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Anti-Semitism in Los Angeles

by Daphna Ziman Friday, Apr. 11, 2008 at 2:24 PM

Daphna Ziman's devastating personal experience of anti-Semitism at a recent event at which she was being honored.

I have to tell you of an experience I had last night that was so anti semitic and frightening:

Last night I was honored by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, for my work with Children Uniting nations with African American children who are living out of home care. I have dedicated my life to saving these children from abuse, neglect and a life of crime. We created 'adoption day' and "Day of the child" determined to recruit caring adults to be mentors and life savers for our at risk children in the inner cities.

The mayor was present and City council member Bernard parks, assemblyman Mike Davis, Senator Mark Ridely Thomas etc. I was introduced as a children advocate and a leader in the Jewish community. I began my speech by talking about how I woke up in the morning and listened to Hillary clinton's speech, in the spirit of Dr. King from Memphis, that moved me so deeply. I expressed to the crowd how grateful I was to listen to Sen. McCain apologize to the community for mistakes he has made in the past. I acknowledged Sen. Obama's speech from the campaign trail about Dr. King's mentorship.

After I spoke and thanked the fraternity and their members, Rev. Eric Lee, pres. and CEO of Southern Christian Leadership Conference of greater Los Angeles, was introduced as the key note speaker.

He began his speech by thanking Jesus for Obama, who is going to be the leader of the world. He continued by referring to other leaders Like Dr. King,being that this was the moment of celebrating Dr. King's spirit on the anniversary of his death, and Malcolm X.

It was right after the mention of Malcolm X that he looked right at me and started talking about the African American children who are suffering because of the JEWS that have featured them as rapists and murderers. He spoke of a Jewish Rabbi, and then corrected himself to say "What other kind of Rabbis are there, but JEWS". He told how this Rabbi came to him to say that he would like to bring the AA community and the Jewish community together. " NO, NO, NO,!!!!" he shouted into the crowd, we are not going to come together. "The Jews have made money on us in the music business and we are the entertainers, and they are economically enslaving us"

He continued as to how now the salvation has come and the gates have open for African Americans to come together behind Barack Obama, because now is the time to show them.(meaning the jews).

He continued to speak about ' White supremecy' vs the talents and visionaries in the core of African Americans. He demeaned being given freedom, by saying "To what?" to a country that kills women and children.

I could no longer be polite and sit in front of the crowd, so I walked out.

Members of the fraternity ran after me as did my staff, I was not able to contain my tears and I cried.

I cried for me and my family, who have tried so hard to help the African American community, because we adopted children from the same realities and wanted to give back to other children and people. We have been completely color blind, for us it was only helping those children in need.











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I hope you finally wake up

by V. Jabotinsky Saturday, Apr. 12, 2008 at 5:31 PM

"I cried for me and my family, who have tried so hard to help the African American community, because we adopted children from the same realities and wanted to give back to other children and people. We have been completely color blind, for us it was only helping those children in need."

Hopefully this sad event convinced you, in the words of the Black Power movement, to "go for self." You see what your time and energy got you from these so-called friends. I guarantee you, if you had put that time and energy into assisting your people, it would be a blessing for all involved.

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Couple of Links

by mous Sunday, Apr. 13, 2008 at 2:03 AM

I guess this incident is making the rounds of the right-wing blogosphere.

Here's a backgrounder:

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/11/rev-eric-lees-convenient-apology//

http://www.wikio.com/news/Eric+Lee?wfid=52640505

Here's what I don't get - the statement about Jewish media is somewhat true. There's been Jewish overrepresentation in the media, because they got involved early and built the business. I think that's okay, and better than, say, if we had an overrepresentation of DW. Griffifths' KKK-sympathizer politics.

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how's the weather up your ass

by PrionPartyy Monday, Apr. 14, 2008 at 5:28 PM

White Christians have helped black people too. That doesn't make it anti-Christian or wrong for blacks to complain about slavery's effect on blacks, or Jim Crow laws, etc.

