Açıklamada, "Biz, Yahudilik çalışmaları bilim insanları olarak Trump yönetiminin, işgal durumunu sonlandıracak ve tüm İsrailliler ile Filistinlilerin Kudüs’teki haklarını teminat altına alan müzakereli bir politik çözüm dışında ABD’nin onlarca yıllık iki partili politikasının aksine Kudüs’ü İsrail’in başkenti olarak tanıma ve Dışişleri Bakanlığına ABD'nin Tel Aviv Büyükelçiliğini Kudüs’e taşıma talimatı verme kararından dolayı üzüntümüzü dile getirmek için yazıyoruz." dedi.Filistin topraklarında yaşayan herkesin Kudüs’ün kültürel ve maddi kaynaklarından eşit şekilde faydalandığı bir zamanın geleceğini umduklarını belirten akademisyenler, açıklamada Kudüs’te yaşayan Filistinlilerin uzun zamandır şehirde bütçe ve belediye hizmetleri dahil sistematik bir eşitsizliğe maruz kaldığını vurguladı.
162 akademisyen "Kudüs’te Yahudilere tanınan imar izinlerinin Filistinlilere verilmediği ve Yahudi yerleşimleri için Filistinlilerin mülkiyetlerine el konulduğu, evlerinin yıktırıldığına ilişkin raporların söz konusu olduğu, Batı Şeria’daki Filistinlilerin ise Yahudi yerleşimcilerinin aksine Kudüs’e ancak özel izinle girebildikleri ifade edilerek ""ABD hükümetinin Kudüs’ü sadece Yahudilerin mülkiyeti olarak desteklediğini gösteren ilanı, var olan bir yaraya tuz basmıştır ve şiddeti körüklemiştir. Bu nedenle ABD hükümetine, Başkanın ilanından dolayı söz konusu olan tansiyonu düşürmek için derhal adım atması ve Filistin'in Kudüs'ün geleceğindeki meşru haklarını açıklığa kavuşturma çağrısında bulunuyoruz."şeklinde açıklama yaptı.Jewish Studies Statement on Jerusalem DeclarationWe write as Jewish Studies scholars to express our dismay at the Trump administration's decision to reverse decades of bipartisan U.S. policy by declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, and authorizing the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv, outside of a negotiated political framework that ends the legal state of occupation and ensures respect for the rights of all Israelis and Palestinians to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is of immense religious and thus emotional significance to Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike. It is the focus of national aspirations for both Israelis and Palestinians. We hope one day to see a world in which all inhabitants of the land enjoy equal access to the city’s cultural and material resources. Today, unfortunately, that is not the case.
As the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem* has documented, Palestinian residents of Jerusalem endure systematic inequalities, including an inequitable distribution of the city's budget and municipal services, routine denial of building permits that are granted to Jewish residents, home demolitions, and legal confiscation of property for Jewish settlement. In addition, Palestinians in the West Bank, unlike Jewish Israelis resident in that territory, require a special permit to visit Jerusalem’s holy sites.
