Na stronie od 2024-12-05
01/12/2024 r.
JCIC repudiates charge of Israeli genocide
November 22, 2024. In light of the recent controversy arising from a comment by Pope Francis recorded in Hernán Reyes Alcaide’s “Hope Never Disappoints: Pilgrims Toward a Better World”, the International Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC), the body representing the organized Jewish community in its interactions with the leadership of world religions, including the Vatican, finds it necessary to respond to the charge that Israel may be engaged in genocide in Gaza.
First and foremost, this charge, as we shall explain, is categorically false. To grant it any credibility is deeply problematic and objectionable. Doing so serves only to frustrate any resolution of the conflict and fuels an already out of control global antisemitism. Let us turn to a brief summary of the reasons why the suggestion that Israel may be guilty of genocide should be thoroughly dismissed.