Romney Sympathizes with Jews Over Temple's Destruction: Is Romney Pro-Israel?
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Mitt Romney, the Republican president candidate, visited Israel during Tisha B'Av -- the 9th day of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Tisha B'Av requires Jews to mourn in commemoration of the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on that day -- including the destruction of both the Jewish temples (the first by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.; the second by the Romans in 70 C.E.).
Former Governor Romney (R-MA) visited the Western Wall of the second Temple in Israel. The religious Jewish crowds showed enthusiasm for the candidate with cheers of "President Romney!" Romney placed a prayer in the Wall and recited Psalm 121, a song of ascents.
President Obama has not visited Israel during his first term, but promised to the Jewish people that he would visit in his second term, if re-elected. Obama won nearly 79% of the Jewish vote in 2008, but has lost popularity among the Jewish voters for his harsh criticism of Israel.
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama both actively court the Jewish vote, however, two of the three states with the largest Jewish population will undoubtedly vote for Obama (New York and California). Romney and Obama both have zeroed in on the Jewish vote in the swing state of Florida, which has about 640,000 Jewish voters.
Mitt Romney, in a move that would bolster Jewish support, asserted that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Obama administration refuses to name Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. A reporter got White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tongue tied and upset when asked the question -- "which city does Obama consider the capital of Israel?"
ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM reports:
Former Governor Romney (R-MA) visited the Western Wall of the second Temple in Israel. The religious Jewish crowds showed enthusiasm for the candidate with cheers of "President Romney!" Romney placed a prayer in the Wall and recited Psalm 121, a song of ascents.
President Obama has not visited Israel during his first term, but promised to the Jewish people that he would visit in his second term, if re-elected. Obama won nearly 79% of the Jewish vote in 2008, but has lost popularity among the Jewish voters for his harsh criticism of Israel.
Back in 2009, Obama held an 83 percent favorability rating among American Jews. At the same time, 66 percent of the general public approved of him. These numbers have decreased to 60 and 46, respectfully.
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama both actively court the Jewish vote, however, two of the three states with the largest Jewish population will undoubtedly vote for Obama (New York and California). Romney and Obama both have zeroed in on the Jewish vote in the swing state of Florida, which has about 640,000 Jewish voters.
Mitt Romney, in a move that would bolster Jewish support, asserted that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Obama administration refuses to name Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. A reporter got White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tongue tied and upset when asked the question -- "which city does Obama consider the capital of Israel?"
ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM reports:
Republican candidate: "I feel the pain of the destruction undergone by the special Jewish people, as it was in the past."
Read More: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/1...
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vdehl 2012/07/30 06:03:39Yes, he's pro-Israel.
There are several IRS top staffers that were appointed by obama. Do you think they wouldn't go to bat for obama and audited Romney's tax by now?
May be they are saving it for Nov, the last minute " kitchen sink" to throw at Romney.
Point being.., based on the tempo of all that is going on..., now is not the time to be alluding to race jokes.., especially here on this racist site. I do agree that a lot of the time the race card should not be played... But it is obviously apparent why Obama is hated here on Soda Head....
Besize...if you want to call someone proper, Mitt The Twit Romney has sat the bar pretty high as to what proper looks like... This guy is so proper when he is around everyday people he looks like a fish out of water... So please if you are going to try an insult me..., at least accuse me of something I can measure up to...JOMO
Romney should be demagoging swing states instead of courting the Democrat party's second strongest constituency.
So, much for your "thinking"...
Cheers, Mate.
Obviously & tragically.
Oh, another thing: You'd be best to get out your best collection of Gay jokes because, you would never win a debate with Rachel Maddow. Ever.
Good luck, Troll.
#smooch
Romney's career in politics will be laid to rest on November 7, 2012.