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Israel/Palestine

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15. vast majority of American Jews are supporting Hillary vs Trump

Reply to ericson00 (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 01:34 PM

Nov 2016

those living in Israel, like Israelis in general, tilt considerably to the right of those living in the US (they overwhelmingly supported Romney in 2012).

Difference between Romney and Trump for them is pretty simple: Trump's movement and campaign rhetoric is full of anti-Semitism, some coded, some blatant.

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Absentee-voter exit poll: Trump wins Israel by [35] points less than Romney did [View all] ericson00 Nov 2016 OP

Odd that so many of the more religious voted for Trump. LuvNewcastle Nov 2016 #1

Why do they always vote R? gto Nov 2016 #2

because of Obama's misguided "daylight" as well as the GOP did good outreach in '00s ericson00 Nov 2016 #3

Misguided? vdogg Nov 2016 #4

it didn't achieve the goal of making America less hated by Muslims enough to lower Islamic extremism ericson00 Nov 2016 #9

hmmm rtracey Nov 2016 #5

some of it is a reaction to the BDS/blame-Israel-first crowd ericson00 Nov 2016 #8

American Jews favor Clinton by a 3:1 margin over Trump... shira Nov 2016 #10

one can hope rtracey Nov 2016 #11

Trump is bad, but no he is not. ericson00 Nov 2016 #12

we can agree to disagree rtracey Nov 2016 #13

vast majority of American Jews are supporting Hillary vs Trump geek tragedy Nov 2016 #15

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