Jews in Gaza have expressed support for the Iranian regime and for others who oppose the Jewish state, which they believe was established in violation of Jewish law.
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Fri Jan 1, 7:55 am ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A small group of ultra-Orthodox Jews
were preparing Friday to celebrate the Jewish Sabbath in
Gaza, in an unlikely show of support for Palestinians in the
Hamas-run coastal territory.
Bearded and wearing black hats and coats, the four members
of a tiny Jewish group vehemently opposed to Israel's
existence were a rare sight in the poverty-stricken
Palestinian territory.
Members of the Neturei Karta group have expressed support
for the Iranian regime and for others who oppose the Jewish
state, which they believe was established in violation of
Jewish law. They made a similar visit to Gaza last year.
"It's crucial that the people of Gaza understand the
terrible tragedy here is not in the name of Judaism," said
one of the men, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss of New York City,
as the four prepared to observe the Sabbath at a Gaza City
hotel.
Gaza is still recovering from Israel's devastating military
offensive a year ago, which was aimed at halting rocket fire
from the territory. Thirteen Israelis and almost 1,400
Gazans were killed in the three-week war.
The four men are American and Canadian citizens. Israel bans
its citizens from visiting the blockaded territory. Weiss
and his comrades entered Gaza through a border crossing with
Egypt.
Neturei Karta, Aramaic for "Guardians of the City," was
founded seven decades ago in Jerusalem by Jews who opposed
the drive to establish the state of Israel, believing only
the Messiah could do that.
Considered marginal even among ultra-Orthodox Jews, the
group's size is estimated at between a few hundred to a few
thousand people.
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Palestinians mark anniversary of war on Gaza
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:14:48 GMT
Hundreds of Palestinians, Israelis and peace activists have
staged a rally across the Gaza Strip to mark the first
anniversary of Israel's offensive in Gaza.
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The Friday demonstration was attended by tens of
international delegates who managed to cross the Egyptian
border into the blockaded coastal territory despite efforts
by Cairo to stop them.
Egypt, which has been refusing to open the Rafah crossing,
denied permission to over 1,300 of foreign activists who
planned to cross into Gaza and participate in the event.
The crossing on the Egyptian border is the only terminal not
controlled by Israel.
The slogan-chanting protesters in Gaza carried signs
denouncing the Israeli blockade assisted by Egypt while
hundreds of Palestinians held a similar protest in the West
Bank.
The Gaza gathering also saw the participation of a number of
anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews who spent Shabbat in Gaza in a
rare show of support for Palestinians in the besieged
enclave.
"It's crucial that the people of Gaza understand the
terrible tragedy here is not in the name of Judaism," said
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss of New York City on Thursday.
The Hamas-run Gaza Strip came under an Israeli military
offensive on December 27, 2008 as the international
community silently watched more than 1,400 Palestinians,
among them hundreds of women and children, die in three
weeks of Israeli air and ground incursions.
The devastating attacks topped months of crippling blockade
on the densely populated coastal strip which is still in
place.
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