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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (9546)	12/21/2005 10:14:55 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Fillmore > Some 32 percent of those polled said they were Conservative Jews, 29 percent regarded themselves as Reform, 10 percent as Orthodox and 2 percent as Reconstructionist. That's 73%. I wonder how the remaining 27% regard themselves? Maybe atheists? > Approximately 70 percent of Jews in the United States oppose the war in Iraq, compared to 28 percent who support the war I think that's very interesting and, in fact, I would have expected the war supporters ie Zionists, to have been considerable more. This result shows what many, including myself, believe which is that the State of Israel, and certainly the way the State of Israel conducts itself, has split the Jewish community. > According to the poll, 36 percent of American Jews consider themselves very close to Israel, while 41 percent regarded themselves as somewhat close to Israel; 5 percent of respondents said they feel very distant from Israel. 18% have no opinion. If you add that to the 5% = 23%, ie nearly a quarter of American Jews couldn't care less about Israel. So much for Zionism.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (9546)	12/22/2005 1:21:02 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

Fillmore >> IRELAND sparked a diplomatic outcry last night by refusing to back Jewish rights to a homeland. jewishtelegraph.co.uk >>An aide to Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told the Jewish Telegraph that Zionism was a religious issue and refused to take a position on "an Old Testament mandate". The Israeli government hit back, comparing the Republic to the hardline Iranian regime. "I am very sorry that Ireland takes this position because in doing that they support [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad," blasted a senior aide to premier Ariel Sharon.<<