At the pinnacle of division, an opportunity for Jewish unity
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(JNS) - Alongside the unexpectedly close result of the U.S. presidential election, preliminary polls show that the voting patterns of American Jews did not provide any surprises. It also showed how far a divide exists between American Jews and their Israeli counterparts. Yet following this incredibly contentious election, the Jewish communities in the United States and Israel have a key opportunity to unite, rather than continuing to go down the road of difference and division.
Aligning with their historically overwhelming support for Democratic presidential candidates, American Jews strongly preferred Joe Biden over President Donald Trump this year—77 percent to 21 percent, according to an exit poll commissioned by liberal lobby group J Street, and 60.6 percent to 30.5 percent in a survey from the Republican Jewish Coalition.
The Jewish vote figures reinforce what we already know about the priorities of Jewish voters. “The Jewish Vote 2020: More Empowered Than Powerful,” a pre-election position paper authored by the Ruderman Family Foundation and award-winning American presidential historian Professor Gil Troy, notes that while the overwhelming majority of American Jews identify as passionately pro-Israel, that has not been one of the top issues they are expressing in the voting booth. READ MORE http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/291006
At the pinnacle of division, an opportunity for Jewish unity
At the pinnacle of division, an opportunity for Jewish unity
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