Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (Covenant of Justice and Peace: hereafter BTvS), a Jewish “peace and justice for Palestinians” group (www.btvshalom.org) published the names of 387 Rabbis who have signed a petition demanding that our government not withhold aid to the Hamas-controlled government of the Palestinian Authority. This petition is BTvS’s response to the Ros-Lehtinen/Lantos Bill, HR4681, which would deny U.S. funds to the PA unless Hamas relents on its commitment to the destruction of Israel and the extermination of the Jewish people. These rabbis have to be familiar with the Hamas covenant, which spells out Hamas’s messianic commitment to the end-of-days...