Israel Policy Hurting Obama's Campaign

President Obama made a dangerous move in stating his opinion for a permanent Palestinian state to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He suggested that Israel should return to the borders created back in 1967 after the Arab-Israeli War. This upset pro-Israel activists, and gave a bad name to the US making our country seem unreliable. The real question is: how will this affect Obama's campaign in the 2012 election especially with Jewish voters? According to a recent poll by the Siena Research Institute, the Israel policy isn't nearly as important to Jewish voters as the economy, although, 58% of all Jewish voters say that Obama's Israel policy is "very important" in deciding their vote. Many Democrats are now saying, as well, that they don't agree with Obama's statement about the Palestinian borders. Joining the Republicans, the same Democrats are beginning to challenge Obama's Israel policy. If President Obama doesn't begin to mend his relationship with Israel, he will probably lose many of his previous supporters especially Jewish and pro-Israel voters.