Why not if Israel become big and bigger. They have everything and I think this answer must be : yes !

Israel is - and has been for a long, long time - a bipartisan issue in American politics.

Is it really in Israel's long-term interest to see the Republicans bashObama over the head regarding his perceived lack of fidelity to Israel?

That makes Israel a partisan issue, and that can't be a positive development for the Israelis.

Perhaps best if the Likudniks whisper a quiet "Lay off the guy, will ya'" to Mitt an' Newt an' whoever else is still running around in this race.

Witnesss 100% of Congress gave Nuttyahoo 60 ovations, of which 30 were standing, more than what Churchill got... for insulting our President and demanding unconditional support and billion$ for the continued langrabbing by these parasitical settlers. Talk about Relevance!!

This revolting adulation is unprecedent ..nowhere in time or place has any democratic assembly given such a blatant abeyance to a foreign leader demanding more war on his country's behalf. The world has drawn the obvious conclusions as to who really makes foreign policy in Washington.

And wait for Ovigdor Liebermann replace Nutty.

Yes Israel is an asset....for all our enemies

Israel matters because of the amount of money Jews donate to the candidates. Money buys ads. Ads buy influence. Without staging yourself an adamant supporter for Israeli cause and policy, a candidate will likely run the risk of insufficiency in campaign fund.
Israel enjoys a particular relationship with Washington DC. No other country is allowed to have an open, high-profile lobbying campaign permanently in our political spectrum. Imagine Japan or Germany or Mexico launches a similar lobbying campaign. We would no doubt be offended tremendously.

Criticism of Israel more than often warrants a barrage of anti-Semitism accusations. Israel need be supported by us, but unconditional support for and endorsement of Israeli policy makes us part of the problems in Middle East. We will never become an honest broker for Middle East peace. Nor can we be a trusted mediator among warring parties. Structurally and strategically we are doomed to fail in Middle East as long as we don’t evaluate our relationship with Israel on a basis of our national interest.

The perennially unsuccessful mediation by the US is the only failure we tolerate and accept as a norm on a permanent basis because of the election. A candidate can’t win a presidential or senatorial election without money. Jews happen to have plenty and are more than happy to give to anyone who agrees with Israel. To a national election, Israel is utmost important. To an average American, our Israel policy appears on his/her radar screen, blinking as a failure we can’t live without.

The article implies that the Republican Jewish Coalition barred Congressman Paul because he advocates cutting off aid to Israel. That is inaccurate. The RJC barred Ron Paul because he is hostile to Israel. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution in January of 2009 in response to Israel's Operation Cast Lead (which was intended to stop missile attacks from Gaza). The resolution said Israel had a right to defend itself. Ron Paul voted against the resolution. He is an extremist.

issue of Israel. Regardless of its importance as an issue in the 2012 election, the Jew haters just cannot seem to get out of the way of their own hatred.

All that shows us is that Jew haters will hate regardless of the subject matter and real importance (or lack thereof). They exist only to bash and nothing more.

That said, Israel as an election topic will shrink rapidly as the election date draws closer. As my old Social Studies teacher used to say, the most sensitive part of an American's anatomy is his or her wallet. And wallet issues are front and center in so many ways and forms.

Whether it is unemployment, jobs, economic growth, taxes, entitlement programs (social security, medicare / medicaid), the balanced budget (US), European debt crisis, Chinese exports / imports, currency strength, interest rates, the stock market, home prices, oil prices, and more, are going to have a large front-and-center seat at the table; as they must.

The reality is, the issue of peace in the Middle East is going to take a backseat without direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, and the Palestinians are showing every indication that they're not going in that direction. All the other neighboring states are going to be in various stages of political reform or repression, whether it is Egypt, or Syria, or whomever. Iran, will raise its head, but is being handled in a covert / diplomatic way. Short of a war between the major players (and Hizballah, despite punching above its weight, is not in the same category as say Egypt or Saudi Arabia), won't impact the voters on a daily basis.

I understand that this is a FP magazine, so focuses on international affairs, but really, we're talking tempest in a teapot and if the economy is humming come November 2012, voters will be thinking the old Reagan line "Am I better off than I was four years ago" over anything else.

Leave them alone is extreme?

Its pathetic what the US politics have come down to... Does a foreign country matter in US elections.... Romney and others (with exception of Paul who was not invited) kissing Israeli ass at the Republican Jewish Coalition was utterly pathetic to watch, I could only watch 2 minutes of it... Then Democrats will be going to an African-American Something Something Coalition, then something Hispanic.... In the 21st century, in US, people are still grouped together rather than viewed as individuals, and when allegiance to an alliance with another country is debated, well, its just sad.

On foreign affairs, treat Israel like any other country. Trade and invest, but thats it. No foreign aid, no weapons, no stated support for it. Traditionally, US allies in the last century were Canada and Western Europe. And even those alliances need to be untangled militarily (existence of NATO, while Europe has its own CSDP).

Obama had alot of votes from Jews but with it doesnt seem like he cares much for Israel. Arabs do not trust America because they think America is pro-israel and anti-palestine but the fact of the matter is that the palestinians cause chaos and panic across the land with constant terrorist acts. I have visited Israel this past summer and saw a city, Tsderot which borders with the gaza strip. I was warned that if I hear a siren then I have 15 seconds to run to the nearest bomb shelter. This is how israeli citizens live in certain cities, having to wonder when the next siren will go off. Israel deserves foreign aid and support because innocent families are being murdered for no reason. back pain relief expert and acupressure mat man.

Israel should have the right to defend themselves

Again, a case of wrong priorities.

With the2012 elections on the horizon, Foreign Policy shows that a majority of Americans are again looking to fault-prone men rather than to Almighty God for their economic salvation. America and the rest of the world should know by now that the more they focus on the economy and the less emphasis on God, the more they will suffer.