If some Jews are just helping black people because they hope to silence the black people's rant about offenses of other Jews, then what respect do you really deserve?

Good deeds do not erase sin. Get your heads out of your asses and deal with the legitimate grievances; or stop whining about blacks who FAIL to the forgive unrepentant , un appologetic offendors.

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how's the weather up your ass

by PrionPartyy Monday, Apr. 14, 2008 at 5:28 PM

White Christians have helped black people too. That doesn't make it anti-Christian or wrong for blacks to complain about slavery's effect on blacks, or Jim Crow laws, etc.

If some Jews are just helping black people because they hope to silence the black people's rant about offenses of other Jews, then what respect do you really deserve?

Good deeds do not erase sin. Get your heads out of your asses and deal with the legitimate grievances; or stop whining about blacks who FAIL to forgive unrepentant , un appologetic offendors.

And what is the deal on the human-ness?

It said, what is three plus three. I wrote six (lower case) and it said I was wrong. I wrote SIX (caps) and again, I was somehow wrong. Maybe 6? How about "sicks"? We are talkin LA here.

Nope, niether of those worked. I'll try seven next. Or five.

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how's the weather up your ass

by PrionPartyy Monday, Apr. 14, 2008 at 5:28 PM

White Christians have helped black people too. That doesn't make it anti-Christian or wrong for blacks to complain about slavery's effect on blacks, or Jim Crow laws, etc.

If some Jews are just helping black people because they hope to silence the black people's rant about offenses of other Jews, then what respect do you really deserve?

Good deeds do not erase sin. Get your heads out of your asses and deal with the legitimate grievances; or stop whining about blacks who FAIL to forgive unrepentant , un appologetic offendors.

And what is the deal on the human-ness?

It said, what is three plus three. I wrote six (lower case) and it said I was wrong. I wrote SIX (caps) and again, I was somehow wrong. Maybe 6? How about "sicks"? We are talkin LA here.

Nope, niether of those worked. I'll try seven next. Or five.

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Anti-semitism is racism

by Anti-semitism is racism Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2008 at 2:16 PM

Anti-semitism is racism but its the only variety of racism that otherwise progressive people will find excuses for.

And PrionParty, racism is defined by the recipients, not by the perpetrators like you.

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Oh really?

by PPyy Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008 at 12:06 AM

I find your comment extremly RACIST. And since I am the recipiant. I get to decide what is RACIST!

No, that sounds a bit stupid. Oh well. I guess your opinion is just a load of crap.

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Mistakes from overgeneralizations

by let the Torah-true Jews tell it!! Friday, Apr. 18, 2008 at 3:38 AM

One clear mistake is to group people together in catch-all categories, though so common in the U.S., we hear;

THE Jews

THE blacks

THE whites

THE Mexicans

etc...

We need to realize that not everyone will think or act the same, and nobody from one race or ethnicity is responsible for the actions of another. If everyone followed this simple rule, we wouldn't be having all these problems..

This generalization of all Jews resulted in the Nazi genocide against Jewish people, all of whom were scapegoated for the actions of a few Jewish business class criminals. Some of the criminal business class element were the early Zionists who were collaborating with the Nazis from the beginning of Hitler's rise to power. Many of the Nazi supporters and funders were wealthy business class individuals like Prescott Bush, Henry Ford and Nelson Rockefeller. Some of their underlings or "capos" were also Jewish, and saw the influence of Zionism and the creation of the Israeli state as being helped by the rise of Hitler's anti-Semitism in Europe. Not to mention the outlawed Kommunist Partei Deutschland would no longer threaten the profit margins of the wealthy elite. Most of the criminal business class were wealthy enough to bribe the Nazis into escaping to Israel or some other place, while the truly innocent working class Jews who could not afford an exit visa to the U.S. or Israel died in the Nazi death camps for the crimes of their not so ethical business class brethren..

