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The majority of American Jews are pro-two state (https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-comparative-surveys-of-israeli-us-jews-show-some-serious-divisions https://www.ajc
by Armisael16 8y ago
The majority of American Jews are pro-two state (https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-comparative-surveys-of-israeli-us-jews-show-some-serious-divisions https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-comparative-surveys-of-israeli-...). The pro-Israel lobby is mostly christians.
- kyrieeschaton 8y agoThe first claim has nothing to do with anything I said. The second is false; organizations like AIPAC and the ADL have by far the greatest influence on US Israeli policy and fighting BDS in particular, and are overwhelmingly Jewish dominated. This was thoroughly documented by Mearsheimer and Walt more than a decade ago, and it's not like their influence has waned.
- Armisael16 8y agoMearsheimer and Walt disagree with you: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/books/review/Letters-t-1.html?ref=review https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/books/review/Letters-t-1....
- kyrieeschaton 8y agoNo, Mearsheimer and Walt are very careful to not use particular words. They choose to not use "Jewish lobby", with the fig leaf that at least some Christian Zionists are on the same page and not literally every Jew is, despite the objective content of their book supporting the contention that Jewish organizations are both the most prominent and have the core agenda-setting function.
- metacritic12 8y agoJews are only 1.4% of the USA. If the Jewish lobby worked by influencing the votes of their own believers, they'd never get any laws passed. Instead by co-opting the political right, including many Christian fundamentalists open to the biblical appeal of Jews vs Muslims, the lobby can get the votes they need to pass these laws.