Israel no top priority for Jewish voters in US election: Report

Only 10 percent of Jews in the United States considered the Israeli regime their “top priority” when voting in the US presidential election of November 6, a report says.

Israel’s daily Yedioth Ahronot reported on Wednesday that the results of a survey conducted by the GBA Strategies (Gerstein-Bocian-Agne) on the Election Day showed only about ten percent of Jews “said they were most influenced by issues pertaining to Israel.”

About 53 percent of the Jewish voters said economy was the most important issue, according to the poll.

Meanwhile, pollster Jim Gerstein said when it came to choosing the US president, the Jews were unaffected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements about Iran.

On September 2, the Israeli premier called on the international community to set a “clear red line” for Iran over its nuclear energy program.

The report added that 70 percent of the Jews supported Barack Obama and 30 percent voted for his Republican rival Mitt Romney. Obama had the support of 74 percent of Jewish voters in the 2008 presidential election.