Shmuley Boteach

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Overview:
Jacob Shmuel Boteach also known as rabbi Shmuley Boteach is an American Jewish rabbi and author. He was born to Israeli parents. He is considered a celebrity rabbi and a media host.

Chabadnik Past

In his youth, Boteach joined the powerful Jewish Chabad-Lubavitch sect inclined towards belief in Jewish supremacy. Chabad-Lubavitch is an extremely messianic cult with worldwide influence. Many prominent heads of state have regularly met with Chabad leaders. Boteach was sent to Australia and the UK to operate as a Chabad leader. In the UK, Boteach established a Jewish social club incorporating Jews and non-Jewish philosemites in Oxford University. Certain personalities such as six Israeli prime ministers, a former Australian PM and others joined the society. Boteach’s formal cooperation with the Chabad ended in 1994 after he invited former Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin to give a lecture in a Chabad event. The Chabad loathe Rabin for trying to forge a peace agreement with Palestinian authorities. Rabin was ultimately assassinated by a Jewish extremist in 1995.

‘Kosher Hate’ for Anti-Zionists

Boteach is a blatant Zionist apologist. Boteach spreads Zionist propaganda through the Jewish and Kabbalistic concept of Tikkun Olam (“repairing the world”). According to this concept, Jewish people should try to amend the world through spreading their own version of morality among the non-Jews.
He founded The World Values Network (WVN) in 2007 which is a Zionist organization focused on disseminating Zionist ideals in American politics, culture and media. It has funded newspaper ads about antisemitism and anti-Zionism. It also pays newspapers to condemn celebrities who criticize Israel or support Palestine1. His WVN paid for ads in prominent newspapers condemning people such as Lorde, Bella and Gigi Hadid, Dua Lipa, Ilhan Omar and many others.
Boteach has frequently criticized US policy towards Israel and Palestine. He believes the US has not provided Israel with sufficient support. He believed Obama “bullied” Israel with its “scandalous” and “disgusting” Middle East policy2. He also approves the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements within the Palestinian territories. Rabbi Shmuley has called for “kosher hate” against everyone who opposes Israel.3

Rabbi Shmuley embracing Israeli soldier in Tel Aviv, 2023

As an American citizen, two of his children have served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). In 2024, he accused the conservative commentator Candace Owens of antisemitism following her critical remarks regarding the US’ unconditional support for Israel. He clothed himself as a “stereotypical Jew” and called himself “the Candace Jew”.4

Rabbi Shmuley dressed up as a “stereotypical Jew” to mock Candace Owens

The Adelson-Kushner-Trump Circle

Rabbi Shmuley has long enjoyed deep relations with the Adelson family. The Adelsons are a Jewish American family owning a casino empire. Its former head, Sheldon Adelson, died in 2021. His wife, Miriam inherited his fortune and currently runs the Adelson Family Foundation, which also interestingly donated $500,000 to Shmuley’s Congress campaign in 2016.5 Shmuley failed in the race but the donation proves Shmuley’s importance for the late Jewish supremacist billionaire. Shmuley wrote a eulogy for Sheldon after his passing and called him a “dear friend”6. Shmuely and Sheldon both had several conversations with each other. In one infamous gathering, Sheldon called for the US to nuke Iran.7 It is worth noting that Sheldon Adelson was one of the key figures shaping Donald Trump’s Middle East foreign policy. The Adelsons have been donating huge amounts of money to Donald Trump’s election campaigns since 2016. Sheldon convinced Trump to annul the nuclear deal (JCPOA) with Iran which was signed by the previous Obama administration. Sheldon was also a major component of the lobbying that pushed Trump to transfer the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018.
Rabbi Shmuley is also a devout supporter of Trump. He has good relations with the Jewish Kushner family among whom Jared is Trump’s son-in-law. Shmuley’s WVN is funded by Jared’s father, Charles Kushner. Shmuley has written articles for the New York Observer which is a weekly magazine then owned by Jared Kushner.8

Rabbi Shmuley with Donald Trump

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1: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/proisrael-group-calls-lorde-a-bigot-in-fullpage-ad-in-washington-post-20180101-h0bycw.html

2: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obamas-bullying-of-israel_b_504291

3: https://www.newarab.com/news/whos-rabbi-shmuley-boteach-how-he-tied-israel-gaza

4: https://www.thewrap.com/rabbi-shmuley-candace-owens-jew-purim-costume/

5: https://www.thejc.com/news/world/adelson-donates-500-000-to-republican-candidate-rabbi-shmuley-boteach-n4qwake3?reloadTime=1658534400011

6: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/343701/what-made-sheldon-adelson-tick/

7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sCW4IasWXc

8: https://thegrayzone.com/2016/05/24/shmuley-boteach-right-wing-rabbi-trump/

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