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Why the Jewish vote is to important to US presidential candidates

Pohoryles, Yaniv
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4875165,00.html

Publisher:  Ynet News
Date Written:  06/11/2016
Year Published:  2016  
Resource Type:  Article

Examining the reasons why US presidential candidates focus on the vote of the Jewish community despite US Jewry constituting only two percent of the electorate, and examining the alignment of the Jewish community with the American political parties and candidates.

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Historically, it was President Franklin D. Roosevelt -- a great liberal icon -- who became the object of admiration for US Jews and brought them to the Democratic Party. And even though the Republican Party is more pro-Israel than before, and is even perceived as more pro-Israel than the Democratic Party, American Jews continue voting for the left, which represents their mentality, ideology and cultural identity.

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If you ask Israelis what characterizes Judaism in their opinion, the answer would be conservatism. But in the USA, the answer is the opposite. Troy explains that this comes from deep differences between the communities. "The history of Israeli Jews is not similar to that in the US. While in Israel, tradition is something that is present in everyday life and the rabbinate and Orthodoxy have a role in how Judaism is perceived, in the US, Judaism is the right to be free and completely voluntarily realize signs of religion or tradition."

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