Rabbis Urge Rejection Of Israeli-Arab Tenants

Last updated on: October 21, 2010 at 8:11 pm by Jeffrey L. Falick

Rabbis Urge Rejection Of Israeli-Arab Tenants 2010-10-21T20:11:00-05:00 Jeffrey L. Falick

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Oh why must they keep proving my point? From Haaretz:

A group of 18 prominent rabbis, including the chief rabbi of Safed, signed a call urging Jews to refrain from renting or selling apartments to non-Jews.

Well, I’m happy to hear that the wise rabbis are on the job, spreading morality in the universe.

The rabbis’ letter, which was originally published months ago, urges Jewish owners of apartments to reconsider renting their properties to Arabs since it would deflate the value of their homes as well as those in the neighborhood.

Just in case the idea of reduced property values doesn’t get the job done, well there’s always threats from the neighbors:

The rabbis also urge neighbors of anyone renting or selling property to Arabs to caution that person. After delivering the warning, the neighbor is then encouraged to issue notices to the general public and inform the community.

One of the capos of this little crime family is Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, son of a former chief rabbi of Israel:

“You can say the word ‘racist’ 20 times,” Eliyahu once told an interviewer. “It doesn’t have an effect on me. By the way, Jewish religious law prohibits the selling of apartments to Arabs and the renting of apartments to Arabs.”

Have I ever mentioned that religion is a terrible source of morality? I’m sure I’ve written about that somewhere….

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