Rightwinger Shaul Mofaz was defeated by centrist Tzipi Livni for the leadership of the Kadima party in Israel. As you know. The great Uri Avnery:
Greenberg, Mofaz emphasized the word "security" on every occasion,
almost in every sentence.
Sounds a lot like George Bush in '04 and McCain in '08, right? This is surely the same Stan Greenberg who worked for Clinton and Gore, and whom Wikipedia identifies as working with Carville to come up with "leftleaning" policy initiatives in the U.S. As for Greenberg's horse in Israel, Mofaz is a hawk who was accused of calling for 70 dead Palestinians a day as chief of staff during the second intifada.
This again reveals the complex relationship of Disapora Jews to Israel. Zionism, a nationalist ideology, is a core value that transcends political affiliation when it comes to American Jews. Alan Dershowitz is a liberal Democrat here and a religious nationalist in the Middle East. As my great grandma said to my great grandma in Bialystok: Go figure.
