Another reason why UK Jews...

Hi All,

....Are overwhelmingly not supporting the Labour party. In the last election some 85% voted conservative. A contrast to America where the majority of Jews vote democrat. Why is this the case?  

The answer is partly because UK Jewry is overwhelmingly centre - orthodox , whereas in the U.S, the reform, liberal and conservative movements make up the bulk of the population. 

But the other influencing factor is the state of the left or more accurately the Labour party,that  is now further to the left than the democrats in both economic, social policy and foreign policy.  Especially with Jeremy Corbyn and his praetorian guard in momentum. 

To whit there is a House debate on banning the political wing of Hamas in the UK (in America both political and military wings are banned).   Yet according to the Jewish chronicle :

Labour MPs have been advised not to push for Hezbollah to be banned in Britain because party leaders want to “encourage” the terrorist group “down an effective democratic path”.

The advice came ahead of a backbench debate on the issue on Thursday organised by Joan Ryan, a Labour MP and chair of the party's Friends of Israel group.

The briefing advises backbenchers: “There is a balance between making absolutely clear our abhorrence of using violence to achieve political ends and at the same time encouraging organisations down an effective democratic path:“Full proscription could be a move against dialogue and meaningful peace negotiations in the Middle East.”

Yet Hamas are NOT interested in peace and never have been. They wish to drive Jews from Israel from the river to the sea, the total destruction of Israel and the murder of her Jewish population.  If they had an opportunity they would turn Israel into a charnel house. The last war was caused by Hamas building tunnels into Israel , into which weapons were stockpiled , so they could launch themselves to kill civilians. At the same time they had also kidnapped and then  murdered several teenage boys, who were studying at the local religious seminary.  It is awash in antisemitic ideology and literature and in any case makes no distinction between its own military and political wings. It deals harshly with its own people, refuses to hold elections and is simply not an organisation you can negotiate with in good faith.

Why the far left support such an organisation is up to them to justify , but that's another nail in the coffin as to why I couldn't support the left and why I'm more in the conservative camp.