Boteach and Israeli ambassador say everything from BDS to Abbas places Jews under threat
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/02/israeli-ambassador-everything
Rabbi Shmuley Boteachs typical bombast was a stark contrast to the Israeli ambassadors 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, universitiesthese 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 its shocking. Boteachs 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.