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Liberal Jews Turn on Obama
The Weekly Standard ^ | 6/1/12 | William Kristol

Posted on 06/01/2012 12:18:27 PM PDT by SaraJohnson

Have pro-Israel liberals—at least some of the intelligent ones—finally had enough of President Obama's incompetence and dithering with respect to Israel and the Middle East?

Apparently. First, there was the extraordinary column by well-known journalist Ari Shavit, a man of the left, in Israel's newspaper of the left, Haaretz, last Thursday. Here are the highlights (but by all means read the whole thing here):

(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2012; elections; israel; jewishvoters; nobama2012; obama
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There's always hope for change. :)
1 posted on 06/01/2012 12:18:35 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SaraJohnson

0bama, the first gay, muslim president.


2 posted on 06/01/2012 12:20:15 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: SaraJohnson

2 + 2 = ?

What do you think “Polish death camps” was all about?


3 posted on 06/01/2012 12:21:07 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: SaraJohnson

A change would give me some hope : )


4 posted on 06/01/2012 12:21:11 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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uh huh... They might bitch now but they always go home on election day.. And home is the democrat plantation..


5 posted on 06/01/2012 12:23:19 PM PDT by newnhdad (Where will you be during the Election Riots of 2012/2013?)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
The story on the Florida synagogues keeping out Conservative Jewish dissenters seems to belie otherwise.
6 posted on 06/01/2012 12:24:17 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: newnhdad

Sad but true.


7 posted on 06/01/2012 12:28:05 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: SaraJohnson

Most of these secularized American Jews see no historical need for a land of Israel dedicated to their people. Even Israeli leftist Jews are still Israeli and have some fealty to the place. Not so for American leftist Jews.


8 posted on 06/01/2012 12:28:51 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Let me ABOs run loose Lou!)
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“Liberal Jews Turn on Obama”

NO, they won’t. American liberal jews and even normal non-GOP Jews will vote Dem. You can bet on it. Just like blacks and latinos, voting for a Pubbie’ is beyond their comprehension.


9 posted on 06/01/2012 12:30:31 PM PDT by max americana
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Don’t hold your breath, these are Israelis talking. Self-hating liberal Jews in the US dislike Israel as much as they dislike the US.


10 posted on 06/01/2012 12:34:57 PM PDT by jazzo (MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: SaraJohnson
Have pro-Israel liberals—at least some of the intelligent ones—finally had enough..?

Alas, not the ones I've met. Most maintain that he's done a great job, that I'm paranoid, and too biased to see the subtle improvements he's made that build the foundation for the long term good of the country.

11 posted on 06/01/2012 12:36:27 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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With all due respect, liberal jews have turned against Jews (and Israel) long ago.

(Small cap on jew when preceded by the curse-word “liberal” intended).


12 posted on 06/01/2012 12:39:40 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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[ With all due respect, liberal jews have turned against Jews (and Israel) long ago.

(Small cap on jew when preceded by the curse-word “liberal” intended). ]

The only country in whole G-D Forsaken middle east that has Women’s Rights and protects Gays from being killed by their government and the liberals are the first to sell it down the river in favor of their “multicultural(sic) muslim pals”....


13 posted on 06/01/2012 12:49:22 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Traditional Reform Judaism had no use or need for Zionism, having replaced “The Temple” with a lot of local temples throughout the world, and thereby considering Israel to be nothing more than an historical relic. With the establishment of Israel, this was an inconvenience that the “new” Reform movement has tried to adjust to. But I am sure that the existence of Israel as the “home” of Judaism is something that Liberal Reform/secular Jews could live without.


14 posted on 06/01/2012 12:57:16 PM PDT by Optimist
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To: SaraJohnson

Another boo hoo moment. American Jews consistently choose to pay tribute to their executioner.

Valerie Jarrett wrote that damn speech in Cairo, bet anything. She is an Arab and this is an Arab administration.

American Jews, with both hands, helped elect this human personality disorder who sits in the WH overseeing Israel as a plantation, while they ignore and reject Republican WASPS, who would crawl through glass on their hands and knees to comfort and provide for Israel’s defense and autonomy.

Their unconscienable voting habit looks no further than for the (D) in any ballot box. Let them eat quiche crumbs from the table they set for themselves with the Arab host they elected to entertain them.


15 posted on 06/01/2012 12:57:39 PM PDT by RitaOK (No Romney! Few are unafraid, but I thank God for the few. We are the resistance.)
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It’s about time!


16 posted on 06/01/2012 12:58:19 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes mandatory.” Thomas Jefferson)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; newnhdad

I will believe this when I see it. Oh sure, maybe 3% of Jews will flip. I’m infinitely skeptical of anything over a single-digit flip.


17 posted on 06/01/2012 1:00:24 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (This stuff we're going through is nothing compared to the Middle Ages.)
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To: GraceG

I am convinced Valerie Jarrett is behind the policy and Obama is the straight man who provides her ME policy the detached bravado it requires but belched up from his acute personality disorder.


18 posted on 06/01/2012 1:03:06 PM PDT by RitaOK (No Romney! Few are unafraid, but I thank God for the few. We are the resistance.)
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To: SaraJohnson
Hope he pi$$es off as many people as possible>

With this uneducated, uncaring electorate we'll need all the votes we can get to rid ourselves of this anti-American traitor!!!

19 posted on 06/01/2012 1:14:00 PM PDT by FixitGuy (By their fruits shall ye know them!)
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To: SaraJohnson
Attention Mr. William Kristol, the Liberal Jews are NOT going to dump the Kenyan Muslim Marxist. They will note for him because he has a “D” after his name. They could not vote “R’ if you put a gun to their heads.
20 posted on 06/01/2012 1:22:07 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (11)
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