The union issued a number of misguided and uninformed resolutions on international issues. The recent statement on “No war with China” is another such example, since it failed to mention the violation of the human rights of Uyghurs by the Chinese government, the oppression of the people of Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and domestic dissidents. The union failed to express discontent on a range of international atrocities, such as the support of Russia to the murderous Assad regime in Syria, the fight of Turkey against the Kurds or their occupation of Cyprus, and the list goes on. The deliberate singling out and the excessive criticism and rage over the shortcomings of the Jewish state are indicative of implicit and explicit systemic Jew hatred.

Most Israelis are eager to move to peaceful relations with a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and would welcome the opportunity to assist Palestinians to build their own flourishing country. It would be wonderful for the union to encourage its members to assist such joint Palestinian-Israeli ventures, but not to tell people how to solve their intricate conflicts.