Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: 'Jews must stop being sheep, fight the Jew-haters'
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach tells Arutz Sheva American Jews must stand up for themselves in the face of rising antisemitism, dismisses hasbara, and rejects 'closing down global Judaism.'
Assessment
The call for American Jews to abandon what is framed as passive responses to antisemitism marks an escalating internal debate over strategy. Rabbi Boteach's explicit rejection of hasbara suggests a break from traditional public relations approaches, advocating instead for direct confrontation. This positions him against Jewish communal figures who prioritize diplomacy, signaling potential fractures in how American Jewish leadership navigates rising hostility.