On Friday, I looked at the results of a new poll surveying voters’ opinions on Israel and, more generally, the Middle East. While Americans remain overwhelmingly pro-Israel and are troubled by Obama’s approach to the Middle East, there are significant differences between sub-groups of Americans. In this post, I’ll focus on the cross-tabs that highlight the differences in attitudes toward Israel among religious groups and those self-described atheists. The full cross-tabs can be found here. I’ll begin with a general observation: almost all the support for Israel statistically comes from non-Jews. This is simply a mathematical reality. The poll sampled 1,000 voters, only 1.6 percent of whom were Jewish (slightly below the commonly used 2 percent figure). Fifty-eight percent were Protestant, and 25 percent were Catholic. That means the overwhelming number of those who support Israel, as is the case in the general population, are non-Jews. The English Defence League (EDL), a British far-right group opposing the “Islamification” of the West and which is in contact with the US-based Tea Party organization, has invited Tea Party activist and senior Rabbi Nachum Shifren to speak about Sharia law in London this month, the Guardian reported on Sunday. The EDL’s links with the Tea Party movement surfaced a day after roughly 1,000 EDL supporters demonstrated in Leicester, which boasts a large Muslim population, according to the Guardian. The Real-Politik of Our Sages by Dr. Israel Eldad: Lieberman is quite wrong Identifying with Israel’s national character There is nothing wrong with asking prospective citizens to pledge allegiance to the ‘Jewish and democratic State of Israel.’ There has been much recent debate about what has been described as an amendment to the country’s Oath or Pledge of Allegiance for those who seek naturalization, which was passed in the cabinet on Sunday. The furor has been over the addition of the words “Jewish and democratic state”; currently the law states that one need only pledge allegiance to “the State of Israel.” The opprobrium appears to center around the use of the word “Jewish,” with critics throwing every epithet at the amendment, from “unconstitutional” to “racist.” Since the inception of modern Zionism, which stood on the shoulders of thousands of years of historical and... ANGRY claims that Islam is ‘dumbing down’ Germany have shocked its nation’s leaders. The Australian The distinctly multicultural German football team that humiliated England in the World Cup was feted at home as the emblem of a dynamic young country enriched by decades of immigration. It was beaten by Spain in the semi-final, however, and the national jubilation inspired by players of Turkish, Tunisian and Ghanaian origin is a distant memory today as Germany is caught up in a wave of anti-immigrant feeling that is sweeping across Europe. Germany’s burdensome history was long considered to have immunised it against the populism flourishing among its neighbours: parties of the far right have never broken through the 5 per cent electoral barrier to win representation in parliament, as they have in half the European Union’s member states. New Poll: If Israeli Elections Held Today, Rightwing Parties Win 73 Seats To Only 37 Seats For Leftwing Parties The poll carried out by Magaar Mohot Survey Institute during October 5-6, found that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud would rise from its current 27 seats to 33 seats; Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu would rise from 15 seats to 21 seats; Yahadut Hatorah would remain stable on five seats, as would the Jewish Home/National Religious Party list on three seats; and only Shas and National Union parties would decline (from 11 seats to nine and from four seats to two, respectively). BB accepting Lieberman’s demand for loyalty oath law is how he caves to real pressure BB was against the law! Yamit Lieberman chose the ‘crisis’ over the settlement construction freeze to push the prime minister against a wall, to raise doubts about his reliability. By Aluf Benn The recent speech at the United Nations by Foreign Minister Avigdor... Obama demands Jews stop construction while building PA foothold in same areas By Aaron Klein, WorldNetDaily JERUSALEM – Despite its history of friendly relations with Israel, the U.S. has been aiding Palestinian Authority construction in areas where the work could tilt the outcome of Mideast negotiations in favor of the Palestinians. By aiding Palestinian construction of infrastructure in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, the U.S. has effectively been helping the PA create facts on the ground that could push disputed neighborhoods toward becoming part of a Palestinian state, including areas where the land in question is wholly owned by Jews. By GIL HOFFMAN AND REBECCA ANNA STOIL , JPOST A one-state solution, Rivlin added, was “the lesser of all evils” for “people who are destined, not doomed, to live together.” Belman’s point exactly. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will not give in to requests for concessions in Jerusalem from US President Barack Obama and Palestinian leaders, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin declared firmly in an interview with The Jerusalem Post in his office on Wednesday. Rivlin, a proud Jerusalemite whose family has lived in the capital for more than a century, acknowledged that Netanyahu would be under significant pressure in the months ahead, but said he was convinced that the prime minister would be able to say no to the American administration at the moment of truth. Lieberman: Israel will not be 2010′s Czechoslovakia By Barak Ravid HAARETZ Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the foreign ministers of Spain and France, “Solve your own problems in Europe before you come to us with complaints. Maybe then I will be open to accepting your suggestions,” in a dinner meeting with them on Sunday evening. Lieberman emphasized to Bernard Kouchner and Miguel Angel Moratinos that “Israel will not be the Czechoslovakia of 2010,” at their meeting at the foreign ministry offices in Jerusalem. “It would be better for you to talk... “Foundations of Betrayal:How the Liberal Super Rich Undermine America” by Phil Kent Says Laura Chasin Rockefeller (the 3rd generation): “It’s hard to get rid of the money in a way that does more good than harm. One of the ways is to subsidize people who are trying to change the system and get rid of people like us.” 
