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U.S. Jews are losing their bond to Israel
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: birthright, Jewish lobby 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for October 14, 2007.

But despite the ever present strength of the Jewish lobby in the U.S., the average age of politically involved Jews is on the rise, and young American Jews are growing less and less interested.

Some blame a lack of proper Jewish education for the diminishing connection between U.S. Jews and Israel, but Israel also has a role in failing to sustain their interest, especially through its attitude towards the reform and conservative communities.

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  1.   Disinterested Youth 04:34  |  Brian 15/10/07
  2.   Proud to be a Jew - Not all Jews are Israelis 07:30  |  Rolland 15/10/07
  3.   Disinterst or disgust...? 08:01  |  Sholom Ben Liebl 15/10/07
  4.   Unfortunately, Not Surprising 08:09  |  Tod Zuckerman 15/10/07
  5.   Losing Interest 08:22  |  Jeff Manbaum 15/10/07
  6.   Losing Interest 08:27  |  Jeff Manbaum 15/10/07
  7.   Shape up Israel 09:21  |  David 15/10/07
  8.   No real surprise here 09:31  |  Binyamin Dissen 15/10/07
  9.   The same thing happened in FSU "Jews" 09:45  |  Global Citizen 15/10/07
  10.   No surprises here 11:09  |  Hannah 15/10/07
  11.   David #7 11:53  |  Guido 15/10/07
  12.   YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THEM THEY CARE MORE FOR MONE AND POWER SOW ... 12:30  |  ILSupporter 15/10/07
  13.   #2, Rolland 13:07  |  Hannah 15/10/07
  14.   LOOSING INTEREST IN ISRAEL. 13:32  |  Robert 15/10/07
  15.   ? weak bond due to reform not Israel`s rejection of reform 13:38  |  B 15/10/07
  16.   inevitable 13:42  |  ravi 15/10/07
  17.   7 david... 13:44  |  ravi 15/10/07
  18.   Why should American citizens 13:45  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/10/07
  19.   American Jews are mostly Jewish Traitors 14:17  |  Shachar 15/10/07
  20.   As a Jew, I don`t feel a bond to Israel anymore... 14:29  |  Joseph 15/10/07
  21.   #20, Joseph 14:47  |  Hannah 15/10/07
  22.   #& David--JEWISH Supporters Of Peace ARE Appreciated! 14:51  |  Proud Pal Defender 15/10/07
  23.   ive said it many times... 14:58  |  glen 15/10/07
  24.   20 % USED TO VISIT 15:08  |  ROB OF MELBOURNE AUS 15/10/07
  25.   Restored Faith 15:33  |  Moses 15/10/07
  26.   Proud of my Israel Child Murdering, Land Stealing State 15:50  |  POP 15/10/07
  27.   What Some Jews Don`t Want To Face 15:56  |  Tony Anthony 15/10/07
  28.   The Big Picture 16:03  |  Danite 15/10/07
  29.   #2. Roland, I could not put it better than YOU. 16:07  |  Benyamin 15/10/07
  30.   US Jews & Israel 16:44  |  J.Hardisty 15/10/07
  31.   #30 J.Hardisty 17:04  |  ILSupporter 15/10/07
  32.   u.s. jews and israel 17:13  |  elliot 15/10/07
  33.   When 25% of Israeli men 17:21  |  Peter SM 15/10/07
  34.   reform and conservative are dead movements 17:25  |  david 15/10/07
  35.   This is not all 17:25  |  Michael N 15/10/07
  36.   #28, Danite 17:54  |  Hannah 15/10/07
  37.   Talkbacks Reveal Some Answers 18:07  |  Tod Zuckerman 15/10/07
  38.   No one in their right mind.......... 19:03  |  Deborah 15/10/07
  39.   Hannah - why do you waist your energy? 19:13  |  Jewboy 15/10/07
  40.   To Brian (1 of 2) 19:14  |  YH 15/10/07
  41.   To Brian (2 of 2) 19:17  |  YH 15/10/07
  42.   Israel 19:18  |  Sara 15/10/07
  43.   Israel guilty for everything?? 19:23  |  Miriam 15/10/07
