Sep 17
Bush attempts to piss away his Jewish vote
The Bush administration said on Monday it would withhold some funds from Israel because of its settlement activities in Palestinian
areas. But the administration said it has yet to decide whether to penalize Israel over construction of a security fence, which President George W. Bush called ‘a problem’ for U.S. efforts to build trust between Israelis and Palestinians. The deductions would come from a $9 billion package of U.S. loan guarantees to help Israel weather a deep recession and fiscal crisis stemming in large part
from the three-year-old Palestinian militant revolt against Israel for independence. An administration official said the dollar-amounts for any deductions have yet to be determined. (09/15/03)
If he avoids things like this I think it is possible that Bush could pick up as much of a 1/3 of the current Jewish vote that goes to the Democrats. Despite lapses like this one, the Republicans have been overwhelming more pro-Israel than the Democrats in recent years. The Dems seem to take the Jewish vote for granted. I wonder if that is wise.
From: Rational Review.
