Posted on 10/29/2004 6:12:58 PM PDT by CHARLITE
AMERICAN JEWS CHOOSE HARRI-KERRY FOR ISRAEL By Don Feder
Where do American Jewish voters go for guidance? Apparently, this year were heeding advice from Tehran, from the rabidly anti-Semitic former prime minister of Malaysia and of course from our pals in the Palestinian Authority.
Sorry, thats a bit of black humor.
What I mean to say is that in one of those ironic twists of fate -- its likely that this year a majority of Jewish voters will cast their ballots for the presidential candidate favored by Israels most implacable enemies.
According to The American Jewish Committees Annual Survey of Jewish Opinion (conducted between August 18-September 1, 2004), 69% of Jews will vote for Kerry this year, and only 24% for Bush.
Even this would be a slight improvement over Bushs share of the Jewish vote in 2000 (19%). And Kerry isnt doing nearly as well with Jewish voters as Gore in 2000 (79%), Clinton in 1996 (78%) or Clinton in 1992 (80%).
And there are stirrings at the grass roots. In Michigan (with a Jewish community of 100,000) a group called Jews for George is hard at work. Its co-founder Moe Freedman says they mobilized 900 members to hear the president speak at the Pontiac Silverdome on October 27th.
Still, given the inveterate liberalism of most American Jews (who believe Moses was a charter member of Americans United for Separation of Church and State), a big Jewish vote for Kerry seems inevitable.
Jews for George should start a chapter in Tel Aviv. Unlike their brethren in the States, Israelis know where their interests lie.
In a poll in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz (published on October 16), almost twice as many of Israelis said they wanted to see W. re-elected (50%), as those who were cheering for Kerry (24%).
Its an open secret that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is praying for a Bush victory. In July, Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a group of prominent American Jews that he personally prefers Bush to Kerry.
For Israelis and their more discerning supporters in this country, it all comes down to terrorism and security.
When Clinton was president, the White House welcome mat was always out for Yasser Arafat who practically took up residence in the Lincoln Bedroom.
At Camp David (2000), Clinton pressured then Prime Minister Ehud Barak to give the wily old terrorist 98% of the West Bank and Gaza, plus East Jerusalem. That wasnt enough for Arafat, who walked away from a deal and precipitated four years of murderous jihad.
By contrast, Bush refuses to meet with the man whose organization is still sworn to the total destruction of Israel. Just months into his first term, the president decided that Arafat was a cunning killer who would never abandon violence.
In his 1997 book, The New War, Kerry who has the endorsements of both the Muslim American PAC and the Arab America PAC -- spoke glowingly of Arafat as a statesman and role model. The last is correct. Arafat was slaughtering civilians as long ago as the 60s, and thus is a prototype for the current generation of terrorist leaders.
In a November 17, 2003 speech to the Arab American Institute, Kerry called Israels security barrier, a barrier to peace. (It is a great inconvenience for suicide bombers.) When Jewish leaders complained, the Senator reversed himself. But his initial reaction was telling.
Kerrys chief Middle East advisor is former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, who: 1) Helped devise the disastrous Olso Accords, 2) Persuaded Clinton that Arafat was a big huggy bear, 3) As ambassador, called for the division of Jerusalem, 4) At the outset of the latest Intifada, insisted that Israel hold back its army to encourage Arafat (who orchestrated the bloodbath) to deal with the terrorists! and 5) Wants to station US forces in the West Bank and Gaza to cover an Israeli withdrawal.
Little wonder Israeli journalist David Bedein writes, The very mention of Indyk sends shudders down the spine of senior members of the Israel defense and foreign policy establishment.
Equally troubling is the Senators determination to put the survival of democracies firmly in the hands of the United Nations.
In a recent column, New Republic editor Martin Peretz notes: Save for the U.S. veto in the Security Council, Israel loses every struggle at the U.N. The bodys bloated and dishonest bureaucracies are no better, as evidenced most recently by the head of the U.N. Palestine refugee organization, who defended having Hamas on his staff.
Peretz charges: Ive searched to find one time when Kerry even candidate Kerry criticized a U.N. action or statement against Israel. Ive come up empty. Nor has he defended Israel against the European Unions continuous hectoring.
