[Osx-nutters] New Poll Reveals How Unrepresentative Neocon Jewish Groups Are

[Kevin Callahan]

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/12/5792/

New Poll Reveals How Unrepresentative Neocon Jewish Groups Are
by Glenn Greenwald
A new survey of American Jewish opinion, released by the American  
Jewish Committee, demonstrates several important propositions: (1)  
right-wing neocons (the Bill Kristol/Commentary/ AIPAC/Marty Peretz  
faction) who relentlessly claim to speak for Israel and for Jews  
generally hold views that are shared only by a small minority of  
American Jews; (2) viewpoints that are routinely demonized as  
reflective of animus towards Israel or even anti-Semitism are ones  
that are held by large majorities of American Jews; and (3) most  
American Jews oppose U.S. military action in the Middle East —  
including both in Iraq and against Iran.

It is beyond dispute that American Jews overwhelmingly oppose core  
neoconservative foreign policy principles. Hence, in large numbers,  
they disapprove of the way the U.S. is handling its “campaign against  
terrorism” (59-31); overwhelmingly believe the U.S. should have stayed  
out of Iraq (67-27); believe that things are going “somewhat badly” or  
“very badly” in Iraq (76-23); and believe that the “surge” has either  
made things worse or has had no impact (68