

Boteach and Netanyahu

Earlier today I did a post on Rep. Bill Pascrell’s victory over an opponent supported by the Israel lobby in the Democratic primary in the new 9th Congressional District in New Jersey.

Well it turns out Pascrell’s next opponent, Republican primary winner Shmuley Boteach, rabbi and writer, is completely mobbed up with the Israel lobby. Here’s Boteach writing about a recent meeting with Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu on Huffpo. Boteach brought his daughter. She’s serving in the Israeli army. Why is this stuff on Huffpo?

Oh– and Boteach met with Netanyahu, and Netanyahu aide Ron Dermer, formerly of Miami, on the day of the primary. He was in Israel for his sister-in-law’s wedding. Wait, where are his priorities?

This is why I have trouble with the claim that it’s anti-semitic to speak about dual loyalty. If this isn’t dual loyalty, what is? Notice Netanyahu’s answer to that very question below: your daughter is fighting for America. These guys really are deluded.