Would it be different if a minister or priest said “Christians have a duty to help oppressed people?”
Because that’s what Jesus taught us to do.
And Jesus, was first and foremost, the World’s greatest Jew and the Messiah of the Jews and Gentiles.
This Rabbi is saying that there is a RELIGIOUS duty, not a national or tribal duty.
I do believe this is an important Judeo-Christian principle.
There is a Palestinian boy who has severe diabetes. His uncle is a close friend of mine. He needs a CGM system. I got my daughter to start a GoFundMe page for him (GFM doesn’t do fundraising from Israel), and donate $20 USD of her own money, but so far that’s all I’ve managed. If I can raise more money for a worthy cause, it’ll go to this kid’s diabetes treatment.
Supporting all the causes that need help, however, is an important component of the duty to help anyone in need. And one must prioritize as a practical matter. And in my order of priorities, the Azers in Iran have to get in line and take a number. In Iran itself, it’s more of a priority to help the persecuted Ahwazi, because the oil that Iran is using to terrorize the world and finance war, persecution and espionage, is being stolen from under their feet, as it has for the past 100 years. Give the Ahwazi back their rights to their lands and its mineral wealth, and you defund the Ayatollahs.