Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
Arab Uprising
Adopted by the CCAR at the 100th Annual Convention of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Cincinnati, Ohio June, 1989
WHEREAS in 1988, in Jerusalem, the Central Conference of American Rabbis resolved
to “urge all peoples involved in the current struggle–be those people Muslims, Christians,
or Jews, be they citizens of Israel, citizens of those nations which share common
borders with Israel, or the stateless who are the concern of us all–to join forthrightly,
openly, and without precondition or prior threat, in the active search for a fair,
enduring, all embracing peace,” and to “join with those citizens and officials of
the State of Israel who hold that the pursuit of justice and peace by the Jewish State
must now be undertaken with renewed commitment, [it being] intolerable for the status quo
to be maintained”; and
WHEREAS since that time the Palestinian uprising has remained in the forefront of
world Jewish concerns.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
l. the CCAR continue to condemn the violence and terror on all sides; and
2. ewe urge the United States to maintain and to enhance all forms of support for
Israel, even while encouraging the opening of new pathways to peace.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the CCAR urge the Government of Israel to negotiate with
the freely-chosen representatives of the Palestinian people toward a peace which
will provide both for the security of Israel and the legitimate needs of the Palestinians.