Kesher Talk

Blacks and Jews: The Hill reports on the fraying relations between the two groups. "Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are quietly trying to repair the damage. But it’s too soon to know what it will take to mend the fractured ties."

How about the CBC not supporting anti-Jewish terrorists? God forbid....

Black congressman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) villifies Republican's "political ploy" to woo Jewish voters: “I find it difficult to believe that the Jews would be so concerned about Israel that they would fall into the arms of Christian fundamentalists that now find it politically expedient to support Israel... Some people can love Israel and hate Jews, and the Jewish people ought to be cautious about who they make new friends with, and they should never ever forget their old friends because of minor differences of opinion.”

First of all, the differences are not that minor, they are just not across-the-board. Second, the Christian fundamentalists (save a few) do NOT hate Jews. They may have all sorts of kooky ideas, but that ain't one of them.

Jewish congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) told the Hill that the current black-Jewish friction, particularly surrounding the Alabama primary race between Artur Davis and Earl Hilliard, will be short-lived: “It’s a pretty close relationship, so from time to time there are some flare-ups... Probably married couples have over the course of a relationship had more arguments than they have with strangers.”

He then tried to blame it all on the Republicans: "Republicans would like nothing more than to cause problems between blacks and Jews."

Yup, it is always those evil outside forces... definitely insidious Republicans...

posted by Howard @ 7/10/2002 11:14:45 AM