Who Are Israel’s Friends in the USA?
...‘British Jews should back English Defence League’
EDL develops ties with American Tea Party movement; invites US Rabbi and Tea Party activist to speak on Sharia in London, reports the ‘Guardian.’
The Tea Party is expected to be an influential player in the upcoming midterm elections in the US. Shifren, who is running for senate in the midterm elections, said Britain’s Jewish community should support the EDL. “The Jewish community is paralysed with fear, exactly what most...Liebermam Is Wrong…..Our model is Joshua’s conquest of Canaan.
“One way out given to the Canaanites was to accept Israel’s terms. No autonomy but then no intolerance either…. The second method was to leave…. This idea in itself is not new to Zionism. Israel Zangwill suggested it in 1920, the British put it forward in the Peel Report of 1937 as did Avraham Sharon and Avraham Stern in the ’40s. Official Zionists opposed the plan due to moral hesitations (not a Jewish morality but one influenced by liberal emancipation and in continuation of their naive belief that the Arabs will agree to coexistence if we succeed in convincing them that Zionism is beneficial for them…. If the two foregoing are not acceptable — let it be as it may. There is no fourth solution of ‘autonomy’ in our sovereign area.”
Avigdor Lieberman is a typical secular hawk, which is a curious breed. He is aggressive, but non-religious....Even Herzl called it “The Jewish State”
By DANNY AYALON, JPOST
These labels have sought to polarize the debate about an amendment which is completely consistent with our national character.Multicultural Germany turning against Muslims
Now, though, resentments ignored by mainstream politicians are beginning to boil over as Europe’s most...Lieberman’s election campaign has begun….
Double-talking on Israel: U.S. aids Palestinians?
While the Obama administration has been demanding a complete halt to all Jewish construction in the West Bank and eastern sections of Jerusalem, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been financing Palestinian infrastructure projects in those same territories. Some of the projects include the construction of PA...Rivlin ‘positive’ PM won’t divide Jerusalem
“I faithfully believe that Netanyahu won’t think about dividing Jerusalem,” Rivlin said. “He might agree to autonomy for Muslims at their holy sites, but not to sovereignty. I am following him...Lieberman is a stand-up guy
The foreign minister tells his French and Spanish counterparts, “Solve your own problems in Europe before you come to us.”
lieberman – Reuters – October 10 2010
Lieberman stated that the international community is trying to make up for its failures in Afghanistan, Sudan and North Korea by reaching an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians within one year.Democracy is a dangerous thing.
There is something bigger in all that, and it is historically unprecedented: never before the ruling and richest elites in entire Western world voluntarily and readily conceded their power and wealth in pandemic insane obsession and concerns about the “poor” and low class. It is much more than lack of civilizational confidence or a “liberal fear of being envied” (Jack Wheeler), which both are only symptoms of a bigger and even more puzzling historical trend.
This global liberal brain melting began a couple of centuries ago. In 1800 (and before) it was generally acknowledged that the highest class is...
Ted Belman
Jerusalem, Israel
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
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