Eerily we witness a similar happening here in the U.S., especially with Israel and virtual censorship of anything percieved as anti-Israel. Even Steven Speilberg got hammered by the Zionist establishment for portraying the Palestinian bombers too nicely in his film "Munich". Add another Jewish critic of Israel to the ever growing list of "self-hating Jews" who dare to question the motives of Israeli apartheid. To deny the influence of pro-Israel lobbyist groups like AIPAC on the choices of movies put out by Hollywood corporations is to be naive beyond belief..

No, i do not like the Hollywood record execs (Time Warner, etc..) or film studio CEOs (MGM, etc..) be they Jewish, Christian, Muslim, pagan, athiest or agnostic because so much of what these corporations put out for public consumption is a load of meaningless crap and is also exploitative and degrading to working class people of ANY color..

It takes a great deal of courage to speak out against your own people when they are engaging in wrongful, unjust and destructive behavior. However, there are a group of Jewish dissidents who research and expose all the injustices and crimes committed by their Jewish relations in Israel. These are the groups of Jewish dissidents that Zionists incorrectly label as "self-hating Jews" (like whites who opposed slavery were called "self-hating whites" or race traitors by pro-slavery forces), though in reality the Neturei Karta speak out of genuine love for the protection of BOTH the Palestinians and the reputation of the Jews in Israel who force the Palestinians to live under conditions of apartheid and military occupation..

Here's the latest from the torah-true Jews of Neturei Karta;

"Zionist Massacre in Gaza"

January 2008

Following is a letter that was sent from Neturei Karta

to His Excellency Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah:



February 19, 2008

To His Excellency Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah

To the Distinguished People of Lebanon

Assalam Alaikum

May the Almighty's blessings be on all of you, your families, and all our esteemed brethren in Lebanon.

We speak to you as the voice and messengers of true Jewry — the Jewish people, true to the Almighty's Torah, from around the world.

Less than a month has passed since we have addressed an open letter to Dr. Al-Zahar, and the people of Gaza and the rest of Palestine.

In this letter, with the help of the Almighty, we expressed our hurt, sorrow and frustration in regard to the atrocities perpetrated by the wholly illegitimate (according to the laws of the Torah, the Jewish Law) state of "Israel."

We stated that we have addressed Dr. Al-Zahar personally to offer our condolences and commiserate with his loss. We further stated that in truth we should be offering our condolences to every family that has incurred a loss through this evil entity, the Zionist state of "Israel", but tragically the list of victims is daunting. What we should have stated is that we should personally write and personally visit each and every inhabitant of Gaza and the entire Palestine to express the feelings of our hearts and our entire being, our sorrow, felt at the suffering of this innocent nation at the hands of an entity that is declared, ruled, and sealed by the Holy Torah and our Rabbinical authorities, as totally forbidden.

Furthermore, all the Palestinian people, their relatives and offspring, spread out around the globe, must hear and feel our empathy, our support, our constant and intense prayers offered up to the Almighty, for them. For after all, we know that every one of these people has been deeply affected by the Zionist State.

Your Excellency, Sayyed Nasrallah, our feelings in regard to the people of Lebanon, are exactly the same.

We have heard you speak just recently at the funeral of the assassinated Mr. Imad Mughniyah and many times previously. Hence, we know that you and your organization are deeply aware that there is a distinct difference between Zionism and Judaism and that there is a large segment of Jewish people, whether in occupied Palestine or throughout the world, who are entirely opposed to Zionism and the state of "Israel".

Further, a delegation of our Rabbis were guests in your magnificent country of Lebanon, and were hosted by your organization, the Hezbollah. We were there to attend the Conference of the International Union of Parliamentarians for the Defense of the Palestinian Cause.

The respect and graciousness that was extended to our group was beyond exemplary. At that time, thanks to the Almighty, we had the opportunity to see and experience at first hand, the fact that the Arab and Muslim people despite their long-suffering at the hands of Zionism have not fallen prey to the influences of evil.

We were confronted with love and friendship wherever we turned. Concern for our comfort was the first priority of every individual, wherever we traveled throughout Lebanon. Only then, after these good people were assured of our well-being, were we shown the suffering that they have incurred through the Zionist occupation. To our surprise and to their praise, this was all shown to us, without any accusations directed at our Rabbis or the Jewish nation.

