What Went Down At The CNN Democratic Debate

The Israel portion of the debate is an important one, especially here in New York City, where 1.1 million of the city’s 8.5 million people are Jewish. (Jewish voters made up 16 percent of the state’s Democratic primary electorate in 2008.) American Jews are generally pretty liberal. According to a 2013 Pew survey of American Jews: “70% say they are Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party, while 22% are Republicans or lean Republican. Among Orthodox Jews, however, the balance tilts in the other direction: 57% are Republican or lean Republican, and 36% are Democrats or lean Democratic” When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, American Jews are less hardline than Israeli Jews.