  44.   Tzedek, tzedek tirdof - what became of that ? 19:24  |  David 15/10/07
  45.   Israel 19:27  |  Shuli 15/10/07
  46.   Problems in Israel 19:30  |  Chana 15/10/07
  47.   #39: Because she has it to spare 19:41  |  5th generation 15/10/07
  48.   Interest? Not one more dime until..... 19:52  |  Zadok 15/10/07
  49.   #28 Danite 19:59  |  Ibrahim 15/10/07
  50.   to hannah, 10 20:29  |  Igor D. 15/10/07
  51.   sholom is spot on 20:42  |  al 15/10/07
  52.   Ibrahim hello 20:43  |  danite 15/10/07
  53.   #52, Danite 20:54  |  Ibrahim 15/10/07
  54.   # 50 Igor 20:58  |  Julie 15/10/07
  55.   Jews - Part 2 21:03  |  Nigel 15/10/07
  56.   #55 Jews-Part 2 Nigel 21:16  |  Trent 15/10/07
  57.   No Mystery 21:43  |  Sidney Falco 15/10/07
  58.   Trent #56 21:59  |  Nigel 15/10/07
  59.   "Ibrahim" 21:59  |  Danite 15/10/07
  60.   # 59, to Danite 22:20  |  Ibrahim 15/10/07
  61.   No 46 - and Arabs killed by Jews? 23:01  |  Palestinian Brit 15/10/07
  62.   God help us all 23:08  |  jon ny 15/10/07
  63.   all bashers... Israel keeps shinning 23:18  |  Positive Yid 15/10/07
  64.   I have no control where my support dollars go 23:18  |  Robert 15/10/07
  65.   Dumb Dan... "It needs to re integrate with the world..." 23:21  |  Yid 15/10/07
  66.   Typical Israeli arrogance & insensitivity 23:34  |  Disillusioned 15/10/07
  67.   Israeli Jews are losing their bond to Israel 23:40  |  Zev 15/10/07
  68.   To:Rolland#2/Sholom#3Hanna#10 and others 23:47  |  kameel 15/10/07
  69.   Rollands comment 23:52  |  Denise 15/10/07
  70.   American Jews & Israel. 00:14  |  Wiktor 16/10/07
  71.   Hardline policies towards the Pals turn off many 00:36  |  newageblues 16/10/07
  72.   somehow i doubt that the posters here are american jews 01:23  |  youngamerican 16/10/07
  73.   #54 Julie: Why bother? 01:27  |  3-ha-ha 16/10/07
  74.   I`VE HEARD ENOUGH ALREADY 01:45  |  B`Galil 16/10/07
  75.   ANTI SEMTISM IS HERE 01:46  |  TOBIA 16/10/07
  76.   To DAVID #34 - DON`T BELIEVE IN JUDAISM?? 01:48  |  B`Galil 16/10/07
  77.   # 64 in Bat Yam 01:54  |  A former supporter 16/10/07
  78.   Newageblues # 67 in MD. 02:03  |  Never mind 16/10/07
  79.   POP #26 02:18  |  TOBIA 16/10/07
  80.   no link between israelis and overseas jews, fact 02:33  |  israeli overseas 16/10/07
  81.   US Jews & Israel 02:42  |  Galit 16/10/07
  82.   Lack of education 02:43  |  Isaac 16/10/07
  83.   #66 02:54  |  TOBIA 16/10/07
  84.   Interesting developments 05:01  |  Neil 16/10/07
  85.   Intersting Development 2 05:07  |  Neil 16/10/07
  86.   CORRECTION TO 70 05:18  |  TOBIA 16/10/07
  87.   Proud to be a jew 05:44  |  Bill 16/10/07
  88.   #s66 & 81 Tobia--Stand Up For PEACE...Not Bigotry & War. 07:10  |  Proud Pal Defender 16/10/07
  89.   newageblues 07:55  |  sweis Melbourne 16/10/07
  90.   Israel 10:13  |  Hadassah 16/10/07
  91.   #81 Galit - So write them ALL off????? 10:58  |  B`Galil 16/10/07
  92.   The headline speaks truthfully, but why is it so? 11:40  |  Rabbi David Hoffman 16/10/07
  93.   # 36 Hannah 12:58  |  Lynn 16/10/07
  94.   To Galit # 81 - I am one of them, a joke. 13:39  |  C assandra 16/10/07
  95.   #93, Lynn 13:43  |  James 16/10/07
  96.   Priorities 18:54  |  Yossi 16/10/07
  97.   Israel has Nothing to Offer Americans 22:04  |  ARTH 16/10/07
  98.   To the Jews who gave up 01:28  |  Moises 17/10/07
  99.   # 81 Galit -We`re not jokes 16:36  |  Lisa 17/10/07
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