Texas Rainmaker
Can Someone ‘Splain This?
November 8th, 2006 4:16 pm

From AP:

Dems’ Wins in U.S. Races Concern Israel

Israelis are worried the Democratic power swing in Washington curbing President Bush’s power will lead to less decisive action on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, which they consider an imminent threat.

Blondheim said the Democrats may open the door wider for European nations, which many Israelis see as pro-Arab, to engage in Middle East diplomacy.

Some Israelis are worried about the notion that the Democrats tend to be oriented toward multilateral diplomacy. For many Israelis, having European powers and other countries join the Middle Eastern conflict is bad news,” he said.

Jacob Kay, a Web designer in Jerusalem, said he expected a Democratic majority to be less attuned to Israeli interests.

And from an American Jewish Committee survey:

20. In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent?

Republican - 15%
Democrat - 54%
Independent - 29%
Not sure - 3%

35. How close do you feel to Israel?

Very close - 37%
Fairly close - 39%

Fairly distant - 16%
Very distant - 6%
Not sure - 2%

36. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Caring about Israel is a very important part of my being a Jew.”

So according to the survey, 76% of Jews in the U.S. feel fairly or very close to Israel and 74% consider caring about Israel and imporant part of being a Jew. Yet a majority of Jews in the U.S. still side with the Democrat party, whose control of the House is viewed by Israelis with concern.

Seems like a big disconnect from here to there.

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