Neurotic Democrat: Jews Support Obama

Aaron Keyak — June 18, 2009 – 2:17 pm | Israel | Obama | Stop the Smears Comments (0) Add a comment

Josh Rolnick of Neurotic Democrat, who we are now proud to have a contributor to our blog, has a great piece on his own blog about the idea that concerning Obama the “sky is falling.”

Here’s an excerpt:

“Obama knows Israel is critically important, not only to the United States, but to a broad swath of American Jews. That’s why he goes so far to affirm and reaffirm the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel; he knows full well that the Jewish claim to Israel is first and foremost about the land; he has filled his White House with pro-Israel Jews who send their kids to Jewish day school, like Dan Shapiro and Rahm Emanuel. Dennis Ross, the Middle East negotiator and staunch friend of Israel, just moved from the State Department to the White House, where he will have the president’s ear.

Obama is pressing a peace process that most Jews support, because he believes it is ultimately in Israel’s best interest, the only way for the Jewish state to achieve true security. My sense is that by and large, Jews — from Nashua to Hattiesburg to Kenosha — understand this, and hope fervently that he succeeds.”

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