Comments on: Shma Yisroel http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/ Just another Firedoglake weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:28:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 4jkb4ia http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/comment-page-1/#comment-675 4jkb4ia Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:30:45 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/#comment-675 <p>Perhaps rotating those Congressional statement questions might have gotten a different result, and maybe they actually did that.</p> Perhaps rotating those Congressional statement questions might have gotten a different result, and maybe they actually did that.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/comment-page-1/#comment-674 4jkb4ia Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:26:26 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/#comment-674 <p>“• Throughout the survey, there is a definite pattern of attitudes broken down by denomination. Reform and unaffiliated Jews are the most supportive of peace efforts and American engagement, followed by Conservative Jews who generally provide majority support – though less than among Reform and unaffiliated Jews – on the numerous measures in the survey. Orthodox Jews express very different, and considerably more hawkish, views on nearly every question from Iraq and Iran to American engagement and the various compromises being considered in Arab-Israeli negotiations.”</p> <p>Surprise!</p> “• Throughout the survey, there is a definite pattern of attitudes broken down by denomination. Reform and unaffiliated Jews are the most supportive of peace efforts and American engagement, followed by Conservative Jews who generally provide majority support – though less than among Reform and unaffiliated Jews – on the numerous measures in the survey. Orthodox Jews express very different, and considerably more hawkish, views on nearly every question from Iraq and Iran to American engagement and the various compromises being considered in Arab-Israeli negotiations.”

Surprise!

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/comment-page-1/#comment-673 4jkb4ia Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:22:02 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/16/shma-yisroel/#comment-673 <p>Very interesting survey. The willingness to strongly oppose Hagee was really beautiful, especially when they were told that the leading Reform rabbi denounced him. This means that they would take the leading Reform rabbi seriously *g*</p> <p>Other interesting points: 31% call themselves “liberal”, and more discuss Israel with family and friends more frequently than they go to synagogue.<br /> Although the most liberal positions got 70% to agree there is a lot of ambivalence: a lot of agreeing not very strongly. Even the most hard-line position got 48% to agree in part.<br /> The questions were worded, “Israel will do” in exchange for peace. So perhaps the current Israeli leadership will choose these things although they don’t need to and they may not be around much longer. </p> <p>Very nice that Jews view Obama more favorably and are more likely to vote for him than the general white population surveyed by the NYT today. Obama’s favorability rating was the same as the Democratic Party’s in general and greater than Pelosi’s.</p> Very interesting survey. The willingness to strongly oppose Hagee was really beautiful, especially when they were told that the leading Reform rabbi denounced him. This means that they would take the leading Reform rabbi seriously *g*

Other interesting points: 31% call themselves “liberal”, and more discuss Israel with family and friends more frequently than they go to synagogue.
Although the most liberal positions got 70% to agree there is a lot of ambivalence: a lot of agreeing not very strongly. Even the most hard-line position got 48% to agree in part.
The questions were worded, “Israel will do” in exchange for peace. So perhaps the current Israeli leadership will choose these things although they don’t need to and they may not be around much longer.

Very nice that Jews view Obama more favorably and are more likely to vote for him than the general white population surveyed by the NYT today. Obama’s favorability rating was the same as the Democratic Party’s in general and greater than Pelosi’s.

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