Wednesday, March 10, 2010

NY Times Accuses Israelis Of Anti-Obama 'Racism' And 'Prejudice'

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Are Israeli Jews much more bigoted than their American co-religionists? An astounding 77% of American Jews voted for Barack Obama. But according to Ethan Bronner [with a little "help" from Chris Matthews], anti-black "racism" and anti-Arab "prejudice" are significant factors accounting for PBO's unpopularity in Israel.

Bronner, Jersusalem Bureau Chief of the New York Times, floated his theory to Matthews [in Israel this week] on this afternoon's Hardball. Asked by Matthews to rate American politicians from most to least popular in Israel, Bronner ranked them: Bill Clinton, Hillary clinton, Joe Biden, with PBO bringing up the rear. There's no disputing that the president is wildly unpopular in Israel: recent polls there have him down in single digits.

But Israeli "prejudice" and "racism" as significant explanatory factors? Here was the exchange:

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