Saturday April 17, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Most of you have seen the polls.

73% of American Jews, see the US/Israel relationship as very strong.
55% of American Jews support President Obama's current approach to Israel. 80 % believe that peace cannot be achieved with Hamas.

On the Israel side only 6% -10% of Israelis agree with Obama.
While it is clear that American Jews recognize that the Arab side is not a willing partner for peace, the disparity with Israeli Jews is startling.

How does one explain the disparity?
The Jews of America understand the risk but not the significance of the risk. That risk is the very existence of Israel.
This is a risk Israelis understand all too well.

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