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Jerusalem Post: Orthodox US rabbis denounce Dem letter against US settlement policy
The Coalition for Jewish Values, an association of over 1,000 American Orthodox rabbis, strongly objected to the arguments put forward by the Democrats and rejected the assertions made in their letter to Pompeo.
John Fredericks Radio Show: Rabbi Menken: Most Palestinians Live Better & Freer in Israel Than Surrounding Arab-Ruled Nations
The congressional letter to Mike Pompeo opposing his recognition of the legality of Israeli settlements; the failure of the peace-process and a two-state solution; Netanyahu’s indictment and the similarity between Israeli and American politics.
Daily Wire: Traditional Rabbi Group Blasts House Democrats Over ‘False And Misleading’ Letter On Israeli ‘Settlements’
A prominent politically and religiously conservative Jewish organization took 106 House Democrats to task for signing a “false and misleading” letter with respect to the Trump administration’s recent unilateral decision to declare that so-called Israeli “settlements” are legal.
Baltimore Jewish Life: “Turns Reality On Its Head:” Rabbis Ask House Democrats To Withdraw “False And Misleading” Letter
“The worst part of the letter,” said Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, Chairman of the CJV Rabbinic Circle, “is its condemnation of the ‘halting of aid’ to the West Bank and Gaza.”
Israel National News: Rabbis ask House members to withdraw ‘False, Misleading’ letter
Coalition for Jewish Values slams House Democrats for letter criticizing Trump Administration’s statement ‘settlements’ are not illegal.
The Forward: Trump’s Shift On Israeli Settlements Won’t Swing Skeptical Jews In 2020
The president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the nation’s largest Jewish denomination, said they were “greatly concerned” by the announcement, while the Coalition for Jewish Values, which represents over 1,000 Orthodox rabbis, wrote a letter praising Pompeo for having “righted an historic wrong and demonstrated your affinity for fairness, justice, and the Jewish People all at once.”
Israel National News: J-Street: ‘Destructive gift to Israeli Right’
J-Street, the group defined by the Coalition for Jewish Values as an “anti-Israel Jewish organization”, reacted to the Trump Administration’s admission that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are not in violation of international law.
The Joyce Kaufman Show: Interview with Rabbi Yaakov Menken
What are Jewish values, and why are so many Jews devoted to liberalism over Judaism? [Starts at 18:45]
Times of Israel: Orthodox groups ask Trump to end Pollard’s parole so he can care for ailing wife
Esther Pollard suffers from advanced metastatic cancer, leading to calls for Trump to show ‘mercy’ to released spy-for-Israel
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: US Orthodox Jewish groups ask Trump to end Pollard’s parole so he can care for ailing wife
Three U.S. Orthodox Jewish organizations have sent separate letters to President Donald Trump asking him to end Jonathan Pollard’s parole so he can take care of his cancer-stricken wife.

