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Jews support Obama despite tensions with Israel
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 12.04.10, 08:24
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1. So what
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (04.12.10)
This is not news. Jewish Americans are first and foremost Americans. If an American believes that Obama is better for America, they should support him.
2. You could be foolin me Obama.Many
Eric.... ,   Israel...   (04.12.10)
or most of USA Jews dont know what the hell is going on in Israel and the way we have to live.The big Jewish liberals dont understand the Muslim mentality.Face the fact that Obama is a anti-Semite.
3. For some people this is news
Michael ,   Haifa   (04.12.10)
Like Netanyahu, for example
4. not better
Stephanie ,   US   (04.12.10)
Americans are realizing what a big mistake they have made but too late to do anything. Most do not support 0bama. Most that voted for him are regretting it. I personally am ashamed of my country and the way they have treated Bibi and Israel. 0bama has proved himself over and over to be a Muslim first and foremost. He is not for Israel, he is not for Christianity and he is not even for America. May G_d protect Israel and have mercy on us for turning our backs on it.
5. Don't believe the numbers
Joe K ,   Silicon Valley, USA   (04.12.10)
I don't accept the claim that the majority of American Jews support Obama. I think he had been cut some slack, but that he will soon go the way of Jimmy Carter and be recognized as a disaster for the country.
6. Obama and US Jews
ronald ,   new york   (04.12.10)
This is BULL, Where was this vote done in Cleveland Ohio? American Jews do not approve of Obama nor do regular American's he is bringing America into destruction, Especially with his Pro-Arab ways. I am Jew from Brooklyn and I come to Israel at least every 45 days. I will say one thing Israel needs to get up and move out of West Bank, The West Bank is not your's so just give it up and let it go. Jerusalem is and will always be Israel, and Mr. Obama does not have any right in telling Israel anything about them building in East Jerusalem, Maybe next Mr. Obama is going to get involved in the China/Taiwan dispute Georgia/Osettia and Russia/Checnya dispute.
7. The achievement of the PLO and terrorism.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (04.12.10)
A survey carried out the Panels Research Institute over one year ago finds that more than 75% of Israelis see partial or total transfer of Israeli-Arabs out of Israel in any final-status agreement that includes a Palestinian state.The poll asked whether it would be justified, in the framework of an agreement for the establishment of a Palestinian state, to demand the transfer out of Israel of all Arabs. Nearly 30% said yes with no reservations, while 28% said only Arabs who did not express loyalty to Israel should be expelled. In addition, another 19% said that Arabs who lived in areas bordering the PA-controlled areas, such as Wadi Area and the southern Galilee, should be transferred out.The remainder, just under 25%, said no Arabs should be transferred out.The survey encompassed 668 respondents, taking part in a series of Panels internet surveys. The Panels Institute says the respondents are a representative sampling of the adult population in Israel, and that the margin of error is 3.7%. The solution ? Details at : http://xrl.us/bjcgx
8. ..'there is none so blind as those who will not see'
jenni johnston ,   New Zealand   (04.12.10)
..your comfort and wealth have blinded your eyes to the 'Hypocrite' in your midst..the mask will come off!..and I pray it will not be too late for you!!
9. #2 So True
Nathan ,   Israel/USA   (04.12.10)
When I came to Israel I was very Liberal, I strong Zionist but still very liberal. I kept thinking "hey we are cousins, we should be able to work things out". Several things have changed since then. 1. I learned history, NOT the propaganda in the news papers but actual verifiable history. 2. I learned first hand "from many long conversions with Arab friends" how different the Arab mentality is from our Western Judeo-Christian one. 3. I was exposed to the Hate that was and still is preached in Mosques and Schools I still have a lot of sympathy for the Arabs that the world chooses to call Palestinians, They have been and still are cruelly used by their Arab brethren (and their leaders) as a "catspaw" against Israel, and they suffer for it. But I will not Martyr my Children, myself nor Israel on the alter of Arab Hatred, nor on the alter false peace. American Jews desperately need to learn history. Liberalism is not an excuse for ignorance. Do not misunderstand me, Peace is a worthy goal, perhaps THE most worthy goal. But the only Peace that we have truly been offered is the peace of the grave.
10. amerikans jews r idiots, if only they knew
ghostq   (04.12.10)
what is going on, cause of Biden reaction someone got killed by renew rocket attack, if that is what they consider as good support than anti semetic behavior is justify in the USA cause they only care for their own pokets but not for rellatives whos life is at risk.
11. Obama as netanyahu are no good to the world
John ,   United States   (04.12.10)
Obama and netanyahu care not for the ordinary israeli or palestinian. They have their own global agenda controlled by the supposed friendly jewish bankers that run Wall Street. The same bankers that many Israelies believe are supporting the country through millitary aid but in fact only want israel to wage war against its arab neighbors and suffer defeats thus increasing its debts and leading to its ultimate demise. They are the real enemy and Obama is a mere puppet.
