Miliband's challenge to British Jews

Ed Miliband is a credit to the Jewish nation he descends from, to the Socialist nation he was brought up to be part of and to the British nation he may be a leader of. I know of many people of his heritage who would not have the courage or honesty or forcefulness to acknowledge their debt to their heritage and yet would claim to be "Jewish". I also know of people who claim to be "religiously Jewish" and would not admit to the privilege of holding the citizenship of the British nation. Are they any less British for this ? I also know of people who feel jewish and who question the policies of the state of Israel. Does this make them self-hating ? In some people's eyes intensely yes, not in mine. Are they less legitimate for this ? Where is the perfect Jew who has the "correct identity and "correct self perception" and the "correct view on Israel" and the "correct choice of spouse" ? As for his children - in old testamental times the children of Ed Miliband would have been considered jewish also and should they wish to emigrate to Israel one day the door will be open for them - I am certain Ed Miliband would the last person to restrict the freedom of belief of his children and would be the first to encourage inquiry. For my own part I am proud that a man of his heritage (or in spite of it), of his upbringing (or in spite of it) and of his intellectual honesty (or in spite of it) has a short at the highest elected office of a great nation. he will be a credit to his heritage and to his nation and perhaps even to the principles his parents conveyed to him. We should celebrate persons of the calibre of Ed Miliband and be proud if they share our heritage. And we should be pleased by the state of the world in Britain if he was elected because he would be a leader of great heritage, principled upbringing and deep intellectual honesty - the electorate will have seen his qualities and not the labels others put on him. Ian Zilberkweit

He stands for nothing - and will achieve even less!

He is honest, straight talker and an excellent choice of a leader.

Departure from Jewish identity or one version of it in a world which allows roups and persons to fashion their own out of the legacies they have been given...there are plenty of British Jews in academic and cultural life, business and finance, government and the professions. ho feel exactly as Miliband does. Plenty, too, in the US>

I'll switch to The Guardian for Miliband's views on Jews. Now think worse of Israel for wanting to grab the Dome of the Rock after a huge jihad started by Sharon setting foot there. Have you no respect for other religions?

Is not an issue for anyone in the UK bar the extreme far-right fringes.