JRT reader Boris Gorbis comments:
Walter Ruby is incorrect in assuming (without asking) that Russian-speaking Jews fear Obama's candidacy primarily because of his potential to explode the Middle East just as Carte exposed Iran (and the world) to the rule of mullahs. We reject this candidacy because Obama is a left wing ideologue, because he was brought up in an extreme left wing atmosphere, and married into one. We fear Obama because he is essentailly a racist and a Marxist. His stand vis-a-vis Israel will reflect that as a necessary extension of his personal views and convictions critical of America and anatagonistic to many of its features we hold dear. It is patently unfair for our dear friend Walter Ruby to see our community as miopic to all but Israel. On the point of proof Mr. Ruby is also wrong by equating massive enthusiasm with the right course of action. We too notice the groundswell of support for Obama. We notice the media and celebrity driven enthusiasm. Walter, if you watch the old German newsreels from the 30's you might have to agree that being an idol of the crowd does not a nation savior make. As a personal opinion I give Obama credit for being articulate and exasive. I also expect him to move this country to the brink of to a world-wide conflict while making America poorer and unfree.
posted by: jrtelegraph
Anna's opinion: "Yes, Russian jews are against Obama: both because he is a Marxist and because he is anti-Israeli." - is a fraud. It is a fruit of Goebbels's style propaganda made by Topaller, Schwarts, Grant, Davidzon, Katsov and others republican obscurantists in American-Russian media.
Being in US instead of in Israel it is very easy to request to fight forever till death of all Israel Jews.
Posted by: Jerry | February 04, 2009 at 09:22 PM
Yes, Obama is Marxist and thus dangerous. But every lefty, be it socialist, commmunist (these days they prefer to call themselves progressives) or liberal is anti-Israeli. Yes, that includes American Jewish liberals: like Walter Ruby they want Israel to vacate some territory and believe it will bring peace.
To the Palestinians the whole Israel is occupied territory and the sooner American Jewish liberals understand this, the sooner they will stop being liberals, stop "feeling" for palestinians and stop supporting Obama.
Look at every left leaning paper or magazine or blog: they are all anti-Israeli.
Look at Obama: one day he proclaims to AIPAC he supports undivided Jerusalem, the next day he says Jerusalem status should be negotiated.
Yes, Russian jews are against Obama: both because he is a Marxist and because he is anti-Israeli. And these two issues fuse more and more as time goes by.
Yes, be afraid of Barack Hussein Obama, be very afraid!
Posted by: Anna | June 20, 2008 at 05:54 PM