U.S. Jews seek clues to Obama Israel policy in Netanyahu visit - Haaretz - Israel News

U.S. Jews seek clues to Obama Israel policy in Netanyahu visit

By Natasha Mozgovaya

Tags: AIPAC, benjamin netanyahu

WASHINGTON - American Jews are closely following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, in a bid to figure out where U.S. President Barack Obama's Israel policy is headed. Seventy-eight percent of American Jews voted for Obama, and now that he has shaken the hand of far-left Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and indicated that the United States expects Israel to abide by its commitment to freeze settlement construction and dismantle illegal outposts, many of those voters want to know whether their commitment to a liberal candidate has created a conflict with their commitment to Israel. Leaders of U.S. Jewish organizations have told Haaretz that even if not all American Jews share Netanyahu's political views, most Jews support Israel unequivocally - and they say that is the message that has to be conveyed to Obama. Read All at :

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