12. Any American Jew who sides with obama HUSSEIN is siding with
rev.wright& farakhan   (04.12.10)
13. The majority of the Palestinian Arab population support ...
Ron B. ,   Lod   (04.12.10)
The majority of the Palestinian Arab population support the destruction of Israel. Poll after poll shows widespread collective support among the majority of the Palestinian Arab population for the destruction of Israel. In a poll released July 2006 the majority of Palestinian Arabs responded - 77.2% expressed support for the abduction of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and - 60.4% supported the continuation of indiscriminate firing of deadly Qassam rockets into Israeli towns. Ironically, Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention that deals with prohibition of imposing collective punishment on civilian population under occupation, should have been applied by the Goldstone Mission to protect over 1,000,000 innocent men, women, and children in the Israeli towns of Sderot, Ashkelon, and hundreds of smaller communities that are collectively punished day-in and day-out for offences they never personally committed. The Goldstone report ignores this : http://xrl.us/bfq3q7
14. Only 55%, that's pretty low for a US democrat President
Genuine Moshe   (04.12.10)
Chances are these 55% will dwindle to 35% by voting day
15. WHO CARES WHAT U.S JEWS THINK?
LORENZO ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (04.12.10)
U.S Jews are entitled to vote/ support whoever they choose ,none of my business. As for the statistics :LIES ,DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS.
16. Misleading article, but still pathetic reality
Frank ,   USA   (04.12.10)
The "poll" was completed before Obama publicly snubbed Netanyahu. But it is true that American Jews are wilfully ignorant and intentionally self-deluded. On Yom Ha'Shoah, when Obama is engaged in a political, diplomatic, and military war on Israel, threatening a Second Holocaust by not only failing to bomb Iran, but seeking to prevent Israel from doing so, American Jews aid and abet a president who is an enemy of Israel and the Jewish people. American Jews are pathetic.
17. Let Obama continue on his path and he'll lose all Jewish...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.12.10)
...voters but the most hard line among them, the ones who would rather see Israel disappear than remain as the nation-state of the Jewish people. Analyzing the numbers as reported clearly indicate that a substantial number of Jews have already left the Obama camp, and those who have not left yet fall in line in their their general thinking with the main stream of the Jewish community of Israel. And in Israel, Obama receive only 4% approval from its Jews... Perhaps Israeli Jews who live in the region know a thing or two more than the majority of American Jews, many if not most of whom have never set a foot in Israel...??
18. Obama at Seder..."Next Year in Jerusalem"?
Roland Seener ,   London England   (04.12.10)
Maybe Muslim"s will attend "White House Seder" next year as this is one of their aims.As a reminder,this is an intrusion on a Jewish Festival solely reserved for the Jewish People(.I am not a Rabbi...Go and check it !.)
19. P.S. to my previous post:
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.12.10)
The dog and pony shows in the form of Seder Pesah in the White House and statements released regarding Yom ha-Shoah, etc. are not enough sweets with which to cover the bitter taste many Jews, within and without Israel, feel as a result of the betrayal of the Obama administration in the Jewish people and the Jewish voters.
20. #11
nathan ,   USA/Israel   (04.12.10)
WOW!!, You are a genuine nutjob, Sorry if this offends but, dude you have serious issues and a very loos grasp of reality. Once again we hear the "Jewish Banker" conspiracy.
21. 78% voted for him. Now only 55% support him. If he continues
Fredie Schwartz ,   Philadelphia, PA USA   (04.12.10)
to insult Jews and the Jewish state he will go down to 35%, the Noam Chomskys of America.
22. # 11: Thank you for your post. You demonstrate to all of us
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.12.10)
the continuing existence of classic anti-Semitism - although you probably don't even understand what I say - and this is part of the UNHOLY TRINITY that we, Jews face these days: Classic anti-Semitism, "Progressive" anti-Jewish racism, 7th century based Islamism. Yes, this is what we Jews face, and Obama, sadly, contributes to it in various ways...!!
23. Obviously the Seders,Chanukiah,Holospeeches&Gefiltefish work
Alan ,   SA   (04.12.10)
24. no matter how much they give to the UJA
Dov Berl ,   formely of Seattle   (04.12.10)
or any other organizations, no matter how many vacations they take here or how many bar Mitzvahs they make at the Kotel, no matter how many bones they toss at us; American Jews have no comittment to Israel and thus have no say in what we do here. If they want a say let them do as I did and make Aliyah, otherwise they should shut their mouths. They want the gold lined streets of America let them worry about what goes on there. Nevertheless when they realize that they need to run away from the land of the goyim, we will still welcome them with open arms, send them to Ulpan and re-educate them in what it means to be a Jew and an Israeli!
25. But I dont think it works as well with Israel Jews
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26. In no time Obama will share a bagel with lox to show his
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.12.10)
solidarity with the Jews, and sadly some may assume that he has done the ultimate, as this is their level of affinity to the Jewish people, to the Jewish homeland and the Jewish civilization, among whom some of Obama's own advisors.
27. Problem is...
Donald Sampson ,   El Centro, USA   (04.12.10)
Jews will never dislike an American president because they all dig their claws and horns in when a president is decided. Every president is a Jew-loving president and vice versa. There's no chance that any American president would ever reject the terroristic Jews.
28. Ron B -Irrelevant and Boring propagandist
Os ,   ni   (04.12.10)
29. Most
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (04.12.10)
I am Jewish. I live in the US. I put up with absolutely NO anti-Semitic crap from anybody.And... I know lots and LOTS of Jews. LOTS. Sadly *most* *that I know or have come into contact with in the last seventy five or so, years) appear to be the mostly gastronomic type, or "socialist to the bones" Democrat Party supporters, who would plant a BIG smooch on Reinhard Heydrich's tuchis if he were running on the Democrap ticket. Clearly a case of lockstep against self interest armored by plain old fashioned DUMB!
30. You can fool all of the people some of the time,
Bruce Stein ,   Chicago   (04.12.10)
and some of the people all of the time; and for Obama those are pretty good odds...imagine all those rich arrogant Jews in their retirement communities and they not only voted for Obama but gave him money!
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