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Jews and the 2008 Election
Shmuel Rosner — February 2009

“A study published at the beginning of November by Steven M. Cohen of Hebrew Union College and Samuel J. Abrams of Harvard University entitled “The Diminished Place of Israel in the Political Thinking of Young Jews” burrows even more deeply into the phenomenon. “Among those 65 and over, 54 percent rate ‘high’ or ‘very high’ the Israel-Palestine conflict as a consideration in determining their vote for Obama or McCain,” Cohen and Abrams write. “This figure comes in contrast with far lower levels among younger non-Orthodox Jews: 39 percent among those 35 to 54 [years old], and just 29 percent among those under 35.”

Not only are Jews less concerned with Israel and its fate than they were in the past, but as the election came closer, they expressed far less concern about Obama’s stance toward Israel than they had during his primary contest with Hillary Clinton. According to a Gallup analysis in March 2008, she had the better of him with Jewish voters by a margin of 48 percent to 43 percent.”

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/jews-and-the-2008-election/

I think that a big part of the younger Jewish demographic being disinterested in Israel is much the same reason for their hostility in many cases to the founders of this country... Due to the way that leftists have taken over the education system. From Kindergarten through college they're taught that the Founders were nothing but evil slave holders and oppressors of the kind and gentle Indians, and that Israel is a colonial monster oppressing the meek and gentle palis.

Mark