Jewish conservatives
Meanwhile, Jonah Goldberg says Jews are no more likely to support the war than anyone else. Which is obfuscation by statistics. Jewish-Americans are generally liberal, they support the war more than most liberals. Goldberg says Jewish conservatives are no different than any other conservatives, which misses the point. There would hardly be any Jewish conservatives if it wasn't for Israel and the Middle East. Update: Jonah Goldberg, writing in the National Review's weblog, says that Jewish conservatives predate the Bush administration, and its support for the Likudnik agenda. Again, he's blurring the issue. In a poll last year, 81% of Jewish respondents said they saw Bush as a strong supporter of Israel, and 46% said they were more likely to vote for him because of the 'war on terrorism.' In 2000, only 18% of Jewish-Americans voted for Bush. Another poll showed that, if an election were replayed, Bush would now get 42% of the Jewish vote. Goldberg pretends that political affiliation is the only factor in determining support for the war. That's preposterous. Jewish liberals are much more hawkish, and much more supportive of the administration's Middle East policy, than non-Jewish liberals. They are a crucial component of the pro-war coalition. Jonah Goldberg [National Review] Nick Denton should do some homework [Jonah Goldberg] Poll [Stand For Israel] Poll [Republican Jewish Coalition] The Left's brain drain [nickdenton.org]
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