Shmuel Rosner: Jeremy Ben-Ami
Talkback
Title:On Liberal minded American Jews.
Name:Stephen.
City: Geneve.State: Switzerland
The assumption that a majority of Jewish voters have been against the Iraqi Invasion since day one is true enough. Maybe they had more foresight, than Republican Jewish voters. Lets face it, most of the world was almost convinced that Saddam Hussein was an enemy to be toppled. However our Liberal minded bretheren still believe that Israeli policies in Gaza and the West Bank are unacceptable. Furthermore they firmly believe in pre 1967 borders. My question has always been, do they accept the division or sharing of Jerusalem. Those that I have spoken to, say that Jerusalem is a city for all faiths, that the settlement activity should be halted. Are we to abide by these views, or are we to help re educate our Liberal minded or better still wayward misguided bretheren. At least 40 % of our Jewish bretheren stand by Israel, even though aghast at PM Olmert and his follies. Shmuel, I wrote you about a month ago, re Project J St, this is where Obama will fit neatly in with the Jewish Vote.