MJ Rosenberg, of the Israel Policy Forum think tank, told a conference in New York this week:
The American Jewish community is not a progressive force in the country”¦ we are a regressive force on any issue that touches on Israel/Palestine”¦ Barack Obama would put through a peace deal tomorrow if it wasn’t for the American Jewish community.
Why? The militant Zionism, anti-Arab sentiment, radical militarism and fear of the Israel lobby and its backers.