As some of you may know, I'm a dual-citizen of both America and Israel, and proud of both of my countries, even if we do make mistakes. One of the more frustrating things about living in America is hearing the misperceptions about Israeli public opinion as if it isn't as diverse and varied as opinion in America or many other Democracies. Most worrisome is the false notion that Israelis are uniformly supportive of McCain and not of Obama.
Well, I just saw this video and I have to saw I found it personally to be one of the most hopeful and inspiring videos I've ever seen. Perhaps I'm a sucker, but I couldn't resist it. If any of you have any Jewish friends or family on the fence about this election, please forward this video on:
Hope travels abroad, and I love seeing my country-folk on both sides of the ocean inspired by the prospect of an Obama presidency. A video like this just firms up my commitment to work even harder towards his election.
Forward it on.
CROSS-POSTED AT STRATEGY '08