06.10.2011                      08.Tischrei. 5772

Diplomatie:

Reform, Conservative, Orthodox unite against Biden

Leaders of the three movements convene to criticize US vice president at Rosh Hashana toast over his comments on Pollard.

It’s not easy to get the leaders of three major American religious streams to agree, but US Vice President Joe Biden found a way to unite Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis – against him.
The leaders of the three movements were all expected to criticize Biden at a post-Rosh Hashana toast he hosted on Wednesday night after press time at his Washington residence. The party comes in the wake of a September 23 meeting with Florida rabbis in which Biden said Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard was a “traitor” and should be condemned to die in prison….