Sofer, a staunch anti-Zionist living in London, was born to parents that came from Iraq and lived for some time in Palestine.
The rabbi said he was forced to leave the country by the “Zionist government” that suppressed his activities and even handed him a prison sentence.
“I grew up with the feeling that this land was stolen from the Palestinians unlawfully because according to the Jewish law … the Jews were expelled from Palestine 2,000 years ago,” he said.
Sofer stressed that Jews can only live “as guests” among Arab nations or as part of the Palestinian people.
The rabbi said he is hopeful of a peaceful end, which could be done by the UN and world powers by “peacefully dismantling” the state of Israel and giving back the land to the Palestinians.
“Give them (Palestinian people) reparations for all that they have suffered from the Zionists,” he said.