Posted on 05/16/2018 7:07:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Monday, at President Donald Trump's direction, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem opened its doors to great fanfare, fulfilling a long-term promise made by numerous U.S. presidents and supported by a vast majority of Congress in 1993. The move proved popular among Israeli Jews as well, according to a new poll.
A full 93 percent of Israeli Jews support the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of them said they support not only moving the embassy, but doing so now. Another 20 percent said they support the move, but disagree with the timing. They suggested Trump should have waited until he unveiled his plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Support for the embassy move and the timing ran highest among Israeli Jews who identified as "national religious" (89 percent) as opposed to Haredi (77 percent), traditional (84 percent), or secular (60 percent). Secular Israeli Jews proved most likely to disagree with the timing (30 percent) and most likely to disagree with the move overall (8 percent).
This agreement is quite remarkable because Israeli Jews are not nearly as monolithic as some might think. "Perhaps it doesn’t seem surprising that Israeli Jews would agree on this matter. But in fact, they are a group deeply divided on many domestic and foreign policy issues, including the path forward on Palestinian relations," Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland who directed the center behind the poll, wrote in a Politico report about the poll.
Telhami argued that "since Jerusalem has both religious and political significance, one would expect variations across the religious/secular divide within Judaism. On the embassy issue, however, Jewish Israelis seem to have banded together to support Trump’s move—to the point that they also strongly support the U.S. president himself
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Wonder who are the seven percent who disapprove?
Lessee.....Ultra Orthodox and hardcore Israeli Left, I guess.
Dear jews, catch a clue. Democrats despise you. All of you. Do an experiment, don a yarmakule and hasidic dress and stroll all day across a full on leftist university, and then again across a hillsdale type college. Compare and contrast...I dare you
“Ultra Orthodox” - no such thing, except on the pages of Haaretz.
There are, however, a small sub-set of Hasidim (who are called “ultra orthodox” in liberal papers) who are anti-Zionist.
And, yes, they are problematic.
The Left is Israel is a huge part of the political landscape there, so that is, indeed, your source for most of the 7%.
Fortunately, they are both: (1) shrinking and (2) not nearly as insane as leftists outside of Israel.
If course Israelis approve.
The move dramatically increases the likelihood that that the U.S. Embassy, it’s staff and/ or any American-related interests or people will be attacked by Iranian-supported groups/ assets. When that occurs, the U.S. will assuredly react militarily against Iran, sending American troops, assets and treasure to achieve Israeli military goals.
How I wish Trump had actually meant “America First!”. His actual policy, of course, is “America First, but Israel Even _Firster_!”.
“A full 93 percent of Israeli Jews support the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of them said they support not only moving the embassy, but doing so now.”
They should take the same poll with American Jews! I’d be willing to bet the numbers would be reversed.
What percentage of US Jews (i.e., Liberal Democrats) support the move?
Ping!
They will still vote for Democrats, business as usual
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On target. If Iran attacks, our Embassy personel would have been safe in Tel Aviv. Terrorists don't attack there.
Actually one of the more ignorant comments I've seen on FR, particularly your accusation of the Presidents disloyalty. You a Sanders supporter?
Oh, boo-hoo-hoo!
I love the taste of the tears of miserable idolators!
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