "the fuel, gas and other means transferred to the Gaza Strip are used by the terrorist organizations to murder and kill our soldiers, endanger the lives of the abductees and impair the resilience of the home front!"
A fuel truck enters the Gaza Strip at the Rafah crossing, photo: AFP
In addition, the letter stated, "The daily supply to the enemy prolongs the duration of the war, causes great death and suffering to all concerned, and prevents the war from being decided in favor of our dear soldiers!"
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