@Cycloptichorn,
Cycloptichorn wrote:
I don't have any Jewish friends who are right-wing, you are correct; but they are pretty rare here in America. You can take a look at the number of elected right-wing Jews vs. left-wing here in the States if you want proof of that.
Pro-Israel doesn't mean 'pro-Israel acting like an asshole.' You can be for Israel without supporting the reactionary right-wingers who dominate their politics.
Cycloptichorn
On the east coast where Jews are quite outspoken supporters for Israel's position, you might decide that the Jewish politicians, that get elected, often are getting voted in by many non-Jewish voters that like their liberal politics.
I believe you are getting a skewed vision of the U.S., from your vantage point in Berkeley.
Your definition of what correct support for Israel should be seems to be pre-supposing that your position is objectively correct. It is just your subjective position. Calling names will not make your position correct. Calling names will not make the rest of the country that is pro-Israel's position agree with your position. Berkeley was a hot bed of anti-Israel sentiment, I heard, as far back as the late 1960's.
Perhaps, you should Google the Salute to Israel parade that is in NYC every year. Many Jewish tri-state residents send their children to Hebrew Day Schools, rather than public schools. These schools converge on Fifth Ave. for this annual parade. You might be amazed how overtly Jewish Jews are in the tri-state area.
But, please stay on the west coast.
