Democrats change platform to add God, Jerusalem

[DonCoquixote]

55. here is what happened

Disclaimers:

1) Not all Jews are Zionists.

2) Many Jews, especially liberal Jews, HATE what is being done by Israel, and have been loud, clear vocies against it, such as Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and for that matter, many posters here on DU.

Not that any of these disclaimers will keep me from being called an anti-semite.

The fact is, Jews have been some of the heaviest donors and supporters of the Democrats. From John Stewart to Rah Emmanuel, their influence is in the party. Well, people like Sheldon Addison of the GOP have been trying to use Israel as a wedge, because if the Jews left the democrats, they would be hurting for funds.

For a wonderful example look here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/09/05/wasserman-schultz-denies-comment-on-israeli-ambassador-audio-tells-different-story/

Here we have the GOP using the conflict to their own glory. Let us not forget also when Hillary threatned to "obliterate Iran." Or the times Clinton said he would fight and die for Israel.

and let's take a look at supposed liberal and big name Allan Dershowitz:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/04/liberal-harvard-professor-finds-democratic-platform-omissions-on-israel-deeply-troubling/

“I think one shouldn’t give too much weight to platform pronouncements, but in this case, I think the omissions are troubling — particularly the omission about the Palestinian refugee issue and Hamas are, I think, deeply troubling,

and this where he demands they stop attacking Sheldon addison

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/07/08/Dershowitz-to-Fellow-Democrats-Stop-Attacking-Sheldon-Adleson

Now, again, I realize that the people causing the problem are a kinority of Jews, many of whom are driven to headaches as much as any Palestinian over this crap, however, the fear of thin piocketbooks was put into the Democrats, which is why they caved here.