Boteach and Israeli ambassador say everything from BDS to Abbas places Jews under threat

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://mondoweiss.net/2015/02/israeli-ambassador-everything

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s typical bombast was a stark contrast to the Israeli ambassador’s subdued manner. But they were united in painting a dark picture of Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. as places that are hostile to Jews.

They directed their ire at targets ranging from Iran to radical Islam to the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement to Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.
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“Campuses, universities–these are supposed to be higher bastions of learning, supposed to be ivory towers of academia,” said Boteach. “And yet we are seeing such an assault on campus, that it’s shocking.” Boteach’s comments were voiced hours before the student government of Stanford voted to recommend divestment from corporations linked to the Israeli occupation.

The rabbi has been locked into a bizarre dispute with Hillel and other pro-Israel advocates because, he thinks, Hillel does not do enough to fight for Israel on campus. Boteach says that the New York University chapter of Hillel did not promote his event with Prosor.

[azurnoir]

1. Gets 'stranger' than that as there are competeing blog entries at ToI on the subject

of the you do not -we do too variety

from Boteach's son

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-shmuley-got-it-right-about-nyu/

and Chloe Valdary

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/facts-optional-for-shmuley/

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

2. I hate that word in the comments section..

K_po

Makes my skin crawl to see it in print.

It's as bad as the N word.