According to the Jerusalem Post article posted below, what role should Jewish American groups play in politics? In your opinion, how much influence should these groups have over American politics?
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017347998&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Then read this selection from the Arab News. What problem does the author have with American politics?
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=14013
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Jewish American groups should help the benefit of Jews throughout the world and not worry about American politics. The author of the other article thinks that American politics are naiive about the entire middle-east and consider everyone to be like Lybia
According to the Jerusalem post, the role that Jewish American groups should play in politics is that they should have more political activism yet many large and long-established mainstreem American Jewish organizations have outlived their usefulness. In my opinion, these groups should try to come to some sort of agreement with the United States when discussing American politics. The problem that the author has with American politics is that Americans think they know everything and they tend to delve into problems within a country too quickly without consulting or researching beforehand.
Jewish Americans should stay out of politics because they're priorities are with their place in Washington first and then the jews and Israel . There's also old organizations that need to disappear and let the newer groups take on the challenges because they're more prepared to meet them.
I think the Jewish Americans should sort out their priorities and then they can start lobbying and get where they will.
In the second article the author believes that the American politics in the Arab region have formed "naïve policies". People in that region look to Rice in particular as a negative "scarecrow" doing nothing.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Americans should help thir own people instead of taking their stand in political aspects. I don't think that these groups should have any influence over American politics because they need to fix their problems before worrying about Washington's. The author of the second article feels that politics in America are naiive in regards to the Arab region.
According to the article, the Jewish American groups should stay out of politics and put helping their people first on the list of priorities. right now, according to the article, it seems it is the other way around. i think that they Jewish groups should also concentrate on helping their people, but i think that politics is a part of helping their people. they should find some sort of balance between the two.
The author of the first article believes that the Jewish organizations have started to 'out live their usefulness.' The article pushes the idea that the Jew's main priority is their faith, not politics.
Personally I feel that the Jew should play a larger role in politics. Maybe if they become more involved in the decisions being made in Washington, they could add to making a change in the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
Article two response will be on here soon.
I think Jewish American groups should help Jews globally especially in the Middle East. There is much termoil that needs resolution fast. There influence on American politics should matter and be heard but should not overwelm or have too much power for the problem is not a huge concern for America. It is a religious problem not as much as a national problem. The Arab writer believes that foriegn policy is too politcal in America and believes we have established naieve politicies.
According to the article the author says that Jewis American Organizations have outlived thier usefulness. Althought at this "rally against Iran" they didn't want political figures coming even though in the past they've had, what made this year so different? It seems that if they want to have this rally on such a big political and social issue they definately want to have some what of a say in what choices thw US makes in the matter of foregin affairs, such as the Iran issue.
I think that these groups definately shouldn't influence American politcs. A choice should be made without the pressures of groups pushing for something. Next thig that will happen is that every group is promised something in a decision made in politics but there is obviously going to be a conflict because not all the groups are going to get what they want, cauaing more problems then there was before.
Wow this guy really has a lot to say about American politics. I think his biggest problem is Condolezza Rice,I especially love his analogy of comparing her to an omen in every country she visits. She is one of the most smartest people and trying to create some what of a relationship with Lebanon when the mainstream news in America will usually side with Isrealis.
I'm not really familair with all that Condolezza Rice has done but this site has a thing or two to say about her... http://www.slate.com/id/2124359/
if people in jewish american groups wasnt to help jews in other parts of the world why dont the set up some kind of program for it like the christian childrens fund or something. religion should be seperated from politics because when the us govt. government is supporting religions in other parts of the world while we're already up to our ears in debt there might be a problem
Jewish American groups are "placing the interests of the community, the nation, and Israel a distant second to their own political and personal agendas" I think they should stay out of politics because their views about what is happening in Israel should not affect American politics. I think a major problem with Americans is that they judge others quickly and make bad judgements by comparing very dissimilar countries to each other. They are extremely naiive.
According to the Jerusalem post, Jewish American groups should play a lesser role in polotics than they are now. The author thinks that these groups considered their political agenda to come first and foremost than their other more pressing agendas like Iran. These parties should be more focused on what is really important and what protects the Jewish population. In my opinion these groups should not have a abundant amount of infulence over American politics. Yes it is important that they at least have some so that they can get things done that they need to but they should not have too much so that the people in the groups start to focus more on politics than their actual groups missions. The author of the next article had a main problem with Condoleezza Rice. He in a way is saying that she is useless and is hated by many countries. He has a problem with American foriegn communication with Rice as the leader of it. He believes that American politics do not understand the culture and religion of foriegn countries in the Arab region.
According to the Jerusalem Post they feel that the Jewish American groups should stay out of the American politics. They feel they have worn out their usefulness. I feel that these groups should have a right to play a part in politics that concern America but they shouldn’t be over involved. They have a right as a citizen of the US to be involved but they need to find a better way to approach the politics. In the other article the author feels that American politics are very naive when it comes to anything in the middl east really.
i think the americans should help the jewish but not in the way they are doing, i think that is shouldnt be all about politics and what we get out of it we shoudl help them because they need help. so maybe we should sort out our own problems with our goverments, same with them, before we can move forward with anything.
Jewish americans deserve a part in american politics. They need to place their priorities better. Being angry at Chrisitan Zionists is making it harder for them to get support. They need to focus worldwide as well, they are slow and unprepared
I don't think that whoever did this articles wants Jewish organizations to have mare power. Rather, they should worry about the problems that the Jews are facing, not the "neo-Nazi bogeyman," or American politics.
In the other article, the author says that there is no real mention of the Palestinians side. Also we have someone named Condaleeza Rice making comments that have puts us in a bad situation with other countries; for instance egypt or Lybia. or at least thats whats what the author said.
Jewish Americans need to help their own people instead of playing a role in politics.These groups need to control their problems before taking action in politics in Washington. The author of the second article feels that politics in America are naive in regards to the Arab region.
The Jewish Americans need to help out their own people first. They are worrying to much about the American politics. They should control their problems that they are having before they do anything else. They need to help benefit themselves and the rest of the Jews everywhere, they are to worried about things that should come second. In the second article, the author thinks that the American politics are naiive about the whole thing that is going on in the middle east. I think that the Americans usually get in the middle of things to quickly because they think they know what they should do to help out the whole thing but they really dont know what to do, they just want to try and fix everything!
The Jewish American groups should stop focusing on American politics and their appearances and band together to help each other out according to the Jerusalem Post Author. In my opinion, these groups should have little, but still some influence on American politics, because we can't just worry about what happens over here. The events that occur throughout the world will impact us, no matter how little.
The Arab Author believes that Condoleeza Rice ignores the Palestinian conflict and tries to downplay all of the deaths. He believes she pretends and is pretty much a fake person. He believes she hasn't accomplished anything even worth mentioning.
according to the post, they think Jewish American groups should play a larger role in politics. i think they should have an equal amount political influence as any other religious-political group in America.the author thinks that americans' politics are not well thought out, hypocritical and everyone is just trying to climb the ladder to power anyway they can.
I believe that america can help the jewish groups because they under pressure from isreal. The author in the article states that he thinks that american politics are folish and that middle east keeps in their minds that everyone is to be friends, lybia.
Jewish Americans should be more involved in the affairs going on in Israel, and less concerned with their own political agendas. i think that this is a good ideal, but the reality is not very probable. Americans are selfish, and put their own needs in front of others. they should have some influence because they are passonate about this cause. The problem the author ha with American politics in the second article is that he thinks Americans know everything, and don't really do their research before getting involved in issues.
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