The anti-Zionist Orthodox rabbi, Elhanan Beck, revealed that Israel “failed to provide security for the Jews” to the point that it became the “most dangerous” place for them, noting that Muslims have throughout history saved Jews who were persecuted in different parts of the world, and that liberating Palestine is a must “from the sea to the river.”

Beck, who is considered one of the most prominent clerics in Britain, said in an interview with Anadolu: “Travel around the world and in the end you will see that the most dangerous place for a Jew today is Israel.”

He added that he has lived in Britain for 36 years, and concluded that Jews “live in peace and security all over the world, even in Muslim countries.”

He continued: “Jews live in peace outside Israel, not only in the West, but in the Islamic world as well.”

Beck, a member of the Jewish anti-Zionist movement “Neturei Karta” (Guardians of the City), pointed out that the latter “completely contradicts the Jewish faith, and that Orthodox Jews have always been against Zionism and the establishment of Israel.”

Orthodox Jews are known as conservatives who strictly adhere to Jewish law.

In this context, Beck described Zionism as a “betrayal of God,” indicating that the establishment of Israel in general is a “betrayal of God and will ultimately fail.”

He asked: “How many countries were founded during the past 75 years?” Have you noticed that all the countries that were founded live in peace? But the only place in the world where there is no peace for a single day is Israel.”

Rabbi Beck stressed that Orthodox Jews “stand against Israel and wait for its demise.”

** Muslims gave us an ideal place to live

Speaking to Anadolu, the Orthodox rabbi pointed to the role that Muslims played throughout history in the lives of the Jewish people, and said: “We were persecuted in many parts of the world, and Muslims throughout history saved us. They gave us a perfect place to live.”

He believed that “the Zionists always try to claim that Muslims want to exterminate all Jews and throw them into the sea,” considering these allegations as “nonsense.”

He explained: “Anyone who knows a little about history knows that the Jews lived a wonderful life in Islamic countries. As Jews, we have been persecuted in most parts of the world, and Muslims have always saved us from that persecution.”

Accordingly, Rabbi Beck denied the accusations of anti-Semitism against Muslims.

He added: “Despite 75 years since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, Jews still live in peace in the Islamic world,” referring to Jewish communities in “Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Iran, Turkey, and Yemen, and Palestine.”

**I do not consider Netanyahu a “Jew”

In addition to his position on Zionism and the founding of Israel, Beck criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in the “genocide” committed by Tel Aviv in Gaza.

He said that he does not consider Netanyahu a “Jew,” describing him as “the prime minister of the people who rebelled against God,” as he put it.

He continued: “I cannot bear to see someone who can legitimize genocide, or commit it.”

He stated that Netanyahu “was trying to portray himself as secular, by violating the daily sanctities of the Jewish faith.”

He explained that during Netanyahu’s recent visit to Britain, “He (Netanyahu) ate in a restaurant that served foods and drinks forbidden according to the Jewish (faith).”

** Corbyn is a good friend of the Jews

As such, Beck explained that anti-Semitism “has ceased to be a threat to the Jewish people since the end of the Holocaust,” while simultaneously questioning claims that “Israel is working to save the Jewish people from the threat of anti-Semitism.”

He said that any politician who used language against the Jews “had his political career ended,” and gave an example of this to the former leader of the British Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, as “the Zionists branded him as anti-Semitic, and his political career was ended.”

He added: “Corbyn has no problem with Jews, but he only opposes Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Look what they did to him. I know him personally, and he is a good friend of the Jewish people.”

Beck considered that “Zionism has contributed greatly to anti-Semitism,” pointing out that the Israeli attacks on Gaza are “a true tool of genocide.”

** The conflict did not start on October 7

Speaking about the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation carried out by the Hamas movement against the settlements surrounding Gaza on October 7, Beck stressed to Anadolu that the conflict in Palestine “did not begin with a Hamas attack.”

Since last October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, which as of Friday left “21,507 martyrs and 55,915 injured, most of them children and women,” massive destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to the Gaza Strip authorities and the United Nations.

Beck pointed out that the conflict “began on May 15, 1948,” indicating that for the Palestinians, “it began with the Nakba, where the Palestinians were subjected to murders and genocide.”

He stressed that what happened on October 7 was a “result” of Israeli policy, calling on world leaders to “open their eyes to understand that helping Israel is not in the interest of the Jewish people.”

Rabbi Beck pointed out that killing and occupation cannot justify “waging another genocidal war.”

He criticized Western countries, saying: “We understand that they want to help Israel because they want to help the Jewish people, and they feel guilty about what happened in World War II, where more than 6 million Jews were killed.” But what they are doing now is completely wrong.”

** Liberating Palestine “from the river to the sea”

Rabbi Beck highlighted that according to Orthodox Jewish faith “Jews are not allowed to rule even an inch of land” (referring to Palestine).

He indicated in his interview with Anatolia that his sect “does not support the two-state solution, because it believes in the necessity of the disappearance of the State of Israel, and the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea, and that its problem lies with the occupation and the occupiers,” as he put it.

“From the River to the Sea” is a political slogan supporting the Palestinian cause and the liberation of the occupied territories, and refers to the geographical area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

In this context, Beck stressed that his sect’s position on the establishment of Israel “does not mean killing or deporting Jews, but rather they can continue their lives normally, as is the case with Jews in other Islamic countries.”

Source: Sama News