1.0Steven Waldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldmanswaldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/author/swaldmanJewish Hostility to Obama - Steven Waldmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fkFsoWi1AH"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2008/08/jewish-hostility-to-obama.html">Jewish Hostility to Obama</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2008/08/jewish-hostility-to-obama.html/embed#?secret=fkFsoWi1AH" width="600" height="338" title="“Jewish Hostility to Obama” — Steven Waldman" data-secret="fkFsoWi1AH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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At a panel here at the Democratic Convention about the Jewish vote, some local Florida politicians tried to convey to their fellow Democrats just how much hostility toward Obama there is among the Jews in the “condo communities.” Apparently “a mob mentality has taken hold,” with anti-Obama rumors feeding a tremendous anger. The full account…