One of our American-Jewish liberal, pro-Obama no-matter- what, acquaintances invited us to dinner, first time after the elections.
Here is my response.
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Hi Audrey,
I got your phone message with your invitation for dinner. Thank you.
We have to respectfully decline for the following reasons.
As became evident from many of our encounters, we have very different political views. Prior to the last presidential election, however, our differences had not created an obstacle to our socializing, but rather provided opportunities for some lively discussions.
November 4th 2009 was a game changer.
As our initial suspicions increased and then got confirmed, throughout the campaign season, based on the very thorough research of then candidate Barack Obama’s life history, writings, speeches, friends and associates, voting record, etc, our country was about to elect the most Anti-Semitic, Anti-Israel, Anti-American president in the US history. The post election reality not only reinforced our initial opinion of Mr. Obama, but made it abundantly clear that we were underestimating his determination to destroy Israel and the foundations of liberty and independence upon which our country, the USA, was built.
Vladimir and I can never understand how 80% of the American Jews willingly made and continue to make themselves blind to these vile qualities and inspirations of Mr. Obama, while proclaiming their “love for Israel”.
In any way, we can no longer pretend that our disagreements are mere benign differences of opinion. The reality is that the United States and Israel, the two countries in the world to which we have absolute undivided allegiance, are being “sold down the river” with an active participation of the American Jews. We cannot, without sacrificing our most profound moral principles, maintain “business as usual” relationships with them.