I'm pro-Israel and anti-Trump (voted against him 3 times), and some of my relatives in Israel were in a kibbutz attacked on Oct. 7th. I'm telling you this up front because I want you to understand where I'm coming from. Many Israelis and Jewish Americans with strong Israeli connections (spouse, relatives etc.) viewed Harris as weaker in terms of unequivocal support for Israel, despite Biden's overwhelming support for Israel after Oct. 7th, and the fact that Harris did not publicly deviate from Biden's position. I have a close friend here in the US (an American) who is married to an Israeli, and he's a lawyer (like me) and he voted for Trump. I asked him how he could do so, as we both knew Trump tried to steal the 2020 election (and would have succeeded if Pence did what Trump wanted him to do). My friend said in response: "I'm looking forward not backward." I wasn't having it and told him that was a frivolous response that really meant he viewed US support for Israel as paramount over any other issue, including putting the guy who tried to steal the last election back into the White House. He eventually conceded that was correct. These people are no different than Arab-Americans in Dearborn who voted for Trump. They are myopic 1-issue voters who hand-wave around the facts of who and what Trump is. As far as caring as much about Ukraine as Israel (or Gaza for that matter)-forget it. Ukraine is way down on the list of things US voters cared about in 2024 or care about now. Too many Bulwark podcasts can skew the truth about the American public and Ukraine support.
Mar 12
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