Jewish group calls on Israel’s Chief Rabbinate to denounce decades-old ultra-Orthodox practice of spitting at Christian clergymen on the street. ‘This is a hateful act of persecution against another faith group’
ed note–remember a few things as you read this folks–
(1) Jewish spitting on Christians is a “decades-old” practice that the ADL is ONLY NOW getting around to condemning, meaning that it is only doing so in the interests of keeping pro-Israel Christians mired in their delusion that there is common ground between Jews and them. Were it not for the internet and the fact that there is no longer a Jewish stranglehold on information, ADL would be keeping its big fat mouth closed about it, so therefore–
(2) Abe Foxman and the ADL are LYING. They aren’t in THE LEAST BIT bothered by this vile practice, because the fact of the matter is that ADL SPITS ON CHRISTIANS EVERY DAY in a more subtle way, meaning its spying, subterfuge and sabotage of Christian morals and sensitivities.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called on the Chief Rabbinate of Israel to publicly denounce the decades-old practice by ultra-Orthodox Jews of spitting at Christian clergymen they encounter in the street.
“This repulsive practice is a hateful act of persecution against another faith group and a desecration of God’s name according to Jewish law,” said ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman. “This display of hate and bigotry has no place in Israel and is inimical to Jewish values of treating all people with respect and kindness.”
In a letter to Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger, ADL urged the rabbinical leaders to meet with haredi leaders in an effort to end the practice and to join together to educate their community about having respect for coexistence with other faiths.
“The issue makes headlines every few years, and promises are made to combat it, but it continues every day,” said Rabbi Eric J. Greenberg, ADL director of interfaith affairs.
“We believe it is time for Israel’s religious leaders to stand up for the Jewish values of treating others with respect and kindness, and to put an end to this ugly phenomenon.” Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Judge Dov Pollock recently dismissed the indictment of a Greek Orthodox priest who punched a haredi yeshiva student in the face after the student spat at him in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Judge Pollock noted that this practice has been recurring for years, and that authorities have not been able to identify the perpetrators or to stop these acts.
