Deborah Pardes: Becoming a One-Issue Jewish Voter
“I didn’t ever want to become a one-issue voter, but as a Jew, I feel like I’m becoming one, and it’s tragic.”
“I didn’t ever want to become a one-issue voter, but as a Jew, I feel like I’m becoming one, and it’s tragic.”
“We need more security for the Jewish community and other minority communities and for all people … I think the relationship between the security of Israel and the security of our American Jewish community are linked.”
“I believe that if Trump is elected—and many of the Republicans are saying this too—this could be our last election.”
“We also need to talk about climate refugees … Because at this point, disaster isn’t just coming. Disaster is here.”
It doesn’t shock me, but it saddens me that a lot of Jewish individuals who were donors or supporters of progressive causes are not extending similar recognition or support when Jews in Israel faced the aftermath of October 7.
“I guess there’s a certain feeling of maybe a lack of empathy or a lack of appreciation for the gravity of [October 7]. It was an attack on civilians, and many are not drawing a clear moral line there.”
“I just can’t imagine that a presidential candidate [Trump] could think so foolishly about foreign policy.”