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ne quick look at the
leadership
foundation, 79 percent
Republican Jewish Coalition
of
rabbis
say
they are more inclined
ads appearing opposite my
to
back
political
candidates who are
column the last few weeks, and its easy
pro-Israel
—
36
percent say all par-
to underkand why there's been an out-
ties
are
equal,
but
35 percent call the
cry among Democratic voters.
Republican
Party
more
supportive ver-
"Many in the Democratic Party have
sus
14
percent
who
cite
the Democratic
begun to abandon Israel:said one full-
Party.
page ad on Oct. 12."If we can't count on
- "Support for the U.S.-Israel relation-
the Democratic Party, should they be
ship
has always been bipartisan, with
able to count on us?"
the
strong
support of both Democrats
On Oct. 19, it got worse.
and
Republicans,
and that's not chang-
"Pro-Israel Democrats like. Joe
- ing," said Josh Block, spokesman for
Lieberman are purged, and leftwing
, the American Israel Public Affairs
Democratic activists like Cindy
Sheehan, Howard Dean and groups like Committee, according to a Sept. 29
'Jewish Telegraphic Agency
MoveOn.org are taking over,"
story.
the ad said. "Instead of con-
Israel's embassy also
demning the terrorists, they
chimed
in. "There is a
condemn Israel:'
longstanding
tradition
Until after the election, the
of
bipartisan
support
Republican Jewish Coalition
by both Democrats and
owns page 8 of the Jewish
Republicans for Israel,
News.
which we cherish and for
"It is a disgrace and an
which we are grateful:
outrage that the Republican
said embassy spokesman
campaign machine has been
David Siegel. "The special
churning out ad after ad to
relationship between ,
sow suspicion and paranoia
Israel and the United States is deep
in the Jewish community by accusing
and profound, based on shared.values
the Democrats of no longer being true
which transcend party lines in both
friends of Israel: wrote Nancy Kaplan
countries:'
from West Bloomfield."It is a sad com-
This is the ugly time of the campaign
mentary on today's Republican Party
when the gloves come off. If we ran
that its key operatives, such as Ken
every letter written for or against one
Mehlrnan (a Jewish boy who should
know better), leave the late Lee Atwater party or candidate, we'd need the space
in the dust when it comes to using fear, taken by the obits. Detroit Jews would
have to stop dying in October.
lies and dirty tricks to manipulate vot-
To answer the anonymous caller who
ers, including American Jews. I hope
wonders where a Democratic adminis-
Jewish voters will see through the GOP
tration would be at Israel's "zero hour":
lies and stand up for the truth by sup-
Every.administration would be with
porting Democratic candidates who
Israel because of "unintended conse-
reflect Jewish values in their approach
to the challenges we face both here and quences."
Israel could have rolled into every
abroad:"
Arab capital in the Middle East after
A caller told how very upset he
the wars in 1967 and 1973. Israel
was with the tone of the ads, but how
backed off to show the world it wanted
they're making him think twice about
peace through negotiation with allies
the Democrats.
like the United States.
"I've been a Roosevelt Democrat
Even the most liberal Democrat
since I started voting in the 1930s;' he
knows what would happen if the U.S.
said. "Now I'm torn. If push came to
told Israel at the next zero hour,"You're
shove and Israel needed the U.S. Air
on your owe
Force to transport tanks and artillery
Israel would go nuclear, start the
and bombs, President Bush would
chain and when the mushroom clouds
send it immediately. I'm not so sure
dissipated, the only living things left
about the Democrats and John Kerry.
would be the lowest life forms: rats,
I really would vote for Bush as the
cockroaches and pedophiles. I
right guy, but I'm going to have to vote
Democratic:'
Harry Kirsbaum's e-mail address is
According to a rabbinic survey by
hkirsbaum@thejewishnews.com.
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