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October 8, 2000
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We Should Be "Our Brother's Keeper" says Israeli Leader

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA - People of faith have a 
responsibility to society that transcends the 
individualistic philosophy of Western culture, said 
Israel's deputy attorney general, Professor Nahum 
Rakover, who visited the Seventh-day Adventist Church's 
world headquarters on September 13. 

"I think it's time to start emphasizing human duties 
alongside human rights; the value of community as well as 
autonomy," said Rakover at an informal meeting with 
Adventist Church leaders. 

Rakover, who has written extensively on Jewish and civil 
law, says that we "should be concerned about the problems 
of other people. We should be our 'brother's guardian.' 
This is the essence of a just society." (289/2000)