President Obama has not earned Jewish vote

Recently at a White House press conference, two senior White House correspondents, Connie Lawn and Les Kinsolving, asked President Barack Obama’s press secretary, Jay Carney, “Is the capital of Israel Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?”

Mr. Carney’s response was, “I haven’t had that question in a while. Our position has not changed.”

The reporters then proceeded to ask, what is the White House position? After a lot of back and forth, Mr. Carney never gave a definitive answer and moved on to a different topic.

To God, Jerusalem is the most important city in the world. If it’s so important to God, shouldn’t it be important to those who follow and obey the Bible — whether the Old Testament or the New Testament. In fact, much of the Bible revolves around Jerusalem. Christians United for Israel is a great organization that stresses the importance of Jerusalem (the holy city) and Judeo-Christian values.

Gov. Mitt Romney shows strong support of Israel. On his recent visit there, he stated that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and he said that if he is elected president of the United States, he will move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In 2008, President Obama got 78 percent of the Jewish vote. It now stands at 57 percent. If the president cannot profess that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, does he deserve the Jewish vote?

On Election Day, Nov. 6, Jewish people across America should give a definitive answer to President Obama by voting for Gov. Romney.

June Gooler
Jackson