The Muslim and Arab people obviously still remember that we don't have a religious conflict and that we have co-existed in harmony for hundreds of years. Many obviously understand the difference between Zionism and Judaism.

May we just mention three very moving experiences that we had in Lebanon that has left an indelible impression on our hearts.

We went to the former Khiam detention center and saw the shocking tortures that the Lebanese have suffered so many years, and that the world ignores. (We have heard that the Zionists destroyed this detention center entirely in the recent incursion in Lebanon to obliterate any memory of these tortures.)

We visited the sad confines of the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps; we spoke to the Palestinian people there and lit candles at the Martyrs Square, where the infamous massacre was perpetrated. At these two places our tears flowed at these needless and tragic sufferings that are ongoing and are contrary to any logic or human rights (which we refer to as Godly rights).

Then we had the opportunity and the privilege of holding a demonstration against Zionism and the state of "Israel", right across the Zionist occupation, at Fatima's Gate, the connecting point of Lebanon and the Zionist occupation. Of course, many of our brethren who reside in the Zionist occupation constantly demonstrate against the state from within at great personal cost. They are brutally beaten or arrested, etc.

Also, we want to make you and our brethren, the people of Lebanon, aware that after the recent Zionist attack on Lebanon, Jewish people throughout the world joined in demonstrations in support of the Lebanese people. In Canada, U.K. and the U.S. we of the religious Jewish community had our Rabbis speaking at almost all the main rallies to express our vehement condemnations and opposition to the cruel and murderous attack on Lebanon. This was beside the demonstrations that were orchestrated solely by our Jewish religious communities globally(1).

We now turn to Your Excellency, Sayyed Nasrallah ever so humbly, and ask you to accept our words and to convey these words with the following message to the citizens of Lebanon and to the Palestinian people in refugee camps in your country.

May we reiterate that we speak to you as the voice and messengers of true Jewry — the Jewish people, true to the Almighty's Torah, from around the world.

Although we are limited in the means of expressing our deepest and true feelings, by the barriers of words, nevertheless, the Jewish people humbly offer to you and all of Lebanon, Gaza and the entire Palestine, a few words, to attempt to convey our support, deepest sorrow and heartfelt sympathy that we all feel for you, in this present tragic and traumatic time.

Once again may we state it would be only proper and fitting, that we personally write to and address each and everyone who has fallen victim of the Zionist state of "Israel". Unfortunately and how tragic, the list of victims is daunting.

May our few and humble words be a message of consolation, friendship, loyalty and support to you, the people of Lebanon, and to the people of Gaza and the entire Palestine.

True Jews around the world, of course including in the entire Palestine, never have and with the help of the Almighty, never will accept the ideology of Zionism and never will recognize the realization of its heretical plan, the state of "Israel".

Our sole bond is with the Almighty and His Torah. Our sage's state that we are required to emulate the Almighty, "just as the Almighty is compassionate, so are we to be compassionate."

We always have and always will, with the help of the Almighty, remain unaffiliated and estranged from this aberration and the will of Satan, "Zionism and the state of Israel".

May we remind you, that the Almighty has clearly and explicitly commanded us, the Jewish people, since the destruction of the temple, around two thousand years ago, to be humble and loyal citizens in every country in which we reside. Furthermore, we are not to rebel against nations, we are not to attempt to end our exile. We are forbidden to create our own state or own entity.

We are to pray for, yearn for, and wait patiently for, the day when the Almighty will reveal his glory throughout the world.

At that time, all humanity together, will go up to the Holy Land, in harmony and brotherhood, to serve the Almighty in joy and peace.

Around one hundred years ago, the Zionists began arriving in Palestine in order to bring to fruition the realization of their dream, the transformation of Judaism from a religion into a nationalism. And so began the sorrowful and bitter history of the rebellion, the mutiny against the Almighty, which eventually evolved into the illegitimate state of "Israel".

