As an American myself, I’ve asked several people this question. No one seems to know why either. Is it strategic position in the world? I don’t think they have anything the US can exploit besides that really. Am I missing something? Political arguing aside what exactly is the motivation? Thanks for any explanations.

  • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
    31·
    7 hours ago

    With the current US population of 350 million, that means about 3% of the population is Jewish. That is not enough to sway any real policy decisions, unless the group formed an extremely organized voting bloc, which they do not.

    Consider that much of the Jewish population is condensed into a few important population centers. This makes them a pretty strong voter bloc in some parts of the country.

    • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Sure, in some parts of the country. But Jewish influence in national US politics comes more from the population’s outsized influence in wealth, certain industries, and political positions - not from the average jewish voting bloc itself.

    • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Highest Percentage by State:

      • New York: ~8.5%–8.8%
      • Washington D.C.: ~8.4%
      • New Jersey: ~6.2%–6.3%
      • Massachusetts: ~4.5%

      New York, DC & Mass are hardly battleground states, and while I don’t know as much about New Jersey they haven’t voted for a Republican president since Bush Sr

    • GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca
      11·
      5 hours ago

      Voting is nothing, money is everything. Don’t look at it as a matter of votes, but as a matter of donors, and AIPAC is a very significant donor.