Every Republican and a few Democrats likes to HEAR anti-terror talk. Talk is cheap. When it comes to actions, a mayor has no track record on national security. Period. On most other issues, his stance is pure liberalism.
And yes, a strong pro-Israel, pro-Iraq-war stance does play well with many Jews. Why do you think Joe Lieberman risked the wrath of his party to back those issues? He too is a standard leftist on everything else.
People who back Rudy because of his (largely hypothetical) "hawkishness on security" are the real single-issue voters.
Saying Rudy's hawkishness is "hypothetical" is just plain wrong. He has been tough on it since Day One. Anyone who doesn't think Rudy, who has strongly backed Bush's war policies, isn't a hawk on security needs a dose of reality. No one has been a bigger supporter of Bush on his war policy than Rudy. Wake up !!