tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post3686612185391578645..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: CW is Big-Time Pro-IsraelThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-26461885913236602162008-07-25T16:10:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:10:00.000-04:00Good question, GG. I think there are a couple of ...Good question, GG. I think there are a couple of reasons. First of all, let's be honest...Dems have been pretty friendly to Israel and American Jews over time...Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton both made this conflict huge parts of their personal foreign policy portfolio. Republicans have come to this a little late, as two trends emerged: one is the fascination American religious conservatives have with Israel, chosen people and the Holy Land. US religious conservatives have made common cause with Zionism, especially as Israel's enemies closely resemble our own. Secondly, the Dems (liberal dems) have begun to see the "plight" of the Palestinians more as a humanitarian issue, which is very attractive to them. <BR/><BR/>I think there is also an historical Marxist/socialist/unionist tie among Jewish intellectual elites and what grew into the party of these interests in the US...the Democratic Party.<BR/><BR/>All in all, the relationship between American Jews and the Democratic Party is strong, but not as strong as it used to be.The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-39857424011939277732008-07-25T15:58:00.000-04:002008-07-25T15:58:00.000-04:00I think your final sentence aptly sums the prevail...I think your final sentence aptly sums the prevailing attitude in Israel. If it came down to simply trading land for a guarantee of peace/legitimacy, Israel would have done so a long time ago. But every time they cede land for the faint promise of peace, Hamas can be counted on to pee in the punchbowl. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could shed light on an observation that vexes me. Why is it American Jews continue to vote overwhelmingly democrat, when republicans (and republican administrations) have been among Israel's most staunchest supporters?Goldwater's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002029000125533764noreply@blogger.com