Since the creation of the state of "Israel", the Palestinian people and at a later date, the Lebanese people have continuously suffered indescribably. They have been oppressed, beaten, murdered, humiliated, displaced and expelled.

Although, this letter and the present moment, is not the proper place and time to delve into the issue of our personal suffering at the Zionist regime's hands, still we feel it is necessary to bring these facts to the Arab people's attention. Our sages state that to know that many people share ones suffering, alleviates the suffering somewhat. Also, it is to demonstrate to all, the sincerity in our opposition to this tumorous growth on the Jewish nation — the so-called state of "Israel".

Therefore, let us state that since these sinners and atheists, Theodore Herzl and his cohorts, raised their repugnant voices in promulgating their ideology of the devil, the heresy of Zionism, Jewish people too, have suffered indescribably both physically and spiritually at their hands.

Our G-d fearing brethren throughout the entire Palestine, have been and are continually beaten, murdered, imprisoned and oppressed, since the beginning of Zionism up until today(2). They are and have always been the victims of these same perpetrators of evil, who are oppressing the Palestinian and Lebanese people.

Let it be known that our true leaders, the Rabbis and Sages in Palestine, the Middle-East, Europe, and throughout the world, have vociferously and most fervently expressed their total opposition to Zionism and the state of "Israel", since its inception. They have decried and condemned all the evils that it has wrought, the oppression of the Palestinian people, and more recently the Lebanese people. They have decried the oppression of the religious Jews and the state of "Israel's" constant attempts, at eradicating and destroying anything that is G-dly and religious. They have tirelessly and fearlessly publicly demonstrated, at great self sacrifice, their opposition to this rebellion against the Almighty.

Countless edicts have been issued from our saintly leaders requiring the Jewish people, true to the Almighty and His Torah, to distance and estrange themselves from this sinful and illegitimate state of "Israel" and all the evils that emanate from it.

Thank the Almighty their message has been heard around the world by many God-fearing Jews and they have obeyed. What's more, untold thousands have stood by their Rabbis and many thousands continuously demonstrate fearlessly, till today, throughout occupied Palestine and throughout the world, against the state of "Israel".

All of the above is well documented, but stifled by the powers of the Zionist media control and by the intimidation of all who dare to confront or reveal the truth(3).

One more issue is important to mention, beside the many commandments in the Torah of doing good and the requirement of emulating the Almighty "just as He is compassionate, so must we be", and besides the clear prohibitions against Zionism. We are exceptionally sensitive to the Palestinian and Lebanese people's plight, for we the Jewish people, have just recently experienced extreme discrimination and all the tragic sufferings in the concentration camps in Europe. Our close relatives have suffered indescribably and died there. Also we know and have experienced what it means to be displaced as we have all been uprooted from our original homes and dwellings throughout Europe. This of course compounds our understanding and feelings for the Palestinian and Lebanese suffering.

To date, it seems to our human and limited comprehension, that this evil entity, the state of "Israel", will, G-d forbid, never cease to exist and it will continue to exude its evils, on the innocent and G-d fearing people under its control.

However, remember and comfort yourselves, our brethren in Palestine and Lebanon, there is a great and exalted, benevolent, Master of the Universe, who truly controls the world. He can and will end this suffering!!

In the Torah it states, that transgressing against the Almighty, will not be successful. This state of "Israel", according to the Almighty's Torah, must and will eventually end.

Let us all pray and beseech Him, to bring about the total, peaceful and speedy dismantlement of this illegitimate state soon in our days. With the Almighty's benevolence, may He make this happen, without any further pain or suffering. Amen.

Please convey this message to each and every one of your brethren suffering under this oppression of "Zionism — Israel". Especially important, please convey this message to the bereaved relatives of the fallen victims, the wounded and maimed, and most certainly to the ones languishing in Israeli prisons and to the ones lying in pain in hospitals.

Convey to them our solidarity and words of comfort and support. We are humiliated by the actions of those who use our name, and our hearts are rent by what is happening to them.

