Foreign Policy

The War In Iraq

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Submitted by the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, Congregation Shir Hadash of Los Gatos, California, Congregation Tikkun V'or of Ithaca, New York, Temple Beth Or of Everett, Washington, Temple Emanuel of Worcester, Massachusetts, Temple Sinai of Brookline, Massachusetts, and Temple Sinai of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the 68th Union

United Nations

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53rd General Assembly November 1975 Dallas Texas The Union of American Hebrew Congregations has consistently supported the United Nations. Recent events at the United Nations evoke a sense of horror in every Jewish heart, echoed in the hearts of all men and women who cherish freedom and justice.

United States Academy of Peace

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Board of Trustees May 1984 Secaucus, New Jersey A world at peace has always been a central element in Judaism's vision of the fulfillment of human destiny.

South Africa

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In Jewish religious tradition, as well as in Jewish historical experience, racism is an ultimate evil. Our prophets and rabbis taught that all human beings are created in the image of God and have an equal claim to equity and justice.

Support for the Bosnia Peace Accords

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Background In March 1992, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Bosnia) declared its independence from the former Yugoslavia. Since then, the country has been devastated by brutal war that has created over a million refugees and has resulted in the death of over 250,000 people.