Paul, you are quite correct. The Jewish population of the US is very active politicaly, especially where Israel is concerned. Various groups and congregations raise millions of dollars for Israel each year and they exert a lot of pressure on our Govt. to keep support for Israel at a high level.
It's a lot like people who send money to Ireland (NOT for the IRA) to "help out" , or Turks in Germany who send money home to Turkey.

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