We implore you to convey the message to the people in Lebanon and Palestine, that there are untold thousands of Jews worldwide and in Palestine who stand with you and who entirely oppose Zionism and the state of "Israel" and bear no responsibility for the actions of the Zionists. Educate your people that when you meet Jewish people, do not consider them your enemy. We all serve the one God.

Once again, we constantly pray — worry and hope for you all.

May we merit to see soon in our days, the total, speedy and peaceful dismantlement of the state of "Israel".

May the Almighty bring upon us the words of His prophecies when all men will serve Him in harmony, peace and joy. Amen.

Assalam Alaikum

Very truly yours,



Rabbi Moshe Dov Beck

Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss

USA, Canada

Rabbi Meir Hirsh

Palestine

Rabbi Ahron Cohen

United Kingdom

other info from Neturei Karta;

http://www.nkusa.org/



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You idiots crack me up!

by You idiots crack me up! Friday, Apr. 18, 2008 at 2:48 PM

You idiots crack me up! You have NO idea what Neturai Karta is at all or how tiny a lunatic fringe group they are even within the orthodox world . Your ignorance is blinding.

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thanks for the lead in

by PPyy Friday, Apr. 18, 2008 at 3:33 PM

Who, other than an idiot, would think that NK being small makes them wrong or lunatics. Not real Christians who know that many will seek, and few will find.

Idiot is a word that goes back to the days of Helenic Greek democracy and measn ; people who let others do their thinking for them.

Name calling just showcses how you have nothing of substance in which to adress NK and all the other people who respect the Palestinian people's basci human right NOT to be destroyed to ANY extent by the MURDEROUS THIEVING Zionist crusaders.

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Ehhh?

by Zionism, Irrelevant Within A Generation Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008 at 1:45 AM

"how tiny a lunatic fringe group they are even within the orthodox world . Your ignorance is blinding."

Says the guy defending the REAL Fringe Cult of Zionism ...

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People that don't know things

by People that don't know things Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008 at 2:21 PM

People that don't know things post as if they were pundits here on Indymedia. If you don't know ho winsignificant NK is, than imagine, that they are an insignificant part of the Satmar and you've never even heard of the Satmar!

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So, tell us, already

by PrionPartyy Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008 at 7:57 PM

People WHO don't know things. NOT "that". WHO! What, is English a second language for you?

Yes, NK is too small to be of any siginificance in convincing Jews NOT to be murderous thieves of Palestinian lands. They are too insignificant to convince Jews NOT to sacrifice their children for the conquest of Palestinian lands. And they are too insignificant to convince Democraps and epublitrash NOT to sell out their fellow American's peace by supplying the murderous thieving Zionist crusaders with the means to destroy Palestinian lives and lifes.

And we can see that in how so many Jews HAVE joined in the ZIonist's bloodsoaked crusade, AND how Zionists DO sacrifice their own children for the conquest of Palestinian lands, AND how Democraps and Republitrash STILL sell out their fellow American's peace by supplying the murderous thieving ZIonist crusaders with the means to destroy our Palestinian neighbor's lives and lifes.

And your point was what?

In her time as a senator, Clinton has helped spend nearly 0 billion dollars of US taxes in contracts with conpanies of the Zionist crusader state while US workers, who could have done those jobs but instead bag groceries or make tacos and burgers, don't even know about the political sell out's sending American jobs to Zionists in exchange for votes and campaign contributions. And ALL that time, Clinton has been buying the working class American's support by harping on corperations for sending their OWN jobs over seas.

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Speaking of 'Unrepresentative Groups'

by Zionism, Irrelevant Within A Generation Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008 at 10:17 PM

Is it not Antisemitic to claim to speak for 'the Jews' when, in fact, you speak AGAINST them?

Please share this with any media contacts you might have.

