So, Mr. Mayor, who did you vote for?
Koch went very public during the campaign to convince American Jews that Hussein was “safe” and was a “friend of Israel”. Meanwhile, there’s video out there of Koch claiming he was “scared to death” of Sarah Palin (yes, the same Sarah Palin with the Israeli flag in her gubernatorial office) because (1) 2 “reputable” sources (NY Times and AP) “corroborated” the charge that she wanted to ban books from the Wasila library (charge that was conclusively debunked) and that (2) she’s not a fan of abortion. I’m an American Jew - one of the few in my family who’s conservative. I truly believe that unfettered access to abortion is the trump card for the Jewish vote. Don’t ask me to explain it, but it’s a non-starter for the majority of my tribesmen if you want to restrict the big A in any way.
As I argue with my family, there’s a reason why we’ve been repeatedly persecuted and slaughtered. There definitely is a suicidal gene in our DNA! Just look at how American Jews are approaching Israel of late. We all know that Israel - for us - serves as a “safety valve” for modern Jews that our grandparents and great-grandparents didn’t have in the 1st half of the 20th century. Yet, we’re all concerned about the “human rights” of the surrounding savages who plot tirelessly to murder Israel’s women and children. And, we vote for “diplomacy” in our own elections - when we know full well that this never works and the end result is certain to be a nuclear Iranian state run by Mahdi-worshipping fanatics who are actively telegraphing their gameplan (get the bomb and eradicate the state of Israel!).
Again, I can’t explain it. I - and my philosophical brethren - do realize that the only force keeping Israel safe is the strong support given her by (primarily evangelical) Christian community in this country.