Jews are trying to build an alliance between Hindu-Zionists and Christian-Zionists so they can both support Israel together rather than fighting. Here the Noahide-pushing American Jewish Committee speaks before an audience put together by Hindu-Zionist groups HinduACTion and Namaste Shalom Multi-faith Alliance. The theme was that India has never had anti-Semitism and that there should be an attempt to soften the view of the tensions going on between Hindus and Christians in India, by explaining it away as ethnic tensions rather than religious.
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briefing, highlighting India's antisemitismfree historyANI / Updated: Oct 24, 2023, 22:22 IST
At a Congressional briefing in support of Israel, Nissim Reuben, Program Director ofIndian-Jewish Relations at the American Jewish Committee, stated that India is the onlycountry with no history of antisemitism. Reuben also expressed solidarity with Israel in itsfight against Hamas. The briefing, organized by HinduACTion and Namaste Shalom Multifaith Alliance, aimed to support Israel and combat rising anti-Hindu bigotry andantisemitism in the US and Canada.
WASHINGTON DC: Nissim Reuben,Program Director of Indian-JewishRelations at the American JewishCommittee (AJC), said at aCongressional briefing in support ofIsrael that India is the only country withno history of antisemitism.He also expressed solidarity with Israelin its fight against the terrorist groupHamas.HinduACTion and Namaste Shalom Multi-faith Alliance organised a timelyCongressional briefing on Tuesday in support of Israel and against rising antiHindu bigotry and antisemitism in the US and Canada.
"India is the only country in the world with no history of antisemitism. Never ever were Jews persecuted in India until the Mumbai attacks of 2008, which wereperpetrated by terrorists that came from across the border. That's why even todayin Israel, Indian Jews say that Israel is our fatherland. India is our motherland.Israel is in our hearts. India is in our blood," he said.
He further expressed gratitude that the Indian American diaspora, the globalIndian diaspora, the people of India, Prime Minister , and the Indiangovernment have solidly supported Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas.
"It was a brutal terror attack... Israel has gone through a tremendous tragedy, butit will overcome and rebound. And we as Indian Americans and Indians will neverforget that Israel came to India's help, assistance with defence, much-neededdefence equipment in the wars of 1965 and 1971, and of course, Kargil 1999,when Israel rushed much-needed defence supplies," he added.
Reuben added that this support shown to Israel will be repaid multiple times.
Astra Nomani, an Indian-American, said she was a proud follower of Islam, which
preaches a peaceful coexistence, respect and humanity.
"I am a daughter of India. I am a Muslim daughter of India. And I have known
freedom and joy in India. What I have seen over my lifetime in America is that a
new extreme has emerged. And that is from within my own Muslim community.
And that is an extremism that denies women rights and makes a Jew an enemy
simply for being a Jew, and that has now done something very unfortunate and
demonised and vilified Hindus," she said.
"So, I came here as a Muslim because I stand for an Islam in which everybody can
live with coexistence, respect, and a sense of humanity," she added.
What they may feel in their heart of being shamed or demonised because if you
stand for goodness and humanity, you will always be on the correct side of history,
and that's why I'm standing here today."
Meanwhile, Rajshree Keisham, who belongs to the Meitei community of Manipur,
said she was at the briefing to correct the misinformation that the recent conflict
in Manipur was not a fallout of religious differences.
"I'm here to correct the misinformation or the disinformation that the conflict we
have been seeing for the last 6 months in Manipur is not a religious conflict. It has
been represented, in a very wrong way, that it is a fight between the Hindus and
the Christians, where the Hindu majorities are prosecuting the Christians. I'm just
here today to explain that it is not at all," she said.
Richard Harowitz, a former Israeli military officer who is currently living in the US,
highlighted the two core issues he talked about at the briefing.
"The first is the explosion that took place at the hospital in Gaza. Secondly, I
spoke about an aspect of international law. On the disproportionality of the use of
military power," he said.
Another Indian-American from Manipur said, "I am from the Meitei community."
He claimed that a section of the international media is portraying the Manipur
clashes as "the Hindus prosecuting the Christians, but the violence is a result of
clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis."
Condemned the killing of civilians in Manipur and elsewhere across the globe, she
added, "Hamas slaughtered civilians in Israel, in much the same way as innocent
lives were lost in Manipur."
At a Congressional briefing in support of Israel, Nissim Reuben, Program Director of
WASHINGTON DC: Nissim Reuben,
Program Director of Indian-Jewish
Relations at the American Jewish
Committee (AJC), said at a
Congressional briefing in support of
Israel that India is the only country with
no history of antisemitism.
He also expressed solidarity with Israel
in its fight against the terrorist group
Hamas.
HinduACTion and Namaste Shalom Multi-faith Alliance organised a timely
Congressional briefing on Tuesday in support of Israel and against rising antiHindu bigotry and antisemitism in the US and Canada.
"India is the only country in the world with no history of antisemitism. Never ever were Jews persecuted in India until the Mumbai attacks of 2008, which were
perpetrated by terrorists that came from across the border. That's why even today
in Israel, Indian Jews say that Israel is our fatherland. India is our motherland.
Israel is in our hearts. India is in our blood," he said.
He further expressed gratitude that the Indian American diaspora, the global
Indian diaspora, the people of India, Prime Minister
, and the Indian
government have solidly supported Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas.
"It was a brutal terror attack... Israel has gone through a tremendous tragedy, but
it will overcome and rebound. And we as Indian Americans and Indians will never
forget that Israel came to India's help, assistance with defence, much-needed
defence equipment in the wars of 1965 and 1971, and of course, Kargil 1999,
when Israel rushed much-needed defence supplies," he added.
Reuben added that this support shown to Israel will be repaid multiple times.
Astra Nomani, an Indian-American, said she was a proud follower of Islam, which
preaches a peaceful coexistence, respect and humanity.
"I am a daughter of India. I am a Muslim daughter of India. And I have known
freedom and joy in India. What I have seen over my lifetime in America is that a
new extreme has emerged. And that is from within my own Muslim community.
And that is an extremism that denies women rights and makes a Jew an enemy
simply for being a Jew, and that has now done something very unfortunate and
demonised and vilified Hindus," she said.
"So, I came here as a Muslim because I stand for an Islam in which everybody can
live with coexistence, respect, and a sense of humanity," she added.
What they may feel in their heart of being shamed or demonised because if you
stand for goodness and humanity, you will always be on the correct side of history,
and that's why I'm standing here today."
Meanwhile, Rajshree Keisham, who belongs to the Meitei community of Manipur,
said she was at the briefing to correct the misinformation that the recent conflict
in Manipur was not a fallout of religious differences.
"I'm here to correct the misinformation or the disinformation that the conflict we
have been seeing for the last 6 months in Manipur is not a religious conflict. It has
been represented, in a very wrong way, that it is a fight between the Hindus and
the Christians, where the Hindu majorities are prosecuting the Christians. I'm just
here today to explain that it is not at all," she said.
Richard Harowitz, a former Israeli military officer who is currently living in the US,
highlighted the two core issues he talked about at the briefing.
"The first is the explosion that took place at the hospital in Gaza. Secondly, I
spoke about an aspect of international law. On the disproportionality of the use of
military power," he said.
Another Indian-American from Manipur said, "I am from the Meitei community."
He claimed that a section of the international media is portraying the Manipur
clashes as "the Hindus prosecuting the Christians, but the violence is a result of
clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis."
Condemned the killing of civilians in Manipur and elsewhere across the globe, she
added, "Hamas slaughtered civilians in Israel, in much the same way as innocent
lives were lost in Manipur."
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