New poll reveals how unrepresentative neocon Jewish groups are

By Glenn Greenwald

Apr 24, 2008, 21:54

A new survey of American Jewish opinion, released by the American Jewish Committee, demonstrates several important propositions: (1) right-wing neocons (the Bill Kristol/Commentary/ AIPAC/Marty Peretz faction) who relentlessly claim to speak for Israel and for Jews generally hold views that are shared only by a small minority of American Jews; (2) viewpoints that are routinely demonized as reflective of animus towards Israel or even anti-Semitism are ones that are held by large majorities of American Jews; and (3) most American Jews oppose U.S. military action in the Middle East -- including both in Iraq and against Iran.

It is beyond dispute that American Jews overwhelmingly oppose core neoconservative foreign policy principles. Hence, in large numbers, they disapprove of the way the U.S. is handling its "campaign against terrorism" (59-31); overwhelmingly believe the U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq (67-27); believe that things are going "somewhat badly" or "very badly" in Iraq (76-23); and believe that the "surge" has either made things worse or has had no impact (68-30).

When asked whether they would support or oppose the United States taking military action against Iran, a large majority -- 57-35% -- say they would oppose such action, even if it were being undertaken "to prevent [Iran] from developing nuclear weapons." While Jews hold views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which are quite pessimistic about the prospects for Israel's ability to achieve a lasting peace with its "Arab neighbors," even there, a plurality (46-43) supports the establishment of a Palestinian state.

In the realm of U.S. domestic politics, it is even clearer that right-wing neoconservatives are a fringe segment of American Jewish public opinion. By a large margin, American Jews identify as some shade of liberal rather than conservative (43-25), and overwhelmingly identify themselves as Democrats rather than Republicans (58-15). And, most strikingly, by a 3-1 margin (61-21), they believe that Democrats, rather than Republicans, are "more likely to make the right decision about the war in Iraq," and by a similarly lopsided margin (53-30), believe that Democrats are "more likely to make the right decision when it comes to dealing with terrorism." They have overwhelmingly favorable views of the top 3 Democratic presidential candidates, and overwhelmingly negative views of 3 out of the top 4 GOP candidates (Giuliani being the sole exception, where opinion is split).

Contrary to the bottomless obssession which most neocon pundits and office-holders have with All Matters Israel, the principal political concerns of most American Jews have nothing to do with the Middle East. Thus, they identify "economy/jobs" (22) and "health care" (19) -- not Terrorism -- as "the most important problem facing the U.S. today." Still, most American Jews agree that "[c]aring about Israel is a very important part of [their] being a Jew" -- a common, innocuous and indisputable attribute that typically triggers noxious charges of anti-Semitism if pointed out by those who oppose the neoconservative agenda.

One of the defining traits of war-loving neoconservatives is that their unrelenting and exclusive fixation on the Middle East places them loudly at the center of any foreign policy debates. That tenacity -- combined with their reckless exploitation of "anti-Israel" and anti-Semitism accusations as instruments in their political rhetoric and their corresponding, deceitful equation of their own views with being "pro-Israel" -- often casts the appearance that they are some sort of spokespeople for the "pro-Israel" agenda or the Jewish viewpoint.

Manifestly, they are nothing of the sort. Even among American Jews, they comprise only a small minority, and their generally discredited militarism is widely rejected by most Jews as well. It is always worth underscoring these points, which are so frequently (and deliberately) obscured, and this comprehensive poll provides potent -- actually quite conclusive -- evidence for doing so.

UPDATE: Speaking of unrepresentative, fringe, war-loving right-wing neocons, here is the latest installment -- titled "Jeepers Creepers" -- in the perversely riveting and revealing melodrama chronicled in yesterday's updates

UPDATE: The drama concludes just as predictably and lamely as they all do: War cheerleader beats chest ("Give War a Chance"). War cheerleader panics and cries for help over a "threat" compelling great "security" to protect him from scary things. Threat is exposed as completely non-existent, a by-product of the neurosis and paralyzing fear of the war cheerleader. Repeat endlessly.

-- Glenn Greenwald

www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/12/12/ajc_poll/index.html

Zionism's Support Faltering

http://www.israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/7472/index.php

Western Jews Revolt Against Zionist Bully Tactics

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/world/2007/03/364749.html

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