BUYING POLITICIAN'S VOTES

Buying the votes of politicians, or at least trying to, is a time-honored tradition in America.   Yes, Jews make donations to politicians in favor of Israel.  But, so what?  We were in at the birth of Israel as a country and are committed to its success, period.

Unions make donations to the Democratic Party trying to keep them pro-labor.  Lockheed, among many companies, has lobbyists.  Furthermore, companies spread government contracts as widely as possible over congressional districts to get as many politicians as possible to continue funding them.

I donate to the Democratic Party with the hopes that they will continue to promote the welfare of the disadvantaged, such as women, minorities, gays and, yes, laborers.  And we have seen a lot of progress along nearly all of these fronts since WW-II but admittedly with a long way to go.  Perhaps the least progress has been made for laborers who have largely been convinced to "disarm" and abandon their unions.

All this is not to say that there is a lot of antisemitism in this country with much of it barely below the surface.

I went to a college preparatory high school in St. Paul Minnesota and there was a lot of Jewish students there.  I was impressed with the ability of Jewish families to motivate their children.  Because of the history of Jews, they tend to be sympathetic to other oppressed people (I've seen the figure as high as 80%).

While all or nearly all, American Jews support the Israel State, they are not blind to some of the shortcomings of Israel where 57% of American Jews disapprove of President Trump's approach to Israel.  According to Steven R,. Weisman:
This division reflects disagreements over West Bank settlements, Iran and other political issues. But Israel’s departure from its secular origins — including its recent downgrading of non-Jewish citizens’ status** and the stranglehold of the Orthodox rabbinate over civil laws and women’s rights — has also rankled many American Jews.*

* https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/american-jews-israel-liberals.html
** https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/world/middleeast/israel-law-jews-arabic.html?module=inline