Israel Matzav: Tone deafness

Tone deafness

Tevi Troy reviews President Obumbler's conference call with 1000 American rabbis, at which he urged them to get political in their High Holiday sermons, and then comes up with this description of Obama's relationship with the Jewish community.

Overall, the mistakes here are minor. But these missteps indicate a continuing tone-deafness in the White House’s political dealings with the Jewish community. This extends to a variety of issues, including the settlement freeze in Israel, the aborted nomination of Israel critic Charles Freeman to chair the National Intelligence Council, and the Mary Robinson medal. The powers that be in the White House may feel that, since they won 80 percent of the Jewish vote in the last election, the Jewish vote is unshakably Democratic. Perhaps so. Nevertheless, it seems as if the Obama administration is going to try very hard to test this proposition.

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Israel Matzav: Tone deafness