In this context, a declaration from the United States government that appears to endorse sole Jewish proprietorship over Jerusalem adds insult to ongoing injury and is practically guaranteed to fan the flames of violence. We therefore call on the U.S. government to take immediate steps to deescalate the tensions resulting from the President’s declaration and to clarify Palestinians’ legitimate stake in the future of Jerusalem.1. Phyllis Albert, Harvard University
2. Ari Ariel, University of Iowa3. Beverly Bailis, Brooklyn College4. Mark Baker, Monash University5. Elissa Bemporad, Queens College and The CUNY Graduate Center6. Mara Benjamin, Mount Holyoke College7. Matthew Berkman, University of Pennsylvania8. Joel Berkowitz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee9. Lila Berman, Temple University10. David Biale, University of California, Davis11. Jeffrey Blutinger, California State University, Long Beach12. Ra'anan Boustan, Princeton University13. Zachary Braiterman, Syracuse University14. Francesca Bregoli, Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY15. Emma Brodeur, Syracuse University16. Samuel Brody, University of Kansas17. Jeremy P. Brown, University of San Francisco18. Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Wheaton College (MA)19. Debra Caplan, Baruch College, CUNY20. Marc Caplan, Tel Aviv University21. Jessica Carr, Lafayette College22. Flora Cassen, UNC Chapel Hill23. Geoffrey Claussen, Elon University24. Aryeh Cohen, American Jewish University25. Mara Cohen Ioannides, Missouri State University26. Rebecca Davis, University of Delaware27. Hasia Diner, New York University28. Laura Duhan-Kaplan, Vancouver School of Theology29. Jodi Eichler-Levine, Lehigh University30. Elik Elhanan, City College of New York / CUNY31. Barat Ellman, Fordham University32. Barbara Epstein, University of California, Santa Cruz33. Robert Erlewine, Illinois Wesleyan University34. Ayala Fader, Fordham35. Sara Feldman, University of Illinois36. Charlotte Fonrobert, Stanford University37. Sandy Fox, New York University38. Ben Freeman, Harvard Divinity School39. Joshua Friedman, Duke University40. Asia Fruman, Ukrainian Catholic University41. Olga Gershenson, University of Massachusetts42. Maja Gildin Zuckerman, Stanford University43. Terri Ginsberg, Formerly Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College44. Shai Ginsburg, Duke University45. Evan Goldstein, Yale University46. Andrew Gordon, University of Florida47. Erin Graff Zivin, University of Southern California48. Ronnie Grinberg, University of Oklahoma49. Atina Grossmann, Cooper Union50. Chaya Halberstam, Western University51. Jessica Hammerman, Central Oregon Community College52. Rachel Havrelock, University of Illinois Chicago53. Tim Hegedus, Wilfrid Laurier University54. Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa55. Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College56. Jonathan Hess, UNC Chapel Hill57. Klaus Hoedl, University of Minnesota58. Curtis Hutt, University of Nebraska at Omaha59. Daniel Itzkovitz, Stonehill College60. Jack Jacobs, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY61. Jonathan Karp, Binghamton University, SUNY62. Claire Katz, Texas A&M63. Ari Y Kelman, Stanford University64. Gwynn Kessler, Swarthmore College65. Rebekah Klein-Pejsova, Purdue University66. Michal Kofman, University of Louisville67. Rachel Kranson, University of Pittsburgh68. Chana Kronfeld, University of California, Berkeley69. Jacob Labendz, Youngstown State University70. Hartley Lachter, Lehigh University71. Yitz Landes, Princeton University72. Timothy Langille, Arizona State University73. Nitzan Lebovic, Lehigh University74. Daniil Leiderman, Texas A&M75. Brian Leonard, Boston College High School76. Rebecca Lesses, Ithaca College77. Maggie Levantovskaya, Santa Clara University78. Daniel Levine, University of Alabama79. Laura Levitt, Temple University80. Lital Levy, Princeton University81. Andrea Lieber, Dickinson College82. Ari Linden, University of Kansas83. Joe Lockard, Arizona State University84. Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania85. Lindsay Macumber, Saint Mary's University86. Shaul Magid, Indiana University87. Nadia Malinovich, Sciences Po88. Charles Manekin, University of Maryland89. Barbara Mann, Jewish Theological Seminary90. Samira Mehta, Albright College91. Jeffrey Melnick, University of Massachusetts Boston92. David Meola, University of South Alabama93. Ibrahim Miari, University of Pennsylvania94. Michael Miller, Liverpool Hope university95. Sarah Anne Minkin, UC Berkeley96. Leslie Morris, University of Minnesota97. Kenneth Moss, The Johns Hopkins University98. Eva Mroczek, UC Davis99. Harriet Murav, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign100. Rachel Neis, University of Michigan101. Judith Newman, University of Toronto102. Anita Norich, University of Michigan103. Jess Olson, Yeshiva University104. Ranen Omer-Sherman, University of Louisville105. Annelise Orleck, Dartmouth College106. Hannah Pollin-Galay, Tel Aviv University107. Riv-Ellen Prell, University of Minnesota108. Vadim Putzu, Missouri State University109. Shari Rabin, College of Charleston110. Randi Rashkover, George Mason University111. Elliot Ratzman, Lawrence University112. Emily Rogal, Harvard Divinity School113. Na’ama Rokem, University of Chicago114. Michael Rom, Yale University115. Kate Rosenblatt, Emory University116. Jordan Rosenblum, University of Wisconsin-Madison117. Bruce Rosenstock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign118. Michael Rothberg, UCLA119. Adam Rovner, University of Denver120. Nora Rubel, University of Rochester121. Elias Sacks, University of Colorado Boulder122. Allison Schachter, Vanderbilt University123. Alison Schofield, University of Denver124. Benjamin Schreier, Penn State University125. Joshua Schwartz, New York University126. Naomi Seidman, Graduate Theological Union127. Sasha Senderovich, University of Washington, Seattle128. Joshua Shanes, College of Charleston129. Gail Sherman, Reed College130. Nathaniel Shils, University of Pennsylvania131. Anne Shlay, Georgia State University132. David Shneer, University of Colorado Boulder133. Maeera Shreiber, University of Utah134. Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania135. Lisa Silverman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee136. Shana Sippy, Centre College137. Andrew Sloin, Baruch College, CUNY138. Rachel Smith, UCLA139. Scott Spector, University of Michigan140. Loren Spielman, Portland State University141. Gregory Spinner, Skidmore College142. Neta Stahl, Johns Hopkins University143. Deborah Starr, Cornell University144. Richard Steigmann-Gall, Kent State University145. Mira Sucharov, Carleton University146. David Teutsch, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College147. Irene Tucker, University of California, Irvine148. Alana Vincent, University of Chester, UK149. Burton Visotzky, Jewish Theological Seminary150. Anika Walke, Washington University in St. Louis151. Kerry Wallach, Gettysburg College152. Mira Wasserman, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College153. Dov Waxman, Northeastern University154. Liliane Weissberg, University of Pennsylvania155. Beth Wenger, University of Pennsylvania156. Barry Wimpfheimer, Northwestern University157. Diane L. Wolf, UC Davis158. Billy Yalowitz, Temple University159. James Young, University of Massachusetts Amherst160. Michael Zank, Boston University161. Saul Zaritt, Harvard University162. Sarah Zarrow, Western Washington University
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162 akademisyen "Kudüs’te Yahudilere tanınan imar izinlerinin Filistinlilere verilmediği ve Yahudi yerleşimleri için Filistinlilerin mülkiyetlerine el konulduğu, evlerinin yıktırıldığına ilişkin raporların söz konusu olduğu, Batı Şeria’daki Filistinlilerin ise Yahudi yerleşimcilerinin aksine Kudüs’e ancak özel izinle girebildikleri ifade edilerek ""ABD hükümetinin Kudüs’ü sadece Yahudilerin mülkiyeti olarak desteklediğini gösteren ilanı, var olan bir yaraya tuz basmıştır ve şiddeti körüklemiştir. Bu nedenle ABD hükümetine, Başkanın ilanından dolayı söz konusu olan tansiyonu düşürmek için derhal adım atması ve Filistin'in Kudüs'ün geleceğindeki meşru haklarını açıklığa kavuşturma çağrısında bulunuyoruz."şeklinde açıklama yaptı.Jewish Studies Statement on Jerusalem DeclarationWe write as Jewish Studies scholars to express our dismay at the Trump administration's decision to reverse decades of bipartisan U.S. policy by declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, and authorizing the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv, outside of a negotiated political framework that ends the legal state of occupation and ensures respect for the rights of all Israelis and Palestinians to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is of immense religious and thus emotional significance to Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike. It is the focus of national aspirations for both Israelis and Palestinians. We hope one day to see a world in which all inhabitants of the land enjoy equal access to the city’s cultural and material resources. Today, unfortunately, that is not the case.
