HAIFA, Israel—In a letter to the new Israeli coalition bloc, twenty-five rabbis called for a reexamination of Israel-China relations in light of crimes committed by the Chinese regime.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Nov. 13 tasked Benjamin Netanyahu to build the next coalition government together with nationalist and religious parties following the elections on Nov. 1.
Netanyahu has 28 days to form a coalition and 14 additional days if needed.
The 25th Knesset, the Israeli parliament, was sworn in on Nov. 16.
‘Shocking Murder Campaigns’
Among the signatories on the Nov. 15 letter are rabbis from most of the Religious Zionist denominations.
The rabbis noted that the Chinese regime is committing severe crimes against the Chinese people and against citizens worldwide. They listed the COVID pandemic that could have been restrained early on, “the terrible forced labor and re-education camps, forced organ harvesting from people while they are still alive, shocking murder campaigns against Falun Gong, against the Tibetans, against the Uyghurs, and against other minorities—all these clearly reveal the evil face of the Chinese Communist regime.”…