World exclusive, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach called out Arab countries: “If Islamic countries believed that Israel is committing genocide, they would accept Palestinian refugees!”
Hadžifejzović: “What is Israel's ultimate goal in Gaza?”
Rabbi Shmuley: “Israel's goal is to destroy the military capacity of ‘Hamas’, so that they never do what they did on October 7!”
Hadžifejzović: “Do you have empathy for the civilian victims of Gaza, primarily the children?”
Rabbi Shmuley: “I feel empathy for the children of Gaza… they are God's children too! We do not make any differences between Arab and Jewish babies! We regret the death of every Palestinian baby! ‘Hamas’ has decided to use them as a shield! Beautiful Arab babies in incubators’ Hamas’ looks like a bulletproof vest! Palestinians are nothing but war damage to them; Arabs are being used as a shield! ‘Hamas’ is responsible for all the casualties in this war! ‘Hamas’ can stop the war tomorrow! If they surrender unconditionally, I believe in stopping fire!”
Hadžifejzović: “BiH was an example of how a Jewish victim of the Holocaust understands a Bosniak victim of genocide. Is the war in Gaza a war of religions, a war of Muslims and Jews, or Zionists?”
Rabbi Shmuley: “This is not a war of religions! Muslims are my brothers! In Dubai everyone welcomes me with respect! I have spent my life as a rabbi bringing together Muslims and Jews, Christians and Jews, agnostics and Jews… I hate terrorists! I hate them with every cell of my being because they want to kill little babies! I hate ‘Hamas’ and I am proud of that hate! I hope Israel destroys them and anyone who wants to kill an innocent child! I love all good people; we are all one family!
We should see Islam as a tolerant religion; it is not an antisemitic religion! If Iran controls the Middle East, there will be no peace! Iran is the face of evil in the modern world!
There are only sixteen million Jews in the world; we make up 0.03% of the world's population! We faced many and they all disappeared and we are still here! The Jews are an eternal people and that is what God said in the Bible! We survived the Nazis, we will survive ‘Hamas’ and ‘Hezbollah’! We are here forever! Israel is a nation of rage! We don't kill innocents, but if we accidentally do – we're sorry! If Iran and ‘Hezbollah’ attack Israel, we will destroy them too!
I condemn Islamophobia; Muslims are my brothers and sisters, but comparing the rise of anti-Semitism and the rise of Islamophobia is not possible. I am against Islamophobia, but it is not acceptable for Muslims to be anti-Semitic! Prophet Muhammad married two Jewish women; he was not anti-Semitic! Every Muslim who is anti-Semitic goes against the Prophet.
The fair solution is the complete destruction of ‘Hamas’ and then conducting elections in Gaza, where the Palestinians will choose their leaders! The leader of ‘Hamas’ lives in Qatar. Mahmoud Abbas is a billionaire! Democracies never go to war!
I hope to come to Sarajevo – that's my wish! There is so much history there and it can teach us a lot about how to build peace!”