COMMENT
Rebbe And Israel
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— Since 1969 —
Land of Israel, where tens of
thousands of Lubavitcher
Chasidim infuse a spirit of
Torah throughout the country
with their outreach centers,
Mitzvah mobiles and gemilus
chasidim activities for
soldiers, families in need and
assistance to the general
population?
"Nadler says he 'resents the
stranglehold of an Orthodox
rabbi for whom the welfare of
the state of Israel is entirely
subordinate to parochial
theological considerations.' In
fact, half of the Knesset —
which accounts for the
government deadlock — does
not consider territorial con-
cessions as the road to peace
but rather as a step to Israel's
obliteration.
"It is this overwhelming
feeling that is at the root of
the Rebbe's opinion that giv-
ing up territory constitutes a
danger to the nation of Israel
and to its citizens. Nadler
may in good conscience
disagree, but accusing the
rabbis — and half of the
Knesset — of espousing an
ideological opposition to
Zionism and a cynicism
toward the Jewish state
smacks of a deliberate mis-
reading of the facts."
In reporting the Israeli
political-religious news, the
truth appears to be an ex-
tremely scarce commodity.
The most serious hoax is the
fraudulent presentation of
the current debate on ter-
ritorial concessions.
We are given to believe that
the argument is between
those who insist on "ter-
ritorial sovereignty," preferr-
ing "land" to "peace" (no
matter what the cost) and
those more enlightened souls
who understand the need to
sacrifice "land" for "peace."
In this context, Jewish
leaders such as the Lubavit-
cher Rebbe are unjustly made
to appear rigid and uncom-
promising, insisting we hold
on to every inch of Israel's
sacred soil, no matter how
many lives are shed in the
process.
Woefully, the truth is the
exact reverse. There is no
peace treaty of any kind,
guaranteed or unguaranteed,
that is available in return for
territorial concessions. There
does not even exist an Arab
leader who can sign such a
peace treaty with Israel (and
remain alive) on behalf of his
own country, let alone to sign
on behalf of the many Arab
states and the PLO.
Thus, the most probable
result of yielding territories
would be an immediate
escalation of real danger
against life and property in
Israel. Relinquishing land (or
even the appearance of will-
ingness to do so) is therefore
outlawed according to the
most basic principle of Jewish
Law, Pikuach Nefesh, danger
to life.
Slomovitz's fulmination
reminds me of the humorous
office sign, "If you have
nothing to do, don't do it
here!" To paraphrase in our
case: "If you have nothing to
say, don't say it here!"
The Rebbe's position is
logical, rational, and pristine:
Territorial concessions are
suicidal to Israel's security. If
there are valid arguments to
the contrary, then by all-
means, let them be expressed.
Otherwise, don't say it
here! ❑
I DETROIT I
Hillel Foundations
Install Officers
The Board of Governors of
the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun-
dations of Metropolitan
Detroit will hold its installa-
tion of officers 7:30 p.m.
May 14 at the meeting room,
16300 West Nine Mile Road.
The members of the
1990-92 board are: president,
Marilyn Merdler; vice
presidents, Geri Sills and
Kurt Singer; financial
secretary, Paul Rochlen;
recording secretary, Sherry
Katzman; treasurer, Robert
Starkman; trustees, Keith
Braun, Harvey Bronstein,
Joseph Colten, Edith Coven-
sky, James Sondheimer and
Leon Warshay.
The meeting will recognize
the outgoing officers.
The program will include
Alex Ornstein speaking on
the progress of the board.
Symposium
For Teens May 8
The semi-annual Youth
Symposium on the Holocaust
will take place 8:30 a.m. May
8 at the Holocaust Memorial
Center.
The all-day program, which
will be attended by 170 high
school students from 18 area
schools, will feature
testimony from Holocaust
survivors; a videotape about
Anne Frank, and a tour of the
Holocaust Memorial Center.
The symposium is co-
sponsored by the Jewish Com-
munity Council, the Greater
Detroit Interfaith Round
Table and the Holocaust
Memorial Center, in conjunc-
tion with the Jewish Com-
munity Center.