Reply #42: Demographics is destiny [View All]

and demographically speking, Jewish-Americans are dying their way out fo American political influence.

It's estimated that in 2006, the Jewish population of Israel will pass the Jewish population of the USA for the first time.

The reason for this demographic meltdown is low birthrates, an old population, and intermrriage. It's not just an American problem either. Jewish populations everywhere in the world except in Israel are in steep decline.

In America, the only Jewish communities which are holding their numbers at all are the Orthodox ones where intermariage is shunned.

Anyway, politically speaking, Jewish Americans now make up less than 2 % of the US population, and within a decade or so will be below 1 % so their importance as a minority group for politicians to woo will naturally decline too.