It was a little puzzling. I think she was pretty much referencing the evanfelical mindset about Israel and Jews gathering there, the coming of the Messiah, etc...
Maybe not 100% clear that the “settlements” are pretty much for Jews who are already in Israel to begin with.
Also, days and weeks and months made it seem as if there’s some imminent mass movement.
I’d think maybe someone who knows a little more about the situation could have a 5 or ten minute conversation with her and bring her up to speed. A nice tutor like Condi was for W. If she wants to go further she will have to be a little more up to speed on things. Still, she never really claimed to know all the intracacies of Israeli politics. Or to be all that much of a policy whiz to start with. More just a gut level feel that Israel is the good guy in the Middle East and we should be generally supportive of them.
Now, I don’t think too many Israelis would agree with that evangelical interpretation. But, they don’t think Jesus is returning anytime soon anyway so it doesn’t really bother the, They’re just happy for support whrever it comes from. They also probably realize that she’d way more supportive of Israel in just about every respect than Obama is, as would any other GOP nominee. So in that regard I’d suspect that they’d help the GOP win in whatever way they can. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the 2 Presidents since Israel was founded who were seen by the Israelis to have turned against Israel(Carter and Bush41)were both defeated for reelection.
People need to focus on something more constructive than “end times” mythology.
Like how to make the world better here and now.
The defeat of those two sitting American Presidents was not a result of a shift of a minuscule number of Jewish votes, so how did they do it?
“It was a little puzzling. I think she was pretty much referencing the evanfelical mindset about Israel and Jews gathering there, the coming of the Messiah, etc...”
While it is true that Evangelicals believe this, it is also a vital part of Israel’s own Constitution. It is called the “Law Of Return”. The massive influx of Soviet Jews caused a huge strain on Israel’s housing and employment, and when The USSR collapsed, there was another large group of Russian Jews entering the country. Israel has also airlifted large people-groups who claim Jewish ancestry and have some religious practices that are similar, such as the Falashas(sic) and pseudo-Jewish groups from India and China. Not only THAT, Israel opened her arms to Vietnamese Boat People after the Vietnam War ended. So, Sarah is correct on many levels, even if one is NOT an Evangelical (even though THIS particular Irish Indian IS! LOL!!!!)