This past July, in a typical example of the U.N.s blame-the-victims game, the General Assembly voted 150 to 6 in condemnation not of Palestinian suicide bombers but of Israels attempt to keep them from spreading body-parts in downtown Jerusalem its security barrier.
Even before he goes running to the U.N., Kerry will seek the wise counsel of France and Germany (our neglected allies, the Senator calls them) on foreign policy questions.
That would be another catastrophe for Israel. Paris and Bonn are puppets whose strings are pulled in Arab capitals.
France, which is well on its way to becoming a Moslem country (thanks to immigration from North Africa), quietly tolerates an on-going wave of anti-Semitic violence. Jews are now the victims in over 80 percent of bias-related offenses in the land of liberty, equality and fraternity.
And Kerry wants to give the lily-livered Perrier guzzlers of the Elysee Palace a veto over U.S. foreign policy. Why not just vote for Jacques Chirac for president of the United States, and cut out the middleman?
If it were up Senator Dont-Rush-To-War (wait until the UN, European Community and Michael Moore decide its necessary), Saddam Hussein would still be in power -- cooperating with Al Qaeda, paying bounties to the families of those who murder Israeli women and children and threatening the Jewish state with nuclear annihilation when he develops the bomb.
There are, however, exceptions to the yellow-dog Democrat rule among American Jewish voters.
In a January 9th article in The Forward (Bolting for Bush), former New York Mayor Ed Koch, a life-long Democrat, said hes never voted for a Republican presidential candidate before, but he was going to vote for Bush this year. Koch wrote, President Bush has earned my vote because he has shown the resolve necessary to wage the war against terrorism.
Even Senator Joe Lieberman (D, Conn.) while he was campaigning for Kerry in Florida two weeks ago, frankly confessed, We are dealing with a president whos had a record of strong support for Israel. You cant say otherwise.
Israels enemies understand this, even if many of her friends do not.
In June, the Tehran Times editorialized, Kerry is exactly what the U.S. needs right now. It means Kerry is exactly what Iran needs right now a U.S. politician who blindly believes in negotiations with terrorist states. In a futile effort to deter the mullahs from acquiring nuclear weapons, the Senator has promised them nuclear fuel, if hes elected -- the same strategy that failed Bill Clinton, in regard to North Koreas nuclear program.
Other thugs are also speaking out for the Democratic ticket.
You may recall former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, who told the 10th. Islamic Summit last year that Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them. Also, Jews invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy. (Why not monarchy and fascism, too?)
Bush condemned Mohameds comments as wrong and divisive. Said the president, It stands squarely against what I believe.
Last week, Mohamed put out a fatwah on Bush, urging U.S. Moslems to vote for Kerry, in the name of Islam. The ex-prime minister exhorted his fellow jihadists on their duty to ensure that Bush will not be able to determine our fate for four more years. Said he, There is an obvious connection between the sufferings of the Moslems and the policies and thinking of Bush.
Mohamed was carrying coals to Newcastle. According to a Zogby poll, on November 2, American Moslems will vote for Kerry by a 10-to-1 margin.
Earlier this month, Nabil Shaath (foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority) said that while he thought Bush wanted to resume the so-called peace process, with the staff that surrounds him and with his current opinions, it doesnt look promising.
But, in a Kerry presidency, Shaath gushed, It would be likely that several staff members during the Clinton administration would return and that would be a good thing. The PA longs for the halcyon days of Clintonian appeasement.
Israels chief of military intelligence, Major General Aharon Zeevi says, Arafat is now waiting for the month of November in the hope that President Bush will be defeated in the presidential election and turned out of office.
So, Arafats Palestinian Authority, the savage anti-Semites of Iran and the neo-Nazi former prime minister of Malaysia not to mention the valiant French and the fair-minded Germans all support John Forbes Kerry.
On the other hand, by almost a two-to-one margin, Israelis who are on the frontlines in the war against terrorism favor Bush, as does the prime minister they overwhelmingly elected.
In The American Jewish Committee survey mentioned at the outset, 75% of respondents said they felt very close or fairly close to Israel. Also, 74% said Caring about Israel is a very important part of my being a Jew.
