Israel

Having overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that we as Reform Jews, bound together with Israel in a covenantal relationship and sharing a vision for the Jewish State, have an obligation to become involved in and to address ourselves to the great issues that will impact on both Israel and the destiny

Background The 1985 General Assembly of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations reaffirmed our longstanding opposition to apartheid, and called for the United States and Canada to terminate military sales and to place economic pressure on South Africa to dismantle its system of apartheid. The Union of American Hebrew Congregations

Background As the bloodshed in Israel continues, and as we sit heartbroken before the killing and the terror, this is an appropriate time for reexamining our most fundamental assumptions about the conflict in the Middle East. In so doing, we must not be reticent to acknowledge our own errors of

As Reform Jews, we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening the State of Israel, which is based on the prophetic vision of justice and peace. We are proud of Israel's record in applying the highest standards of our Jewish tradition to a broad spectrum of issues, sometimes at the risk of

The Union of American Hebrew Congregations grieves over the tragic cycle of violence that grips the administered territories. Violence provokes violence, and one day's instigator becomes the next day's victim. Therefore, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations associates itself with the position of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism on