"The right has never been genuinely friendly to Jews...." Not sure I agree with you there. Can you elaborate or is that a general assumption based on the accusations of racism usually leveled at the right?
Great question and I strongly disagree with the author, that the right is not friendly to the Jews. It’s ludicrous to keep voting left, when we know it’s the party of antisemitism and where the vast majority of Muslims vote and serve in Congress. The pro Palestinian advocacy and those protesting in the streets are certainly not republicans!
The right is not friendly? If that's the real sentiment among the Jewish population, those on the right will probably go and take their support with them. Seems a strange characterization when support for all that is happening could use all the friends it can get.
I agree so strongly with what you have said. The world has gone mad, unless the West reverses its dreadful policies towards Israel we will be lost. I agree that faced with the choice of returning or leaving for Israel, I would go in a heartbeat!
Muslims who are engaging in anti-jewish behavior might want to reflect that many Muslims have also been the victims of this same type of behavior, especially after events like 9/11.
I don't think we really know. I think it is reasonable to assume that there are some Muslims who are not anti-jewish, but are trying to avoid the controversy and are not getting any coverage. Some jews have certainly done something similar, and I am sure some are doing that today.
Yes, and even though the organization Help America Vote Verification does allow prospective voters to register with only the last four digits of a social security number, and even though some noncitizens can obtain a social security number, it remains a federal crime for a noncitizen to vote in a federal US election. This says nothing, of course, about whether and how that federal law is enforced.
Hi Mike, it seems the misunderstanding is that I didn't write that one doesn't have to show ID to vote. I wrote that one can REGISTER to vote according to what I wrote. No conspiracy theory here.
"The right has never been genuinely friendly to Jews...." Not sure I agree with you there. Can you elaborate or is that a general assumption based on the accusations of racism usually leveled at the right?
Great question and I strongly disagree with the author, that the right is not friendly to the Jews. It’s ludicrous to keep voting left, when we know it’s the party of antisemitism and where the vast majority of Muslims vote and serve in Congress. The pro Palestinian advocacy and those protesting in the streets are certainly not republicans!
The right is not friendly? If that's the real sentiment among the Jewish population, those on the right will probably go and take their support with them. Seems a strange characterization when support for all that is happening could use all the friends it can get.
I agree so strongly with what you have said. The world has gone mad, unless the West reverses its dreadful policies towards Israel we will be lost. I agree that faced with the choice of returning or leaving for Israel, I would go in a heartbeat!
Muslims who are engaging in anti-jewish behavior might want to reflect that many Muslims have also been the victims of this same type of behavior, especially after events like 9/11.
Not sure they really care…
I don't think we really know. I think it is reasonable to assume that there are some Muslims who are not anti-jewish, but are trying to avoid the controversy and are not getting any coverage. Some jews have certainly done something similar, and I am sure some are doing that today.
Fair point!
Great essay Joshua! Americans need to wake up and see reality.
Joshua-- I think it really detracts from an otherwise excellent article to cite conspiracy theories of large numbers of noncitizens voting in the US. Even in states fully run by Republicans (such as Texas and Florida), the state election authorities have uncovered no evidence of that. In Texas (https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/need-id.html) and Arizona (https://elections.maricopa.gov/voting/id-at-the-polls.html) , one has to show photo ID to vote. In Pennsylvania, one has to show ID if it is the first time someone is voting at a particular polling place (https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/Documents/2022-09-26-DOS-Voter-ID-Guidance.pdf).
How then do you explain the surge in voter registration?
Because fewer than 70% of American citizens who are eligible to vote are actually registered to vote. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/2022-voting-registration.html
So now, all of a sudden surges in the millions? Hmmm....
Yes, and even though the organization Help America Vote Verification does allow prospective voters to register with only the last four digits of a social security number, and even though some noncitizens can obtain a social security number, it remains a federal crime for a noncitizen to vote in a federal US election. This says nothing, of course, about whether and how that federal law is enforced.
It's a federal crime but if you vote for the people supporting federal law enforcement, there's not much to see, is there?
Hi Mike, it seems the misunderstanding is that I didn't write that one doesn't have to show ID to vote. I wrote that one can REGISTER to vote according to what I wrote. No conspiracy theory here.