As the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem* has documented, Palestinian residents of Jerusalem endure systematic inequalities, including an inequitable distribution of the city's budget and municipal services, routine denial of building permits that are granted to Jewish residents, home demolitions, and legal confiscation of property for Jewish settlement. In addition, Palestinians in the West Bank, unlike Jewish Israelis resident in that territory, require a special permit to visit Jerusalem’s holy sites.
In this context, a declaration from the United States government that appears to endorse sole Jewish proprietorship over Jerusalem adds insult to ongoing injury and is practically guaranteed to fan the flames of violence. We therefore call on the U.S. government to take immediate steps to deescalate the tensions resulting from the President’s declaration and to clarify Palestinians’ legitimate stake in the future of Jerusalem.1. Phyllis Albert, Harvard University
2. Ari Ariel, University of Iowa3. Beverly Bailis, Brooklyn College4. Mark Baker, Monash University5. Elissa Bemporad, Queens College and The CUNY Graduate Center6. Mara Benjamin, Mount Holyoke College7. Matthew Berkman, University of Pennsylvania8. Joel Berkowitz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee9. Lila Berman, Temple University10. David Biale, University of California, Davis11. Jeffrey Blutinger, California State University, Long Beach12. Ra'anan Boustan, Princeton University13. Zachary Braiterman, Syracuse University14. Francesca Bregoli, Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY15. Emma Brodeur, Syracuse University16. Samuel Brody, University of Kansas17. Jeremy P. Brown, University of San Francisco18. Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Wheaton College (MA)19. Debra Caplan, Baruch College, CUNY20. Marc Caplan, Tel Aviv University21. Jessica Carr, Lafayette College22. Flora Cassen, UNC Chapel Hill23. Geoffrey Claussen, Elon University24. Aryeh Cohen, American Jewish University25. Mara Cohen Ioannides, Missouri State University26. Rebecca Davis, University of Delaware27. Hasia Diner, New York University28. Laura Duhan-Kaplan, Vancouver School of Theology29. Jodi Eichler-Levine, Lehigh University30. Elik Elhanan, City College of New York / CUNY31. Barat Ellman, Fordham University32. Barbara Epstein, University of California, Santa Cruz33. Robert Erlewine, Illinois Wesleyan University34. Ayala Fader, Fordham35. Sara Feldman, University of Illinois36. Charlotte Fonrobert, Stanford University37. Sandy Fox, New York University38. Ben Freeman, Harvard Divinity School39. Joshua Friedman, Duke University40. Asia Fruman, Ukrainian Catholic University41. Olga Gershenson, University of Massachusetts42. Maja Gildin Zuckerman, Stanford University43. Terri Ginsberg, Formerly Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College44. Shai Ginsburg, Duke University45. Evan Goldstein, Yale University46. Andrew Gordon, University of Florida47. Erin Graff Zivin, University of Southern California48. Ronnie Grinberg, University of Oklahoma49. Atina Grossmann, Cooper Union50. Chaya Halberstam, Western University51. Jessica Hammerman, Central Oregon Community College52. Rachel Havrelock, University of Illinois Chicago53. Tim Hegedus, Wilfrid Laurier University54. Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa55. Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College56. Jonathan Hess, UNC Chapel Hill57. Klaus Hoedl, University of Minnesota58. Curtis Hutt, University of Nebraska at Omaha59. Daniel Itzkovitz, Stonehill College60. Jack Jacobs, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY61. Jonathan Karp, Binghamton University, SUNY62. Claire Katz, Texas A&M63. Ari Y Kelman, Stanford University64. Gwynn Kessler, Swarthmore College65. Rebekah Klein-Pejsova, Purdue University66. Michal Kofman, University of Louisville67. Rachel Kranson, University of Pittsburgh68. Chana Kronfeld, University of California, Berkeley69. Jacob Labendz, Youngstown State University70. Hartley Lachter, Lehigh University71. Yitz Landes, Princeton University72. Timothy Langille, Arizona State University73. Nitzan Lebovic, Lehigh University74. Daniil Leiderman, Texas A&M75. Brian Leonard, Boston College High School76. Rebecca Lesses, Ithaca College77. Maggie Levantovskaya, Santa Clara University78. Daniel Levine, University of Alabama79. Laura Levitt, Temple University80. Lital Levy, Princeton University81. Andrea Lieber, Dickinson College82. Ari Linden, University of Kansas83. Joe Lockard, Arizona State University84. Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania85. Lindsay Macumber, Saint Mary's University86. Shaul Magid, Indiana University87. Nadia Malinovich, Sciences Po88. Charles Manekin, University of Maryland89. Barbara Mann, Jewish Theological Seminary90. Samira Mehta, Albright College91. Jeffrey Melnick, University of Massachusetts Boston92. David Meola, University of South Alabama93. Ibrahim Miari, University of Pennsylvania94. Michael Miller, Liverpool Hope university95. Sarah Anne Minkin, UC Berkeley96. Leslie Morris, University of Minnesota97. Kenneth Moss, The Johns Hopkins University98. Eva Mroczek, UC Davis99. Harriet Murav, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign100. Rachel Neis, University of Michigan101. Judith Newman, University of Toronto102. Anita Norich, University of Michigan103. Jess Olson, Yeshiva University104. Ranen Omer-Sherman, University of Louisville105. Annelise Orleck, Dartmouth College106. Hannah Pollin-Galay, Tel Aviv University107. Riv-Ellen Prell, University of Minnesota108. Vadim Putzu, Missouri State University109. Shari Rabin, College of Charleston110. Randi Rashkover, George Mason University111. Elliot Ratzman, Lawrence University112. Emily Rogal, Harvard Divinity School113. Na’ama Rokem, University of Chicago114. Michael Rom, Yale University115. Kate Rosenblatt, Emory University116. Jordan Rosenblum, University of Wisconsin-Madison117. Bruce Rosenstock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign118. Michael Rothberg, UCLA119. Adam Rovner, University of Denver120. Nora Rubel, University of Rochester121. Elias Sacks, University of Colorado Boulder122. Allison Schachter, Vanderbilt University123. Alison Schofield, University of Denver124. Benjamin Schreier, Penn State University125. Joshua Schwartz, New York University126. Naomi Seidman, Graduate Theological Union127. Sasha Senderovich, University of Washington, Seattle128. Joshua Shanes, College of Charleston129. Gail Sherman, Reed College130. Nathaniel Shils, University of Pennsylvania131. Anne Shlay, Georgia State University132. David Shneer, University of Colorado Boulder133. Maeera Shreiber, University of Utah134. Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania135. Lisa Silverman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee136. Shana Sippy, Centre College137. Andrew Sloin, Baruch College, CUNY138. Rachel Smith, UCLA139. Scott Spector, University of Michigan140. Loren Spielman, Portland State University141. Gregory Spinner, Skidmore College142. Neta Stahl, Johns Hopkins University143. Deborah Starr, Cornell University144. Richard Steigmann-Gall, Kent State University145. Mira Sucharov, Carleton University146. David Teutsch, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College147. Irene Tucker, University of California, Irvine148. Alana Vincent, University of Chester, UK149. Burton Visotzky, Jewish Theological Seminary150. Anika Walke, Washington University in St. Louis151. Kerry Wallach, Gettysburg College152. Mira Wasserman, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College153. Dov Waxman, Northeastern University154. Liliane Weissberg, University of Pennsylvania155. Beth Wenger, University of Pennsylvania156. Barry Wimpfheimer, Northwestern University157. Diane L. Wolf, UC Davis158. Billy Yalowitz, Temple University159. James Young, University of Massachusetts Amherst160. Michael Zank, Boston University161. Saul Zaritt, Harvard University162. Sarah Zarrow, Western Washington University
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