Ad in support of RHR on op-ed. page of the New York Times

RHR-NA is thrilled to share the news that our advertisement in support of the work of RHR is on the Op-Ed. page of The New York Times on Wednesday, May 14, which is the date of the signing of Israel's Declaration of Independence on the Gregorian calendar. This advertisement marks the first time in RHR-NA's organizational history that our work has received the attention of so wide an audience. We are so very grateful to the donors who helped us to make this happen! Please share with your community and friends.
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North American Rabbinic Organization publishes Ad in New York Times in support of Human Rights for all in Israel and the Occupied Territories

Today, May 14, 60 years since the founding of the State of Israel, Rabbis for Human Rights – North America (RHR-NA), placed an ad on the Op-Ed. page of The New York Times in support of the rights of Israelis and Palestinian and launching a year long campaign, In Pursuit of Justice, to support the work of Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel.
The ad begins, “On this day, 60 years ago, the founders of Israel declared the State of Israel…will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel”, a quote from Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
The ad highlights the work of Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) , an organization of Israeli rabbis from all the movements of Judaism that strives to realize the vision of Israel’s Declaration of Independence by protecting the human rights of all who live in Israel – Jewish and Arab alike.
RHR replants olive trees that have been illegally uprooted on the West Bank and protects the rights of Palestinians to safely farm their lands; advocates for economic justice for all Israelis; defends Palestinian homes from demolition and discriminatory zoning; and educates Israeli students and soldiers in the Jewish tradition of human rights. With support from RHR’s In Pursuit of Justice: Two Trees Initiative, RHR will plant trees in the Occupied Territories, as well as in disadvantaged neighborhoods and environmentally sensitive areas in Israel. The planting of trees in the Occupied Territories and in Israel symbolizes the need to protect the rights of all, Israelis and Palestinians, and nurtures the possibility of peace and reconciliation.
Rabbis for Human Rights that will celebrate its 20th anniversary later this year, has been a passionate defender of the human rights of Palestinians and marginalized Israelis.
Rabbis for Human Rights-North America was founded in 1988 as a national, rabbinic organization representing all the streams of Judaism to support the work of their colleagues in Israel. Close to 1,000 rabbis from all the movements support the organization including leaders of the various Jewish movements and seminaries.
“Sixty years ago today, the founders of Israel declared that this new, Jewish, democratic state would be ‘based on freedom, justice and peace’. We celebrate all the amazing achievement that Israel has accomplished in sixty years, and we dedicate ourselves to support our colleagues and others in Israel working to realize the vision of freedom, justice and peace for all.. In ‘HaTikvah’, Israel’s national anthem, we say ‘we have not lost our hope, our hope will not die’. The In Pursuit of Justice Campaign provides Americans of all faiths to with an opportunity to support a courageous group of rabbis working to fulfill the hope and to fulfill the moral of the founders of Israel,” says RHR-NA chair, Rabbi Gerry Serotta.