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US Jews stay strongly with Obama
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Published: 07.11.12, 08:16
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31. #14 Don't worry
Alex   (11.07.12)
Nobody wants to be your brother either. I really don't know what made American Jews vote Obama, if they cared of US economy they'd vote Romney, if they cared of Israel also Romney. A bunch of spoiled California brats who still believes in "Yes we can" (= destroy the economy further)...
32. #27 Delusion?
Alex   (11.07.12)
Says the one who supports someone who increased the US debt by 60% in 4 years... If you really wanted to destroy yourselves that badly you could just invite terrorists. If Bill Clinton had been the Democratic nominee there might have been hope, but Obama is all talk.
33. From living among goyim..
aharon ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.07.12)
and trying to be like them, this is what happens. Those of you who know what this portends, hurry and move to Israel while you still can
34. time to shut down the settlements
abdalla   (11.07.12)
and drag bibi to the table kicking and screaming
35. some weird people here
shlomo ,   usa   (11.07.12)
None of this is news. There are some really warped rightwingers here. I feel sorry for the rest of Israel who has to share their country with them.
36. The people have spoken...
BK ,   Virginia, USA   (11.07.12)
the morons. This is one American Jew who is crushed that this phony and his less than brilliant vice president have 4 more years to run us into the ground. Also, Pocahontas wins a Senate seat from Mass. She will make Obama look like Ronald Reagan.
37. Eldar # 20
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (11.07.12)
It's hard to like or respect someone who bows down to the king of Saudi Arabia and who got a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing. It's hard to like or respect someone who for the last 4 years has not made good on the promises they made. A man who has been recorded telling people he was born in Kenya and a Muslim and then later claiming to be born in Hawaii and a Christian. If nothing else that makes him a liar. It's hard to like or respect someone who counts people like Reverend Wright as their friends. You ask us to help the country solve it's greatest problems and right now our greatest problem just won the election again. It's a sad day for America and Israel.
38. #34 Huh?
Alex   (11.07.12)
What does this have to do with the election? And we all know you can have Israeli Arab land in exchange for the settlements. We're just waiting for you to accept...
39. ...for which they and their memories
Gideon Reader   (11.07.12)
...will be forever stained.
40. American Jews vote overwhelmingly for Obama.
Larry ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.07.12)
The reason most American Jews care for America and voted for Barack is because they care for America and Israel equally, and many care for Israel more. To support this reasoning, when Pres. Eisenhower asked Prime Minister Ben Gurion what America could do for you (meaning Israel), Ben G. replied: "Keep America strong." American Jews voted for Barack because they thought that the Democrats would keep America stronger than the Republicans. American Jews ain't completely dumb (yet).
41. Obama lost 8-9% of the Jewish vote
Logic ,   Israel   (11.07.12)
in comparison to 2008. This is significant. Nobody is talking about the trends here. Orthodoxy is the fastest growing segment of Judaism in the US, and if the Democrats don't straighten up, they will keep losing Jewish votes.
42. #7
Anshel ,   Canada   (11.07.12)
Peace at what price Giving up Jerusalem? Giving up the security? Allowing more rockets to be fired toward Israel? Allowing Iran to build the nuclear bomb? Neville Chamberlain in 1938 also promised peace, we all know the results, except the 70% of the American Jewry has selective memory.
43. #7
Rica ,   Florida/Israel   (11.07.12)
The word "Zionist Jew" is too big for your mouth let alone for your brain. Please stop insulting the rest of us who really have a true Jewish heart.
44. 41 - not so fast
Shlomo ,   Florida, USA   (11.07.12)
So what? If a certain percentage of Jews decide that their values are not within the Democratic party, then they should go. Thats why we have contrasting parties. As a Dem I am fine with that. And by the way, most of my ortho synagoge voted for Obama.
45. #23
Rica ,   Florida/Israel   (11.07.12)
I had tears last night and still do this morning. Your words were exactly the words I said to my oldest daughter. Blessings to you.
