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Monday, May 19, 2008 12:00 AM

Are the Jews good for Barack Obama?

With Jewish voters critical in such swing states as Nevada and Pennsylvania, Republicans hope to exploit a supposed softness in Obama's support for Israel. So far, it's not working.
By Mike Madden

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  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008 08:32 AM

    @zzz05

    The title of the article was supposed to be funny : it was intended as an ironic reversal of the well-known formula, "Is (so-and-so) good for the Jews?"

    Therefore picking up the phrase "the Jews" and running with it is not only a demonstration of wilful ignorance regarding the sociology of Jewish élites, regarding which I suggest you read almost anything by M. J. Rosenberg at Israel Policy Forum, but missing the point of the headline.

    —Rowan Berkeley Read Rowan Berkeley's other letters

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