Maybe it’s time for the mere twenty-two percent of us in the American Jewish community who didn’t vote for President Obama to wake up and support him this time around, as he’s likely to be President again – and win the vast majority of the Jewish vote.
It’s the facts, folks – despite what many of us hear in Orthodox synagogues or read amongst conservative Jewish media.
Defying reality, as Israeli newspaper s reported recently, Obama’s re-election campaign team released a video where a slew of Israeli senior officials praise Obama. (To see the video, click here.)
From Prime Minister Netanyahu to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, President Shimon Peres and Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon – all speak glowingly of Obama. All of the video was taken from public news clips, and Obama’s consistently dismal popularity in Israel isn’t mentioned)
Naturally, Israeli government officials can't criticize Obama publicly and this video, titled "America and Israel – an Unbreakable Bond" will score points with the Jews, and attract contributions from Jewish donors.
As a previous election was won in part because of a “chad”, surely this video will delude many people into thinking that Obama supports Israel – including among the elderly Jews in the vital state of Florida.
We won’t hear of the consistently bad personal relations between Obama and Netanyahu, such as Obama’s response to French President Sarkozy saying: “I can't stand him, he's a liar," which was "You're tired of him -- what about me? I have to deal with him every day".
This Administration, which called for a return to the Auschwitz borders – has resulted in the fact that almost daily, countless un-named Israeli government officials criticize the Obama administration as the worst Israel has ever faced.
At my NY PR Agency, 5WPR, when we do any media campaign, we are in the business of shaping minds and telling stories. This video's goal is no different from our pr goals. It is effective and will fool many Jews who may not recognize that this President has consistently been more concerned with Jews who build homes in the ancient Jewish homeland than Muslims building bombs in Iran.
It is only extreme self-hatred or praying at the altar of Liberalism which could make any sane Jew vote for Obama – despite his slick campaign ads.
Norman Podhoretz, author of Why Jews are Liberals, said it best: 'The upshot is that in virtually every instance of a clash between Jewish law and contemporary liberalism, it is the liberal creed that prevails for most American Jews. Which is to say that for them, liberalism has become more than a political outlook. It has for all practical purposes superseded Judaism and become a religion in its own right.'
What else will Obama have to say to get Jews to open their eyes ?