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Pikuach Nefesh: The Rabbinical Congress for Peace

The Rabbinical Congress for Peace was founded in 1993 in order to alert public attention to the clear position of the Torah concerning territories under Israeli rule. This halachic ruling is anchored in the supreme value in Jewish law known as “the sanctity of life.” Saving a life supersedes the entire Torah. Because of this value, the Torah unequivocally forbids relinquishing even one inch of territory under Jewish rule or participating in any negotiations concerning withdrawal from any such territory.
The Rabbinical Congress for Peace: “We may have forgotten the waves of terror and the rocket attacks, to which we failed to respond, but our enemies have not forgotten.”
“The very existence of a government that relies on the votes of Arab parties, which themselves support terror, only encourages terrorists more to carry out attacks and murder innocent citizens,” stated 420 leading Torah scholars, religious judges, and local and municipal rabbis across Israel.