LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Presidents support Israel regardless

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Posted: 11/11/08

To the Editor:

About 75 percent of American Jews typically vote for a Democrat for president of the United States-rather than a Republican-because American Jews tend to be liberal ("A Jewish issue," Nov. 4 issue). This is the reason Barack Obama received more than two-thirds of the Jewish vote, not because he is a staunch supporter of Israel. In fact, I really believe that John McCain would have been a stronger supporter of Israel, since Obama said he is willing to meet with Palestinian tyrants. But let's not fool ourselves; most American Jews did not vote for Obama because of his support of Israel. They voted for him because they believed he would be the better candidate to get America back on track from its "derailment" of the past eight years. Moreover, both Obama and McCain would support Israel rather than any Palestinian country in any Middle East crisis. All American presidents have supported Israel-our staunchest ally in the Middle East-since Israel became an independent nation in 1948. The bottom line: American Jews will vote for a presidential candidate who will be best for the American people, since it is a foregone conclusion that our president will support Israel in any crisis!

-George Patsourakos

Billerica, Mass.