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Video - American Liberal Jews: Strong Concern about Anti-Semitism, Strong Support of Israel but Less for under 60s
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf - An ongoing research project on American Jewry focused this time on politically liberal Jews. Findings showed that this group is generally supportive of Israel, Zionism, the notion of Israel as a distinctly Jewish state, and the need for Israel as a safe refuge for Jews, although younger Jews show less support for these issues. Liberal Jews also consider the violence carried out by Palestinians as unacceptable. Anti-Semitism was the strongest social concern among liberal Jews, much greater than for general liberals. The writer is a clinical psychologist and a fellow at the Jerusalem Center.