{"id":50625,"date":"2017-03-06T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=50625"},"modified":"2017-03-01T08:15:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T06:15:50","slug":"50625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=50625","title":{"rendered":"Som US Jews see Trump as solution, not problem"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Eyeing move to Israel, some US Jews see Trump as solution, not problem<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Israel is the place I could live the life I want to live in the most optimal way’<\/p>\n

As 1,500 potential immigrants gather at unprecedentedly large fair, a mix of politics and personal factors influence their decisions to uproot to the Holy Land<\/strong>
\n\"AA young potential immigrant to Israel joins some 1,500 participants at the Nefesh B’Nefesh Mega Event on February 26 at the John Jay College campus in New York. (Shahar Azran)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Parkins family of four looked dazed standing in the large lobby of John Jay College in Midtown Manhattan. Having driven all night from Chicago, they were a bit bedraggled and blinked at the hundreds milling about this massive annual event promoting immigration to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The parents, Andrea and Paul, had visited Israel three years ago and fallen in love with the country. With two high school-aged kids, however, uprooting their family wasn\u2019t a decision to be made lightly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked at the Nefesh B\u2019Nefesh Mega Event on February 26 if the current political climate in the United States contributed in any way to their decision, Paul chuckled and said no. Andrea, however, hesitated and said, \u201cWell, maybe a little.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Making aliyah \u201cwas already something on our plate,\u201d she explained. The family, a double minority in that they are both black and Jewish, has already submitted much of their paperwork. They are serious about completing their immigration process \u2014 and soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gesturing to her children, Andrea said, \u201cWe\u2019re thinking about the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"TheThe Parkins family drove all night from Chicago to arrive in time for the February 26 Nefesh B’Nefesh Mega Event in New York for Jews interested in immigrating to Israel. (Amanda Borschel-Dan\/Times of Israel)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Parkins family drove all night from Chicago to arrive in time for the February 26 Nefesh B’Nefesh Mega Event in New York for Jews interested in immigrating to Israel. (Amanda Borschel-Dan\/Times of Israel)<\/span><\/p>\n

A day earlier at Sunday\u2019s fair, Minister of Absorption Sofa Landver had pooh-poohed the idea of a new wave of US immigration. Regardless, she assured journalists that \u201cthe State of Israel is ready for every number of immigrants that will come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After greeting a large group of teenage future citizens and their parents, Landver acknowledged a rise in American anti-Semitism, but told The Times of Israel that the Trump administration would strengthen ties between Israel and its \u201cbig brother,\u201d America. Landver said that while she hopes immigration would be spurred by \u201ca desire to be home,\u201d when anti-Semitism reaches a certain level \u201cit could be pushing people home [to Israel].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the diverse Jewish population The Times of Israel spoke with at Sunday\u2019s fair, the impetus for immigration is a mix of personal and political reasons. From 18-year-old Israeli Defense Forces enlistees to octogenarian retirees, however, their decisions to leave the US had much to do with where they find their own and their families\u2019 futures, and, to a lesser extent, their relationships to US President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each in his own corner of the US \u2018boxing ring\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For Cindy and Gil Roter, the political influence on their decision \u201cis very unconscious,\u201d said Cindy. Both Roters are Trump supporters, whom they saw as the only pro-Israel candidate. For Gil, it \u201cwas a single-issue vote,\u201d said Cindy, a teacher, who said she put liberalism to the side and voted based on Israel, national security, and the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"CindyCindy and Gil Roter are supporters of President Donald Trump, whom they saw as the only pro-Israel candidate. (Amanda Borschel-Dan\/Times of Israel)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

read more: Eyeing move to Israel, some US Jews…<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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