July 16, 2008
IS THERE A WORST KEPT POLITICAL SECRET...:
Doves Outnumber Hawks in Jewish Community (Daniel Luban, 7/16/08, IPS)
A new poll suggests that U.S. Jews hold views about the Middle East that are considerably more dovish than frequently acknowledged, with large majorities favouring diplomacy with Iran, supporting a two-state solution in Israel/Palestine, and advocating U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. [...][S]upport for Israel was not particularly high on the priority list of respondents. Only 8 percent described Israel as one of the two most important issues for them in the upcoming election, placing it seventh on the list of issues; far more important were the economy (55 percent) and the war in Iraq (33 percent).
...than the anti-Zionism of American Jews? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 16, 2008 7:46 PM
It's worth noting, though, that there is always the omnipresent stereotype of the Jewish citizen who values Israel over his own country. I'm sure that lots of Jews downplay their feelings when pollsters ask these questions.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at July 17, 2008 6:20 PM