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Are American Jews Moving Right?
City-Journal ^ | 6/10/24 | Joel Kotkin

Posted on 06/12/2024 4:07:01 PM PDT by CFW

For much of modern history in both Europe and North America, Jews have been reliably left of center politically, backing Democrats in the United States, Labour in Britain, Canada’s Liberals, and France’s Socialists. In recent years, though, Jews are moving toward the center, and, somewhat tentatively, even the right.

The shift reflects Jews’ revulsion at the increasing popularity of anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic positions in most left-of-center parties. For the roughly 80 percent of Jews who back Israel’s war aims in Gaza, remaining reliably progressive will be hard. In Great Britain, a 2019 study showed Jews shifting substantially away from their traditional Labour orientation and largely embraced the conservatives. In France, Jews generally no longer affiliate with the Socialist Party but instead support the centrist government of Emmanuel Macron. Similarly, Canadian Jews seem to be severing their historic ties to Liberals and adopting a friendlier stance toward the Conservatives.

The change is also occurring in the U.S., albeit more slowly. Three-quarters of Orthodox Jews, whose numbers are growing due to their higher birthrate, identify as Republicans, up from 57 percent in 2013. In 2020, Donald Trump gained 30.5 percent of the Jewish vote, a 6.5 percent bump from 2016. A more recent Economist study found that roughly 37 percent of Jewish voters favor Trump, whose campaign just received $5 million from the increasingly influential Republican Jewish Coalition.

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But it was the mass movement of Muslims into Europe, starting in the 1960s, that super-charged the revival of anti-Semitism in the West. Famed Nazi-hunters Serge and Beate Klarsfeld suggested to me over two decades ago that the biggest threat to Jews would come from an alliance of Islamists and left-wing activists. One need only look to college campuses today to see the prophetic nature of their warning.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; farleft; islam; jews
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To: Angelino97

True. The ancestors of most American Jews came from Europe, where Christians were a dangerous enemy. The anti-Semitism of the old country- club WASP Republicans didn’t help. Younger Jews are starting to understand that the Democrat mob is a bigger threat.


41 posted on 06/12/2024 5:14:08 PM PDT by philippa
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To: CFW

They never will. Too stupid.


42 posted on 06/12/2024 5:14:51 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: CFW

Nope.


43 posted on 06/12/2024 5:16:23 PM PDT by TexasM1A (GLASS HAMAS)
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To: CFW

I’m interested. Great article.


44 posted on 06/12/2024 5:17:09 PM PDT by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To: CFW

Jews have been one of the perfect “others” groups for homosexual gentiles and homosexual Jews to manipulate. Shut down the homo element’s free frolicking and both Jews’ and Gentiles’ natural inclination to conservative values will return.


45 posted on 06/12/2024 5:17:21 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (The one most called "dangerous" by minions of the pot normalization conspiracy)
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To: CFW

I am talking to the most liberal person I know who is Jewish and she has moved quite a ways. They are really questioning what is going on.


46 posted on 06/12/2024 5:17:34 PM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races you do not like.)
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To: CFW

I hope so. The only think that would convince me to lose respect would be to learn that the majority still believe that the DemocRAT party is anything but evil, vile, immoral, and worth sending into the sun.


47 posted on 06/12/2024 5:17:45 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: CFW

Most observant Jews are right.


48 posted on 06/12/2024 5:19:25 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things! )
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To: rktman
They should never have been left.

Maybe so, but Jews were among the leaders in developing socialist/communist thought as long ago as the French Revolution period about 235 years ago. What we call Left today has long and deep roots in European Jewish life.

49 posted on 06/12/2024 5:22:29 PM PDT by Avalon Memories (Joe Biden puts illegal aliens first. I put America first! - Donald Trump, 5/23/24)
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To: CFW

Yeah, no.

They are all hopelessly incapable of such logic.


50 posted on 06/12/2024 5:22:59 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: CFW

Never happen.


51 posted on 06/12/2024 5:30:33 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: philippa

Jews moving Right, especially young ones, are likely to emigrate to Israel rather than accept being inconsequential in America.


52 posted on 06/12/2024 5:38:33 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: rrrod

Nah! Maybe a few but they’ll stick with the Jew hating RATS.


53 posted on 06/12/2024 5:40:38 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: CFW

Has membership in JPFO increased dramatically? That would be an indicator.

https://jpfo.org/


54 posted on 06/12/2024 5:52:48 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: CFW

Speaking of JPFO, I found this article in the site:

https://jpfo.org/articles-assd02/why-jews-hate-guns.htm


55 posted on 06/12/2024 6:03:06 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: jjotto

Some of them. Most American Jews would much rather live here.


56 posted on 06/12/2024 6:07:26 PM PDT by philippa
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To: CFW

There is also Critical Race Theory, wherein Jews are classified as just more White Privileged Oppressors.

Affirmative Action stops being fun when YOUR employment opportunities are affected.


57 posted on 06/12/2024 6:12:45 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: Mark

I just started that docu-series. I was actually thinking the same thing.


58 posted on 06/12/2024 6:17:11 PM PDT by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: CFW

Why would they not when Brandon openly backs their enemies ?


59 posted on 06/12/2024 6:21:25 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Rummyfan

And the same rabbi will probably still vote democrat.


60 posted on 06/12/2024 6:22:45 PM PDT by gcparent (God Bless America )
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