Our general disbelief in God, not another economic formula nor political strategy, is the real problem: The less we believe in God and His Word=the less concern we have over Israel...and the less concern we have over Israel, the more we think we can carelessly toss them over to the whims and wiles of numerous foes threatening to throw them to the sea or blow them up with a nuclear bomb. To think we've upheld that Israel is the bully (now where did that idea ever come from?)!

Now we know from Biblical prophecy that Israel will ultimately prevail because they have a God who takes care of them...but are we sure we can be comfortable sitting by the sidelines, doing nothing while new Hitlers arise? Would we rather feel the sting of regret in the future, knowing it was in our power to help them but chose to selfishly worry over our own material needs? God forbid that we curse Israel and invite more overwhelming catastrophe on our heads.

There is a lot of nonsense appearing in the replies to this article, so I thought I would provide some reality:

1. Obama's 2008 campaign was based on NOT telling the people what he stood for; this was made explicit by a campaign representative in an appearance on NPR. When a candidate gets elected using this strategy, it provides NO mandate for doing ANYTHING. That he followed up with over-reach in many policy areas -- not just with healthcare -- was guaranteed to bring the response we have seen the last two years: unconditional opposition from the Republicans. If Obama is planning on doing this again in 2012, he should be defeated for this reason alone.

Against this background, Democratic efforts to have the Israel issue removed from the campaign appear in a very different light -- it's nothing more than one plank in a campaign strategy to avoid addressing the issues.

2. Odds are that economic issues will be paramount in 2012. Even if we manage to avoid a double-dip recession, the official unemployment rate will still be above the level at which Obama claimed it will peak, and the real unemployment rate will be even higher. Americans will still be holding back in an effort to repair their balance sheets, thereby making it difficult for any of them to make progress in doing so.

Trade issues are likely to be important as well, especially trade with China, as this impacts both the employment situation and the debt issue. As long as we have a large trade deficit, the total debt in the nation must increase, making it even more difficult for individuals to repair their own debt situations.

A third dimension of the economic issue is entitlements, which have grown from about 15% of outlays during the "Great Society" to more than 60% today. Projections put this number at more than 80% in the next few years, a level that is inconsistent with a functioning government. Democrats don't want to discuss this issue either; they have used it repeatedly to scare people into voting for policies that are contrary to their real interests.

I certainly would like to hear the candidates discuss these issues: employment, trade, and entitlements, but so far I'm seeing no inclination by Obama to address any of them.

3. Obama's approach to the Middle East is unambiguously a total failure. Not only did his "taking sides" in the Israel-Palestine conflict bring the negotiations to an end, but it is one factor in the lack of trust Arab governments have for the US. Surprise guys, the Arabs pay attention to whether the US remains faithful to its allies. When it doesn't, that tells Arab governments that they cannot rely on us either, a reality reinforced by Obama's role in bringing down Egypt's Mubarak. And Obama's submission to Muslim views of the world in his Cairo speech provided fodder for the growing Islamist problem. Look for the fate of Christian minorities in the Middle East to become an issue as Islamist Parties take control and tighten the screws aginst their Christian subjects.

The upshot is that Obama's foreign policy has made the world far more dangerous than even Bush's advanture in Iraq. No foreign leader really trusts him, nor should they, and that is a big problem.

Defense Secretary Panetta's recent diatribe against Israel, wedded to Secretary Clintons' recent comments, prove that this Administration doesn't even have its facts straight on the conflict. It is Israel, not the Palestinians, that has been willing to negotiate, and it is the Palestinians, not Israel, that keeps saying no. In fact, during the weeks leading up to the Palestinian application for statehood through the UN, they had a diplomat, Husam Zomlot, touring the United States explaining that the Palestinians had decided against further negotiations because when they meet, the Israelis want to discuss security measures, and the Palestinians are unprepared to agree to anything in this area. This detail, by itself, demonstrates that the Obama Administration has got its facts exactly backwards.

4. Bloggers who write about Jewish money controlling the election are engaging in a hoary anti-Semitic canard. In 2008, the Obama campaing raised more than twice as much money as any previous campaign, about half of it from unidentifiable sources. Many of these contributions came in peculiar amounts, like $58.32, which makes sense only if it represents a contribution made in a foreign currency. There were donors who gave dozens of small contributions a day, invariably from prepaid credit cards purchased with cash, and many of these sold abroad. Obama got substantial donations from the Muslim world, including from Gaza. It is a felony to accept donations from non-citizens, but to this day, Obama's Justice Department has done nothing about this.

Further complicating the case for those who claim Jewish money controls elections on behalf of Israel is that most Jewish money goes to Democrats, the very party the anti-Israel crowd believes should rule in perpetuity.

The real issue for 2012 is whether Obama is prepared to tell us what he will seek to do if reelected. If not, then that should be the number one issue, even ahead of the economy. We cannot go another four years with a leader who feels he has been elected dictator.

Israel is the cancer in the Middle East that is destroying and imploding on itself and is a first rate mess. And I must say it is a pleasure to watch her destroying and de-legitimizing herself day after day after wonderful day.

Israel has a lot of potential, Saddan stoled all the wealth of the country for years, now they just have to get rid of the US ARMY.

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So why is it that more Jews are unhappy with Obama vis-a-vis Israel? Do they disapprove of the way Obama lets Bibi walk all over him? Or do they disapprove of what Obama would like to do, if Bibi weren't walking all over him?

Israel enjoys a particular relationship with Washington DC. No other country is allowed to have an open, high-profile lobbying campaign permanently in our political spectrum. . Structurally and strategically we are doomed to fail in Middle East as long as we don’t evaluate our relationship with Israel on a basis of our national interest.
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