The US Election and the US-Israel Jewish Divide

The assessment of the Jewish vote ahead of the US elections is disturbing.

According to polls, the vast majority of American Jews will be voting for Harris, which, according to an Israeli majority, would be very bad for Israel.

The Manhattan Institute has Harris leading Trump 67% to 31%.

The Jewish Democratic Council of America October poll has a 71% to 26% outcome in favor of Harris.

The voting preference of Orthodox Jews show a polar opposite result.

The Manhattan Institute saw Harris up 53 points among Reform Jews and Trump up 18 points among Orthodox Jews.

For an Israel that is overwhelmingly rooting for a Trump victory, it is deeply disturbing to discover that the majority of Americans Jews are voting against the best interests of the Jewish state in 2024 even though the majority of these voters say they support Israel 86% to 5% with 9% unsure.

The divide between American Jews over what is best for Israel, and it needs to be guided by Israel.

After all, we are the ones in the firing line. We are the ones doing the fighting to protect our loved ones and defend our country.

And here we come to the most troubling polls.

The one big opinion divide between US Jewish voters and Israelis is the poll that shows an 18% US Jewish majority say that Harris would manage Israel’s war better than Trump.

In Israel, opinion is radically different.

In an Israeli Channel 12 poll, 66% prefer Trump to only 17% for Harris, with 17% undecided.

Among Netanyahu voters 93% prefer Trump to Harris’s 1%.

The divide between Israeli and American Jews over what’s best for Israel is shockingly stark just days before the US election.