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Anti-Israel Jews
Analysis: American Jews Vote their Religion: Liberalism
Based on their vote, American Jews either don’t care about Israel or are fooling themselves. So concludes GrassTopsUSA columnist Don Feder, of the Boston Herald.
In his column of Nov. 17, Feder writes that the fact that 77% of American Jews voted for Barack Obama in the recent Presidential election proves that Israel is far from a crucial factor in their voting patterns.
“Once again, in 2008, most American Jews voted their religion – liberalism,” Feder wrote.
Feder feels that other minorities “have a clearer perception of where their interests lie.” He cites statistics compiled by the American Muslim Task Force for Civil Rights and Elections, which says that nearly 90% of Muslims voted for Obama. “Smart Muslims, dumb Jews,” Feder concludes.
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I gotta tell ya, I wasn’t all that surprised to overhear Jews from New York singing the praises of B. Hussein while visiting the Western Wall. What DID surprise me was that the guide did not try to set them straight about their support of such an obvious bad choice for Israel. I’m also extremely curious why so many American Christians show more support for the Jewish homeland that American Jews. Their choice defies all logic. But then, liberalism defies logic.