In a logical disconnect of staggering proportions, most of them will demonstrate their love for Zion by voting for the presidential candidate of Israels mortal enemies. Jews may have a disproportionate share of Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry, but when it comes to political intelligence, we are truly clueless.
A version of this article originally appeared on FrontPageMagazine.com
Postscript: When it comes to the Middle East, G.W. is far from perfect. Against all reason, he continues to tout a Palestinian state, when the Palestinians become peace-loving and democratic (which will be when pigs learn to sing Havah Nigilah while in flight). However, when push comes to shove, Bush will stand by Israel. If Kerry wins, the terrorists win.
Comment: dfeder@rcn.com
Funny how we free the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, but the Arabs in the US are voting for Kerry. Go figure.
I guess 50 million tons of debris coming down on them in 911, don't count. The jews are our friends, right!
Your opinion is correct.
Reference your scenario:
When the Nation is attacked,John Kerry's response will be swift and sure.
The problem is that it will be directed to legitimate gun owners and Christians. Not toward the terrorists. He will immediately confinskate all legally owned firearms and inter all Christians.
a) hopelessly stupid
b) irredeemably corrupt
c) has the mindset of a Nazi kapo
d) all of the above
I told my Aunt (who voted early in Kansas) that she has something in common with the mullahs in Iran, and Yassr Arafat: They all hope that Kerry wins the election!
She didn't like that at all.
Truth hurts sometimes.
Mark
And what was that quadrennial from Nostradamus, where he wrote "Nations United against Israel" or something like that, that was supposed to pre-date bloody world war. Somebody recently interpreted that to mean more like "United Nations against Israel"..
The US cannot go the way of France, if they do, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ISRAEL????<<
The answer is, they will have only God to call upon for help.
One correction I would make is that it is NOT Judaism, it is Rabbinical Judaism. The two are often polar opposites. Kinda like Roman Catholicism and Christianity.
No Idiot, 50 million tons of debris came down on us, the Saudi's are our friends, right!
Dang, Bigotry makes people blind and brain dead.
Yep, and He will keep his promises.
I bet as of today....the Jewish vote for W went up at least 10%.
He may get a third...still shows most Jews are oblivious but it's a helluva an improvement.
I need to ring all my maneshsma pals around the US and wring some arms...last ditch effort.
No moron, the article is about Jews backing and supporting leftist liberals. LOL! You're just pissed off your buddies don't get it.
Read it and weep Fred.
According to The American Jewish Committees Annual Survey of Jewish Opinion (conducted between August 18-September 1, 2004), 69% of Jews will vote for Kerry this year, and only 24% for Bush
Dang, Bigotry makes people blind and brain dead.
LOL! Bigotry?
Brilliant!
When all else fails, wave your arms around and scream and cry racism, and bigotry!
Nice leftist tactic. Hehe.
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We are laving town for vacation today. I am sorry but I will not be able to respond to any further discussion in this thread. Ok, though, I have said already everything I have to offer. God bless, and "keep the faith". Good luck in the election.
However Christ is a friend to the Jew. Perhaps America needs to figure that out. The Christ Believers in America have. However it is not the religious Jew's that are voting for Kerry, it is the Godless ones.
Liberals are the problem, not a race or a religion here. It is a creed, the creed of lawlessness.
I thought you "palaeo" freaks all left this forum after your buddies attacked on 9/11.
Your statement shows that you are one of those ultra-relativist "nationalists" who believes that each nation should be loyal to its particular national religious heritage rather than to Objective Truth. What about people like me, a redneck former chr*stian who came to recognize that chr*stianity (in every one of its confusing and mutually contradictory forms) is simply another post-Biblical falsehood. And since I (unlike you) can actually read the Bible (rather than a mere translation), I advise you to adopt a little humility.
Any idiot who believes "Rothschild" is the "top Jew" is a nudnik not worth even trying to reason with. Go back to your Spotlight and your subjective, national American J*sus (the pagan-style "national" "gxd" you advocate for all Americans). I suppose you believe all Saudis should be moslems. Anything to save the world from Objective Truth, eh?
Shefokh chamatkha 'el hagoyim 'asher lo' yeda`ukha ve`al mamlakhot; 'asher beshimkha lo' qara'u! --Psalms 79:6
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