Jerusalem – President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel positions have not garnered him support from American Jewish voters, according to a new survey.
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The poll found that 74 percent of Jews planned to vote for Democratic candidates in November’s midterm elections. The figure corresponds with similar voting patterns in past elections.
Overall, 75 percent of American Jews disapproved of the president’s policies, particularly on domestic issues such as immigration, taxes and health care.
The survey was conducted by the Mellman Group, a U.S. polling agency, for the nonpartisan Jewish Electorate Institute. It surveyed 800 American Jewish voters from a variety of backgrounds and geographic areas and had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
Trump’s foreign policy fared no better, with widespread criticism of the president’s handling of anti-Semitism, the Iranian nuclear deal and his moving of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. The embassy move, in contrast, has been warmly welcomed in Israel.
While a slim majority approved of Trump’s warm relations with Israel, only 6 percent said this will cause them to consider supporting him or a Republican candidate. Over 60 percent disapproved of how Trump has dealt with the Palestinians.
The Palestinians severed ties with the U.S. after Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last December. Since then, the U.S. has cut hundreds of millions of dollars of support for the Palestinians.
Although 92 percent of American Jews identified as “pro-Israel,” 59 percent said they find fault with at least some of the Israeli government’s policies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has forged a close bond with Trump, deepening a rift with the mostly liberal Jewish American community.
The survey confirms Jewish voters’ entrenched loyalty to the Democratic party, “negative assessments” of Trump and show that they “prioritize domestic issues in deciding which candidate to support,” the poll’s authors said.
no difference his stance on Israel right now.
Jews need to VOTE REPUBLICAN for the sake of America and its LEGAL CITIZENS and for the sake of Jewish interests
Fake News. There is no way that only 74″ of Jews will vote Democrat. Even if lets just say 6% will vote independent the remaining 20% will vote Republican??? No Way. Historically Jews voted Democrat between 85 – 90% and that is before the Republicans openly talk about Deportations, Separating Families. There are many pictures with Children in Cages. Metal Cages. No Jew can vote for this. There is not a single Jewish Republican Senator or Congressman. Why is that? Just why? There are 36 Jewish Democrats in Congress. 36 : 0 It says all. Liberal Jews have all College Education. That group (Even Goyim) all vote Democrat. Orthodox Jews are mostly on Welfare,Medicare etc due their Large Families K”Y they all vote Democrat. Republicans are trying to take away Medicaid,Medicare Soc Sec etc.
75% of Jews disapproved Trump. I sure hope he doesnt read this. Rachmone Litzlon if he does.
“75% of Jews diapprove Trump” 92% of Blacks disapprove Trump. Reason???MAGA , Jews will not replace us etc. In the old days (Not so long ago ) in the USA Blacks and Jews were not allowed in Hotels , buses etc. MAGA wants to go back to those days. No wonder Blacks and Jews hate Trumps (Dogs probably hate him too, they were not allowed in Hotels etc)
First find out it they are really Jewish before asking their opinion.
It just goes to show, no matter how smart we Yidden think we are, 74% will vote for the liberal, socialist, democrat gonif. Makes no difference, it could be the donkey who is running for office and the Jews would vote for it. AMAZING! support illegal immigration, that momzer FDR was responsible for the deaths of millions Yidden, but yet you want open boarders. I wonder what you liberals will say when the Dems & stupid self deprecating communist Jew Bernie Sanders & his crew have their redistribution of wealth plan enacted. You will scream like a stuck CHOZER. I want to see what you say when they start redistributing your wealth to the lazy schvartzes, it won’t be a “Goldene Medina” any more, just like South Africa!
FAKE NEWS! This is a reform based survey. The reform movement have 0- zero percent Jewish grandchildren, zero affiliation to the Jewish religion. They are all liberal leftists, whom President Trump and PM Netanyahu have shunned and discounted them completely.
Our very own militant Zionist hashomer is proof
Rev Avigdor Miller, OB”M said “one may not vote for a Democrat, as they are liberal leftists that despise the Torah commandments.
It shldnt. Jews are loyal citizens to the USA. We have no dual loyalties.
Don’t forget, many jews professed to vote democrat ,but at the poling booth where no one can see they became republicans.
Such hatred on this site, and Loshon Hora, only a few weeks after Yom Kippur! It is almost impossible to have a civil discussion on this site,without name calling, character assassination, etc. Shame on the name callers, and the provocateurs on this site; nebech, it is a shanda to read these responses.
can anybody tell me what the Jewish dems in congress did for us yiden?
the answer is nothing the dems are using the jewish vote just like they use the black vote its time we wake up and vote republican
did anybody read the letter before yum kipper from the president?
can anybody name me one president that wrought a letter like this?
can anybody tell me one president that moved the embassy to Jerusalem
all this things a gop president senate and congress did
can anybody tell me one good thing obama with his senate and congress did for isreal?
the fact is when somebody likes israel they like all Jewish people
cant make a difference in this 2 things
and clearly obama and the mob dems hated isreal
to sum it up dems hate Jewish people