Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) -- the largest synagogue movement in the United States -- is calling on Israel to enact a construction freeze in Eastern Jerusalem.
He expressed his views during remarks to rabbis and members of URJ's board of trustees yesterday (March 18, 2010).
Rabbi Yoffie said, "We believe housing units constructed in Jerusalem by Israel are not settlements and they are not illegal. But a great many things that are legal are not prudent or wise -- and building in Arab sections of Jerusalem in the current political climate is one of those things."
He continued, "The decision to build in eastern Jerusalem is one that is not supported by any Israeli ally, including the United States and Canada. I see no reason why Israel should renounce her claim to all of Jerusalem as Israel's eternal capital, or her right to build anywhere within Jerusalem's borders."
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