46. Oooooh my bibi !
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. /Israel   (11.07.12)
Preliminary exit poll results show that American Jews gave Obama 70% of their vote – within the margin of error of the Jewish Democratic vote performance in 2008, when Obama received 74% of the Jewish vote, according to the non-partisan Solomon Project.
47. I didn't vote for him
Ezra ,   San Diego   (11.07.12)
I didn't vote for obama because he's very immature about managing money, and he cannot get along with the rest of congress. Here's why I prefer someone else: The logical result of Obama's deficit spending will eventually drive the gov into default. The U.S. dollar will be devalued, and replaced by a different International currency. The taxes will go up and everyone will be brought down to the lowest common denominator. In my opinion Israel will survive, and the shekel will beat the dollar in value. Threats will continue, but there will NOT be another Shoah. Some of my friends voted for Obama; when I asked them why, they said because he's black. No kidding. That kind of empty-headed thinking will put America in decline.
48. #7, Just mind your own business.
Jake   (11.07.12)
Go wreck your own country. And stay away from Israel.
49. LET ME BREAK IT TO YOU SLOWLY: US JEWS ARE PROUD & FINE
Rafi ,   US   (11.07.12)
It is YOU - the right-wing extreme who are in your own paranoiac fortress, divorced from reality... May Israel soon be freed of your violent racist antics as well as your demagoguic leaders...
50. Israel will be stronger than ever. USA might sink further.
Efraim ,   in Virginia   (11.07.12)
Even though it looks bleak, Israel will be strong. New surprises will surface. As far as American jews are concerned... "The Goyishe Yidden" never cared about Israel. Period-Full Stop. Self-centered individuals.
51. american Jews
yosef ,   williamsburg US   (11.07.12)
The problem between the two countries is shown in many of these posts. As an American Haredi I voted for the person that would have the most positive impact on my family here in the US. Not all of us can make aliyah! According to the midset of many of these posts we can draw the assumption that PM Netanyahu is a sexist chauvinist pig since he panders to the right wing fringe of orthodoxy right?
52. #44 Shlomo
Logic ,   Israel   (11.07.12)
I think it's going to be a healthier situation when US Jews split their votes 50-50 or even 60-40 like the Catholics, and I believe it will happen once the demographic trends begin to catch up in the next generation.. If the US keeps going down economically, it's not going to be good for the overwhelming majority of the Jewish community to be associated with such a path.
53. #51
Logic ,   Israel   (11.07.12)
I think it's not healthy for the Jewish community to be associated with any one party, because if that party ruins the US economically, blame tends to land upon history's traditional scapegoats rather than upon the policymakers.
54. I did my part. Obama in '08 but Romney in '12.
Miamian   (11.07.12)
Can't account for my countrymen.
55. This Jew did not vote for Obama.
(11.07.12)
Neither did her husband or mother. So ashamed of Jews who voted for him. Just cannot believe it.
56. Now Obama will betray Israel
k ,   US   (11.07.12)
not that most American Jews care, most American Jews are cowards who will fall for the anti-Israel propaganda
57. I am a Jew and live in the US ,and voted for ROMNEY !!
Sarah ,   USA   (11.07.12)
Not all Jews in the US voted for Obama. I didn't the first time and voted for Romney this time ! I know a lot of others who voted for Romney and are Jews also. I am very upset about him being in office another 4 years and think that it will be the downfall of America. G-d help us ! We need someone that cares for Israel and wants what is best for our country, not someone who is throwing us to the muslims !!!
58. #8 Cameron - We survived Haman
BEN JABO (MACHAL) ,   ISRAEL   (11.07.12)
Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, Pogroms and Hitler, we'll be around long after both you & Obama has departed this earth
59. #34 abdala - you have an idea
BEN JABO (MACHAL) ,   ISRAEL   (11.07.12)
except for one thing, it has to be Abbas that has to be dragged to the table, he keeps on refusing the invitations
60. US Jews stay strongly with Obama
Greg ,   Vancouver Canada   (11.07.12)
If G-d wants to punish, He takes away reason.
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