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From: SSULAYEM To: Jeffrey Epstein leevacation©gmail.com> Subject: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Date: The, 24 Sep 2013 06:11:04 +0000 EFTA00872448  NEWS POLITICS COMMENTARY FEATURES TRADITION LIFESTYLE ARTS & CULTURE SPORTS SOCIAL You are here: Home» SpirltualltyflYadition» Beliefs and concepts 8 Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on Rwanda and Syria (INTERVIEW) I VIDEO REPORTS SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 12:53 AM 0 COMMENTS JNS.org -Known as Author: "America's rabbi," Shmuley Boteach has lived alavatar Couldn't load plugin. an unconventional life for an Orthodox rabbi—from running for the U.S. Congress, to authoring Sean Savage / several bestselling books, JNS.org to hosting TV shows, to The fighting in Syria, as seen from Israel. West Bank Security Photo: Tsuri Cohen-Arai) Tazpit News Agency. serving as a spiritual guide Share this to Michael Jackson. Article • West Bank Security Through it all, Boteach has been outspoken about the issues he is passionate about. ,,,Twitter • Kenya Shopping Mall Siege TWITTER The latest issue Boteach has prioritized is raising awareness about genocide. • Gaza Restrictions Relaxed As the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda approaches next spring, facebook and while the world grapples with its response to Syrian President Bashar al- FACEBOOK • Iran Parades Missiles Assad's use ofchemical weapons, Boteach organized and will moderate a gjligg MCC Sept. 29 panel in New York City featuring high-profile guests and experts on genocide, including Rwandan President Paul ICagame, noted Holocaust g3tumbleupo survivor and human rights activist Elie Wiesel, and Jewish philanthropists MOST POPULAR Sheldon Adelson and Michael Steinhardt. STUMBLE Recent Posts Boteach spoke to We nig about his upcoming event, Judaism's teachings on ; itled& genocide, the Rwandan genocide, the situation in Syria, and how the PRINT ; :I ), poste Israel-Influenced TV Show Raft's "It 'Homeland' Wins Emmy international community can prevent genocide in the future. Photo: Sh Award Tags: JNS.org: What does Judaism have to say about genocide? Boteach Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: "The responsibility to protect (an international concept that became a United Nations initiative which says that nations have Boteach a responsibility in preventing human rights crimes such as genocide) is Rwanda something I have worked on with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Boteach Syria Power, and it also has biblical origins. In Leviticus 19:16 it says: 'Do not 'Yreside Rouhani Will Bring Iranian Clinton Rouhani. Jewish Legislator to UN stand idly by while your neighbor bleeds.' This gives us [Jews] a moral Rwanda responsibility to act. It obligates us to intervene when we see the rights of the Iranian go General Assembly oppressed or the downtrodden, violated." Jewish Rwanda What did you experience on your two trips to Rwanda. and how did the experience shape your views? Obama Rwanda "Profoundly, first of all, to see a country come back from the brink like that is Obama Syria amazing. Just twenty years ago people were hacking each other to death in the streets with machetes. Now they have one of the fastest growing Obama Syria P Russian Orthodox Church economies in the world. They no longer speak in terms of whether you are Jewish Peres in R Still Thinks There is a Hutu or Tutsi, they say they are all Rwandans now. It is amazing. Photo: (W 'Jewish Question' Rabbi Boteach "Visiting the areas where genocide took place such as the Ntarama church, where 5,000 people were massacred inside, made me, I apologize for this, Rwanda vomit. It was the most gruesome and horrible thing I have ever seen. Genocide Rwanda "See the Rwandans have a different way of commemorating the dead [than Holocaust the Jewish people]. For example if you visit Auschwitz, you don't really see ;:The Isr; Israel-Chinese Joint bodies or ashes anywhere, because in Judaism, we must bury the remains as Syria Rwanda Qoros 3 S Venture Qoros Unveils Car quickly as possible. In Rwanda, you can see still the skulls and bones from introducer Model Lineup the massacres everywhere." 2013. Pho How does the situation in Syria compare, from a Jewish perspective, to the former genocides in Rwanda and Darfur, and ultimately, to the Holocaust? Do you consider the situation in Syria to be genocide? "Whenever poison gas is used, it is a trigger for genocide. We saw its use in World War I that led to mass causalities that triggered the Geneva protocols (which made it illegal to use chemical EFTA00872449 weapons). Again, in World War II, it was used by the Nazis during the Holocaust, and by Saddam orCA view Jerusalem Conference Hussein in Iraq. I find it very personally difficult to convey how disappointed I am that [Syrian Temple NI Draws Christian President Basher] al-Assad will not be punished for gassing children. Once you gas children, you Jerusalem Legislators from Around no longer deserve to be a leader; you deserve to be in jail." Berthold the World Does the fact that Syria is in a civil war, between sides that are both perceived as enemies of Israel, change the Jewish thought-process or moral compass on getting involved? "This is a very good question, one that was asked by many ofmy congregants during Yom Kippur. While they are valid concerns, I cannot accept any scenario where Jewish or Israeli interests can be fundamentally at odds with basic human rights. We describe ourselves as a light unto nations. How can we as a light unto nations, say it doesn't care about the gassing of CONNECT WITH US children? Every Arab child is God's child; indeed, every child is god's child. We cannot turn a blind eye to that. I believe that Israel's security interests will always be served by its moral .) tSS Feed V; Is; Is; interests first." What practical steps can be taken to prevent future genocide? Email "What is lacking is a United Nations that is moral. It was founded during World War II to prevent these types of wars. Why hasn't Assad been condemned as a war criminal? First Name "Two answers: Russia and China. They have veto power on the Security Council and can subvert the whole process. The U.N. has become a joke, because dictators can control the whole Last Name organization." What messages do you hope win come out of your upcoming panel discussion on genocide? Sign up! "My objective to fill the glaring whole concerning genocide discussion and awareness, I want to show that the world does gives a damn about genocide. We want to demonstrate that genocide prevention is vital of interest of people. We are bringing together the two biggest names on the ;;Click Hue! subject: Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who instrumental in ending the Rwandan genocide and Elie Wiesel, who is the living embodiment of the six million lost in the Holocaust. It is a very historic event that I hope will raise awareness of genocide. "Genocide: Do the Strong Have a Responsibility to Protect the Weak?" is scheduledfor Sunday. Sept. 29. 6:30p.m., at the Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City. LEAVE A REPLY Please note: comments may be published in the Algemeiner print edition. Name (required) E-Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Submit Comment Sent from my iPhone EFTA00872450