A Message of Humanity to the Global Community

During the Holocaust era, the Global Community demonstrated a profound scarcity of compassion for the refugees of Europe inherent through the predominant unwillingness to offer Refuge to those  trying to escape persecution. The United States admitted only 997 Jewish refugees for the entire duration of World War II. The United Kingdom organized the Kindertransport of 10,000 children. Latin American countries combined admitted 84,000 Jewish refugees. At the Evian Conference of July 1938, 28 out of 32 attending countries refused to receive any Jewish refugees.

Please consider that a coordinated and proactive Global effort to provide Sanctuary for refugees at that time would have minimized or prevented the Holocaust AND that a coordinated and proactive Global effort to rescue and to offer Sanctuary to Palestinian refugees NOW will minimize the death and destruction occurring presently and will also open a pathway to a negotiated resolution of the Palestine situation.

At UUGCCR, we consider that the collective global community, with a few notable exceptions, failed to act compassionately toward Jewish refugees during the Holocaust era. This pattern persisted even after the defeat of Nazi Germany, with countries continuing to reject those in need. Many member states of the United Nations, having shown reluctance to accept Jewish refugees, later played a role in the creation/ recognition- of the State of Israel. This decision may have been in part, motivated by a desire to avoid receiving the refugees on their own soil.

This has contributed to the ongoing crisis in Palestine, where many of the same countries that failed to act with compassion in the 1930s and 1940s remain complicit today. By supporting and enabling policies that lead to ongoing suffering, the global community shares responsibility for the current state of affairs. The failure to receive Jewish refugees during the Holocaust has led, inevitably, to a crisis where both Palestinians and Israelis continue to suffer.

A compassionate humanitarian effort then could have minimized the horrors of the Holocaust. Similarly, a compassionate global effort today has the potential to reduce the ongoing death and destruction in Palestine. In the short term, such an effort could save lives; in the long term, it could pave the way for a resolution to the Palestine situation and avert a global conflict.

The global community must acknowledge that the Palestine situation is not merely an Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but a global conflict requiring a global solution. The ongoing framing of this situation as a regional dispute obscures the broader historical and ethical responsibilities that the world shares in both creating and resolving the crisis. To deny this history is to remain blind to the real roots of the conflict, and to deny our collective role in seeking a just and humane solution.

This crisis presents an opportunity for humanity to evolve beyond judgment and toward compassion and understanding. Judgment, whether in the form of commendation, or condemnation, inevitably leads to further conflict. Compassion, on the other hand, offers a path to reconciliation and healing. If we fail to understand the history that led us to the current situation, we will continue to resort to conflict.

The 997 Palestinian Refugee Project is a call to reexamine our collective responsibility and to act with compassion toward the most vulnerable beginning with the orphaned children of Gaza. The number 997 is a reminder of the United States’ failure to admit more than a token number of Jewish refugees during one of history’s darkest periods. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

The global community, especially those nations that have been complicit in creating, and perpetuating the current crisis, has a responsibility to act. We call upon the countries of the world to take up this mantle of compassion by opening their doors to Palestinian refugees, particularly the orphaned children. This humanitarian effort should begin unconditionally, with some countries stepping forward to offer sanctuary immediately. The next phase would involve countries that may have conditions, ultimately forming a coalition to standardize terms and facilitate broader international cooperation leading to a negotiated resolution of the Palestine situation.

This is a critical moment in history, one where the global community has the power to prevent further catastrophe. By embracing compassion, we can not only alleviate suffering in the short term but also create the conditions for a lasting peace that is rooted in equality, human rights, and a democratic solution for all people living between the river and the sea.

This is not just a call for action; it is a call for the survival of our shared humanity. If we are to thrive as a species on this planet, we must embrace compassion as the guiding principle of our global community. The future of humanity depends on it. 

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Thank you for your time and consideration,
Supporters of Universal Unconditional Global Compassion
Pillar of Compassion

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