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Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)

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Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.

By Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer Aug. 26, 2025, 12:01 a.m. ET

As Israel’s tactics in Gaza have increasingly provoked international condemnation, rabbis from across the world are taking the unusual step of speaking out against the Israeli government’s conduct in the war, on moral and religious grounds.

Over the past few weeks, as reports of starvation and mass killings in Gaza have spread, a significant number of clergy across the spectrum of Jewish observance and affiliation have signed a series of high-profile, carefully crafted public letters criticizing the Israeli government.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

My outrage is exhausted

That's exactly what authoritarian regimes like the USSR's or Trump's want to achieve by overwhelming everybody with outrageous shit all of the time: people get used to the dystopia and it becomes their new normal.