Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Gerlitzky, the chairman of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace and a veteran Chabad-Lubavitch representative in Tel Aviv, strongly criticized the recent ceasefire-prisoner exchange deal that Israel struck with the Hamas terrorist group, drawing a parallel to the 2005 Gaza Disengagement.
During an interview on Kol Chai Radio, Rabbi Gerlitzky dismissed the claim that the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah had endorsed the agreement.
“This is a true danger to lives,” Rabbi Gerlitzky stated, speaking on behalf of the 400 rabbis in his organization who oppose the deal. “The lack of official statement on the part of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah does not prove support.”
He continued, “This is a matter which will have severe repercussions.”
Rabbi Gerlitzky urged the government to halt the deal’s second and third stages, emphasizing, “The deal is a true threat to life, and even acts as a sort of ‘second Disengagement.'”
The 2005 Gaza Disengagement saw Israel withdraw from the entire Gaza Strip, which was then handed over to the Palestinian Authority. Following that, Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007.
In contrast, before this recent agreement was finalized last week and implemented on Sunday, the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, along with Chareidi MKs and ministers, had expressed their approval of the deal.
{Matzav.com Israel}