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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Is American Jewry Schizophrenic ?

Carl of Israel Matzav say American Jews may be a little crazy…...I think he's probably right.
Roses are Red Violets are blue
I'm Schizophrenic
And So Am I
Can someone please explain this to me? 81% of American Jewry believe that the Arabs want to destroy the State of Israel rather than just get back territory - and yet 54% want to give them the 'Palestinian state' that is the tool for them to destroy Israel. They don't want a State of Israel?
57% back Israel taking military action to block Iran from obtaining nuclear arms, while 35% are opposed and the rest say they don't know. However, the numbers are practically reversed - 38% to 54% - when it comes to the United States acting by force against Iran. They're willing to fight against Iran down to the last Israeli?
56% feel Israel and her Arab neighbors will never be able "to settle their differences and live in peace," compared to 38% who disagreed. But 54% want a 'Palestinian state' anyway?
And unfortunately, 54% of those surveyed identified as Democrats rather than Republicans (15%). The rest were either Independents (29%) or not sure (3%).
I wonder what the survey would have said if they'd asked how many equate Judaism with 'liberalism.' I'm going to guess somewhere in the 55-64% range.
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1 comment:

Fern @ Life on the Balcony said...

My feathers ruffle whenever Israelis criticize American Jewry or America, both of which seem to be favorite parlor games of the average Israeli.

I'd venture to guess that American Jewry is no less scizophrenic than Israeli Jewry, whose political ideology swings rapidly left and right depending on how likely it seems that a peace deal can be obtained. What does anyone expect when every single option Israel has sucks? It's not like there is an obvious rational choice that will solve all of Israel's problems. How about Israel makes up its collective mind and then send us American Jews a memo on how we're supposed to feel.