{"id":162,"date":"2009-07-14T18:12:16","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T18:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/kingdomofpriests\/2009\/07\/jews-at-the-white-house-a-thought-experiment.html"},"modified":"2009-07-14T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2009-07-14T18:12:16","slug":"jews-at-the-white-house-a-thought-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/kingdomofpriests\/2009\/07\/jews-at-the-white-house-a-thought-experiment.html","title":{"rendered":"Jews at the White House &#8212; A Thought Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just imagine: If the American Jewish community were known to stand predominantly for something grand, cosmic, eternal, permanent, and universal in significance, don&#8217;t you think the President of the United States would be likelier to listen to us when <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/kingdomofpriests\/2009\/07\/what-are-jewish-concerns-just-israel.html\">we visit the White House<\/a> to talk about our legitimate concerns about Israel&#8217;s safety?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For that matter, imagine if Israel itself were known to stand for something other than its own survival?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just imagine: If the American Jewish community were known to stand predominantly for something grand, cosmic, eternal, permanent, and universal in significance, don&#8217;t you think the President of the United States would be likelier to listen to us when we visit the White House to talk about our legitimate concerns about Israel&#8217;s safety?&nbsp; 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