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Behind the Aegis

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Sun Jul 14, 2024, 11:21 PM Jul 2024

When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test

This Passover, Rabbi Michael Cahana urged his congregation to use the portion of the seder commemorating the bread of affliction to “call out the hunger of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”

Such a message “reflects the values of this congregation, of this community,” Cahana, who serves Congregation Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “The fact that civilians are suffering in wartime is real and terrible, and I think it’s important that we, as a Jewish community, recognize that suffering.”

Two weeks later, the Oregon Food Bank — which, for years, has received financial and other forms of support from the congregation — drafted its own statement about hunger in Gaza. This one called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war; accused Israel of perpetuating a “war against Palestine,” and said the Israeli military was “indiscriminately” targeting bakeries, aid workers and hospitals, along with otherwise hindering relief efforts in the region.

While the draft did not accuse Israel outright of genocide, a common allegation among pro-Palestinian activists, it referenced “colonial ideologies” and said the food bank would work “to keep policymakers accountable and press them to refrain from enacting foreign policies that contribute to genocide, warfare, famine, and hunger.”

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Good for them!

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When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jul 2024 OP
There is so much I want to say about this but I don't know how to put it into words. madaboutharry Jul 2024 #1

madaboutharry

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1. There is so much I want to say about this but I don't know how to put it into words.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 07:22 AM
Jul 2024

All I can think of is to say how completely predictable this all is and how it is incredibly galling that these aid organizations are unable to see how their actions are not disguising the Jew hate that lurks under the surface of their charitable causes.

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