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=== Conflict with Mohammed Hijab ===
Shmuley Boteach entered mainstream awareness after his appearance on the [[Piers Morgan]] show " [[Piers Morgan Uncensored|Uncensored]]", to debate, against [[Mohammed Hijab]], the Oct 2023 escalation of tensions between the resistance group [[Hamas]] and the [[Israeli apartheid|Israeli Apartheid Regime]]. In the course of the interview, Shmuley touched on the topic of owning a sex shop, to which Mohammed Hijab gave Rabbi Shmuley the nickname, "Unholy Shmuley"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=My8w2hbGnJvjIO1i&v=9jsJYHuGPms&feature=youtu.be |title=Mohammed Hijab vs Rabbi Shmuley On Palestine and Israel {{!}} The Full Debate With Piers Morgan |date=2023-11-16 |last=Piers Morgan Uncensored |access-date=2024-09-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref>. This is because Boteach co-owns an adult erotic store, Kosher Sex<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://kosher.sex/about-us/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Kosher Sex |language=en-US}}</ref>, with his daughter, Chana Boteach, seemingly in contradiction of being a Rabbi, a religious leader of faith.
Toward the end of the segment, Morgan described the 1 hour debate as "the most dispiriting hour" of his career, as the debate was carried out with Boteach veering off into tangents of [[Ad hominem|ad-hominem]] attacks against Hijab and Palestinians, while Hijab responded in kind while holding up visual aids of Palestinian infants ripped to shreds by Israeli Air-strikes.
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