|
|
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Rabbis push Congress on torture
|
Rabbis push Congress on torture
A liberal rabbinical group cited a landmark Israeli ruling banning torture in urging the U.S. Congress to stamp out the practice.
Rabbis for Human Rights cited the 1999 Israeli Supreme Court ruling in a letter the group presented Wednesday to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has led congressional efforts to ensure that U.S. troops do not torture captives.
“The delegation of rabbis is calling on Congress to provide moral leadership to the country by repealing policies which permit torture and cruel treatment of detainees and by instituting an independent commission to investigate allegations of torture under United States authority,” a statement said. “Referring to the foundational biblical teaching that all human beings are created in the image of God, the rabbinic letter declares that ‘Torture shatters and defiles God’s image.’ ”
http://jta.org/
posted by Somebody @ 10:33 PM Permanent Link
 
0 Comments:
<< Home
|
| |
