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Report:‘Frustration’ in White House grows over Jewish opposition to Trump
The study from the Jewish People Policy Institute examines a growing political divide over Israel in the U.S.
By Michael Wilner ,/ September 17, 2018 20:10
US President Donald Trump leaves a note at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City May 22, 2017. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS)
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is reportedly “frustrated” that American Jews have not rallied around the Republican president, “given his sweeping support for Israel,” according to an Israeli think-tank report published on Sunday.
The study from the Jewish People Policy Institute, which examines the growing political divide over Israel in the US, quotes a senior White House aide lamenting the general response from Democrats to Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last year. According to the document, there is “a deepening frustration in the Trump administration with the lack of appreciation American Jews have shown for the steps taken by the president to improve Israel’s political and security reality....
Studija Jewish People Policy Institute, koji istražuje kako raste u USA politička podjela zbog Izraela , citira se žaljenje koje je izrazila Bijela kuća zbog odgovora Demokrata na odluku predsjednika Trumpa da prizna Jeruzalem glavnim gradom Izraela.
Trumpova administracija je duboko uznemirena zbog toga što američki Židovi nisu pohvalili korake koje je predsjednik napravio za Izrael, u političkom i sigurnosnom pogledu
Američka židovska zajednica je uvijek najvažniji partner Izraela, ali je u posljednje vrijeme nastao sukob "vrijednosti" između Židova koji imaju liberalne poglede ( konzervativni, reformni ili sekularni) i Izraela koji ima konzervativni trend, npr. zbog nedostatka jednakosti u novom Zakonu o nacionalnoj državi ili restriktivnih mjera za konverzije...
American Jews consistently vote Democratic, prioritizing issues of social justice and welfare as well as the pluralistic values seen as integral to the party. According to years of polling, the minority of US Jews who support Republicans tend to prioritize Israel in their vote, and are more likely to support current Israeli government policies