CARDINAL SCHONBORN: ‘BDS ISN’T JUST FALSE, IT’S STUPID’:

Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, the Archbishop of Vienna who is considered second-in-line to Pope Francis, gave a special interview to Israel’s daily, Arutz Sheva, at the sidelines of a convention of the Conference of European Rabbis in Vienna. Schonborn began by calling Jews and Catholics in Austria "neighbors" and "friends," noting that "it's less than half-a-kilometer between the synagogue and the cathedral (in Vienna), and that's not only geographical it's also spiritual." Regarding European hostility to Israel, he said, "I don't think you will hear from the Catholic church such voices. We have such a good and close relation to not only to the Jewish people, but especially to the state of Israel. There are political tendencies in Europe and it's good to stand up against them, which is what we try to do. We have only one voice but I hope that voice is heard," said Schonborn. In a biting comment on the BDS movement seeking to boycott the Jewish state, the Cardinal said, "I think it is not only false, it's stupid." (Arutz-7) "Stupid” is indeed a good description of BDS activities. Here are ten brands that BDS supporters have urged others to boycott: Pampers, Volvo, Intel, Israeli hummus, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Victoria’s Secret, Starbucks, McDonald's, and SodaStream. There are thousands of other products on their list that contain or use Israeli-developed technology, including iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Skype and computer firewalls.