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In December 2010, two open letters signed by rabbis in Israel generated heated controversy within and outside the country. The first letter was a psak din (religious ruling) signed by an estimated 50 rabbis, urged Israeli landowners not to rent to Arabs or other non-Jews.〔http://www.nif.org/media-center/nif-in-the-news/the-psak-english-hebrew.pdf〕 The second letter, signed by at least 27 rebbetzins (rabbis' wives) and released on December 28 by Lehava, urged young Jewish women not to date Arabs or even to work at locations where non-Jews might be present.〔 The initiator of the rabbis' letter was the chief rabbi of Safed, Shmuel Eliyahu.〔http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4007553,00.html〕 Eliyahu was summoned to an Israeli police interrogation on January 2, 2011, on suspicion of incitement to racism, a crime in Israel,〔http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4008037,00.html〕 but refused to answer the summons.〔()()〕 Many of the rabbis who signed the letter are "local rabbis," in charge of religious services provided by their municipality; they are state employees and receive taxpayer salaries. Among the signers were rabbis from Rishon LeZion, Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Kfar Saba and Holon (all suburbs of Tel Aviv), Jerusalem, and other towns and settlements.〔(Promised Land » Blog Archive » 50 Israeli Rabbis issue ruling forbidding renting of homes to Arabs )〕 According to a poll conducted by the Harry S Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a narrow plurality of Jewish Israelis were opposed to the rabbis' call not to rent to Arabs: 44 percent supported the statement, and 48 percent were opposed it.〔Levinson, Chaim. (2010-11-19) (Rabbis' wives urge Israeli women: Stay away from Arab men – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News ). Haaretz.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-06.〕〔(Rebbetzins: Women, stay away from Arab men ). Jpost.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-06.〕〔Shtull, Asaf. (2010-11-19) (Report: 44% of Israeli Jews support rabbis' edict forbidding rentals to Arabs in Safed – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News ). Haaretz.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-06.〕 ==Responses== Both letters generated heated controversy in Israel and abroad, and were widely condemned: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「December 2010 Israeli rabbi letter controversy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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