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Bad facts, bad analysis
by N Tangri on Apr 25, 2006 12:55 PM

This piece makes no sense. Nationally, Jews are less than 1% of the US population. Even in Westchester County, Jews form a tiny minority of the electorate. (Also incorrect, but irrelevant to the argument, is the assertion that Blacks & Hispanics vote in greater percentages than Whites). Nor are most Jews' electoral concerns primarily focused around Israel, despite the claims of AIPAC, the powerful Israeli lobby. AIPAC's clout derives largely from the money it dispenses, not because it can rally votes.

The article's logic is also sketchy: the pipeline deal is years away from producing benefits and in any case, as the article points out, Iran is already flush with cash. India bowed to the US will on the nuclear issue, voted against Iran, and is rapidly becoming a US client state. It is simultaneously increasing its military cooperation with, and purchases from, Israel. None of these are actions that strengthen the Iranian threat to Israel; quite the contrary. Whatever the source of opposition to the Indo-US nuke deal, it is not the voting patterns of Israel-obsessed Jews in Westchester County.

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