5 Things Leaders Need to Know About Mainstream Jewish Voters
As the politics around Israel grow ever more polarized and toxic inside and out of the Jewish community, the notion that there’s a ‘mainstream consensus’ of Jewish opinion on Israel may seem far-fetched.
But between the banging drums of anti-Zionists on the far-left and the enraged bluster of the “Israel can do no wrong” crowd on the right lies an extremely large mainstream majority of Jewish Americans holding a nuanced, balanced opinion of the issue.
This mainstream consensus – found at what I call the 50-yard line of American Jewish opinion – is found in poll after poll showing a healthy majority of Jews who care about Israel, oppose Netanyahu, support Palestinian self-determination and want the US to exercise balanced, pro-peace leadership…