Iowa Caucus Craziness and Israel
A post to We Are For Israel by my friend Rabbi David Jay Kaufman of Des Moines IA:
So here we are with the Iowa Republican Caucus tomorrow. Friday night, we hosted Shmuel Rosner, who is in town for the Caucus and spoke about the Arab Spring at my congregation. Yesterday, I was among about forty Jews, hosted by the Chabad rabbi and a Conservative Jewish supporter of Gingrich, who met with Newt for a little over a half an hour. Tonight, I will hear from Mitt Romney at a larger gathering, hosted by another Conservative Jew at his local business. Tomorrow, I will meet in a small gathering with Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Chair of the DNC.
Is this political heaven? No…well, Yes! It’s Iowa at caucus time!
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3 Responses to “Iowa Caucus Craziness and Israel”
I am for the United States. Israel is about 14th on my priorities list. Somewhere behind Turkey and a couple ranks above Greece. Am I allowed to comment?
Of course! You should be aware, though, that the State of Israel is key to U.S. national security.
I would say to Israel, “what have you done for me lately?”
I see Turkey as a greater asset. Turkey is NATO and doing quite well in that participatory defensive function.
Israel, not so much. Especially politically and in the eyes of the rest of the world. Israel is proving to be more of a hindrance than an asset. I don’t feel appreciated in Israel, though I have been committed to it’s defense from conception.