Never Again

A letter signed by nearly every major Jewish group has been sent to a US Senate panel calling for immediate action to protect Rohingya Muslims.

 Every major Jewish religious stream was represented by the 24 signatories, urging new sanctions against Myanmar (also known as Burma), which has been accused of ethnically cleansing Rohingya Muslims. Among those signing were Reform, Conservative and Orthodox bodies, as well as major civil rights groups. 

"We cannot remain silent as Jews, for whom the words 'never again' require us to act, nor as global citizens, in the face of senseless acts of brutality."

Earlier,  more than 300 rabbis from across the United States have signed a petition calling on the Israeli government to stop selling weapons to Myanmar, which is committing what the UN have called an "ethnic cleansing" of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority group.  50 Israeli rabbis, as well as different human rights organizations in Israel, have made similar pleas to the Israeli government. 

It also states that "our commitment to 'never again' compels us to take action to protect today's victims of ethnic cleansing."

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