Who wrote this? “This morning, as I passed the school going toward Yafo-Ben Yehuda, I saw that of a group of children leaving the school, some hurt passing Arabs…with physical blows and rude teasing targeting Arabs selling goods in the street who were passing by.…I was deeply pained and ashamed at what I saw.…[T]his incident…requires me to inform you of the need for particular attention to educate against such things. [Students should be taught that such behavior is prohibited] both due to the essence of Torah, Judaism and morality, and due to the practical value for the Jewish settlement and the state of maintaining peaceful relations between neighbors.”
Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook, son of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Palestine.
Answer: Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook, the leader of the Zionist Orthodox movement after the passing of his father, of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Palestine. Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook was also the spiritual leader of the West Bank settlement movement. Rabbi Kook wrote the above words in 1947. Link.
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Those comments no longer apply, because today's tzaddiks are much more devout than back in 1947, and as such, are better equipped to know how to act in public.
Thank you for bringing this quote to our attention. It renders the personality of Rav Z. Y. as more complex than otherwise often presented, and it offers a salutary message to the religious fanatics who teach and practice mindless racism. The Jewish People should not tolerate that crap, because it's a one-way ticket to exile.
Thank Allah that his Holy Imam's teach such tolerance and love towards the People of the Book. If it wasn't for the love of Islam towards Jews and Christians, World War III would have already happened.
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Plus ca change, plus la meme chose.
Posted by: Yochanan Lavie | March 08, 2013 at 06:51 AM
Those comments no longer apply, because today's tzaddiks are much more devout than back in 1947, and as such, are better equipped to know how to act in public.
(he said sarcastically)
Posted by: Sarek | March 08, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Thank you for bringing this quote to our attention. It renders the personality of Rav Z. Y. as more complex than otherwise often presented, and it offers a salutary message to the religious fanatics who teach and practice mindless racism. The Jewish People should not tolerate that crap, because it's a one-way ticket to exile.
Posted by: Lo K'darkah | March 09, 2013 at 07:44 AM
Thank Allah that his Holy Imam's teach such tolerance and love towards the People of the Book. If it wasn't for the love of Islam towards Jews and Christians, World War III would have already happened.
Posted by: Anti-kike | March 09, 2013 at 08:31 PM