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than that of Rabbi Daniel Syme of
Temple Beth El. Using a Baptist-
style, fire-and-brimstone cadence and
delivery, he implored the crowd to
pay attention."
Said Rabbi Syme, "When 9-11
came, people all over the world
protested that Islam was a religion of
peace and love, and I was prepared to
accept that. I, more than any other
rabbi in this community, attended
interfaith services to join hands in
prayers for peace.
"But I tell you, I've been forced to
pay attention," he said. "I've got to
ask myself, 'What sort of religion
countenances Passover seder mas-
sacres? What sort of religion counte-
nances beautiful 18-year-old girls
walking into supermarkets with
explosives placed on their bodies?
What sort of religion of love and
peace creates curricula that teaches
hate and killing — and the impera-
tive to wipe out Jews from this
world?'"
Admonishing local Muslim leaders
for their silence, Rabbi Syme said,
"When Baruch Goldstein slaughtered
Arabs in prayer [at Hebron's Tomb of
the Patriarchs in 1994], every rabbi
in America denounced him. Yet, with
two lukewarm exceptions in our com-
munity, the silence of the imams has
been deafening."
He called Palestinian leader Yasser
Arafat "a liar and a pathetic creature.
"He cannot be believed, and he still
harbors dreams of Israel's destruc-
tion," Rabbi Syme said. "Arafat must
go. He can't seem to find the words
unequivocally to denounce terrorism.
"The Jews of the world are in dan-
ger," the rabbi said.
"Until terrorism ends, I am done
being reasonable, I am done being
understanding, I am done with
debate, I am done with services [with
Muslim leaders]," he shouted to wild
applause. "I support the state of Israel
unconditionally.
"When Germany declared war on
the United States, we didn't assemble
a group to discuss why Hitler didn't
like us; we won the war and then we
made the peace," he said. "When
Osama bin Laden and his thugs
attacked the World Trade Center,
President Bush didn't ask, 'Why do
these people hate us so much?' He
went into Afghanistan and is winning
the war.
"We will make the peace and, my
friends, the same is true of Israel," he
said. "We [Israel] will win the war on
terrorism and then we will make the
peace." ❑

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