The Workmenâs Circle has just a released a new poll about the Jewish vote. A couple of tidbits: American Jews are more hostile to Palestinian leaders than they are supportive of Israeli ones. A whopping 78 percent of American Jews think the Palestinians âseek Israelâs destruction.â (A lousy way to phrase thequestion since it conflates turning Israeli into a secular binational state with driving the Jews into the sea). But by a margin of 45 to 22 percent, American Jews also believe that âthe Israeli government wants to prevent the emergence of a Palestinian state,â which is to say, they believe that Benjamin Netanyahu is lying. By a margin of 40 to 22 percent, American Jews also want Israel to freeze settlement growth. (Many yids canât make up their mind). In other words, most American Jews fall somewhere between AIPAC and J Street, a finding thatâs consistent with other polling.In other news we already knew, American Jews are wildly liberal when it comes to sex. They overwhelmingly support gay marriage and abortion rights. Theyâre a lot less enthusiastic about immigration. A slight plurality opposes âthe U.S. government making it possible for illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens.â On immigration, in fact, American Jews are slightly to the American Jewish leadershipâs right. I think Steven M. Cohen, who conducted the poll with Samuel Abrams, has noticed this waning Jewish support for immigration before. Itâs intriguing, and depressing, given that many Jews still valorize their Ellis Island roots.Not quite sure what explains this. Iâd suspect that anti-immigrant sentiment is highest near the border and among the Anglo working class, since such populations most often compete with immigrants for services and jobs. But Jews arenât well represented in either cohort. If you can crack the mystery of Jewish nativism, email us at info@openzion.com, and weâll post your answer.
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