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Yes, about half of the world's Jews live outside of Israel, the overwhelming majority of those in the U.S. but just because they call America home doesn't mean they don't think of their homeland as being of great importance. American Jewry are very much involved in lobbying the U.S. government to protect Israel. There are even two prominent organisations, AIPAC and J Street, with buildings in Washington, D.C. The state of Israel more or less owes it's continued existence to the Jewish vote (although the Jewish vote only really matters in Florida) and Jewish money. So obviously most Jews in the U.S. are very much committed to maintain their homeland and work very hard to do just that. Irish-Americans are also very much concerned for Ireland's well-being and this was especially obvious with regards to the peace process in northern Ireland. Every modern president of Irish descent (JFK, Reagan, Clinton( has visited their ancestral homes in Ireland. As such, your argument holds no water.

But at the same time, if you were living abroad and there was any kind of trouble in England that was causing English people to suffer, you definitely would care.

I wasn't saying that stuff about the ethnic make-up of Northern Ireland to make any point one way or the other. I was just stating the fact of the matter, which is that religion really has little to do with that the past conflicts there; ethnicity was the major driving force, and the two ethnicities in the North are Scottish and Irish. I, of course, understand that the ethnic Scots who live in Northern Ireland have just as much a right to be there as anyone else, given the fact they've lived there for hundreds of years. I was merely stating the facts

<blockquote data-quote="CitizenGeek" data-source="post: 254383" data-attributes="member: 1170">Yes, about half of the world's Jews live outside of Israel, the overwhelming majority of those in the U.S. but just because they call America home doesn't mean they don't think of their homeland as being of great importance. American Jewry are very much involved in lobbying the U.S. government to protect Israel. There are even two prominent organisations, AIPAC and J Street, with buildings in Washington, D.C. The state of Israel more or less owes it's continued existence to the Jewish vote (although the Jewish vote only really matters in Florida) and Jewish money. So obviously most Jews in the U.S. are very much committed to maintain their homeland and work very hard to do just that. Irish-Americans are also very much concerned for Ireland's well-being and this was especially obvious with regards to the peace process in northern Ireland. Every modern president of Irish descent (JFK, Reagan, Clinton( has visited their ancestral homes in Ireland. As such, your argument holds no water.But at the same time, if you were living abroad and there was any kind of trouble in England that was causing English people to suffer, you definitely would care.I wasn't saying that stuff about the ethnic make-up of Northern Ireland to make any point one way or the other. I was just stating the fact of the matter, which is that religion really has little to do with that the past conflicts there; ethnicity was the major driving force, and the two ethnicities in the North are Scottish and Irish. I, of course, understand that the ethnic Scots who live in Northern Ireland have just as much a right to be there as anyone else, given the fact they've lived there for hundreds of years. I was merely stating the facts</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CitizenGeek, post: 254383, member: 1170"] Yes, about half of the world's Jews live outside of Israel, the overwhelming majority of those in the U.S. but just because they call America home doesn't mean they don't think of their homeland as being of great importance. American Jewry are very much involved in lobbying the U.S. government to protect Israel. There are even two prominent organisations, AIPAC and J Street, with buildings in Washington, D.C. The state of Israel more or less owes it's continued existence to the Jewish vote (although the Jewish vote only really matters in Florida) and Jewish money. So obviously most Jews in the U.S. are very much committed to maintain their homeland and work very hard to do just that. Irish-Americans are also very much concerned for Ireland's well-being and this was especially obvious with regards to the peace process in northern Ireland. Every modern president of Irish descent (JFK, Reagan, Clinton( has visited their ancestral homes in Ireland. As such, your argument holds no water. But at the same time, if you were living abroad and there was any kind of trouble in England that was causing English people to suffer, you definitely would care. I wasn't saying that stuff about the ethnic make-up of Northern Ireland to make any point one way or the other. I was just stating the fact of the matter, which is that religion really has little to do with that the past conflicts there; ethnicity was the major driving force, and the two ethnicities in the North are Scottish and Irish. I, of course, understand that the ethnic Scots who live in Northern Ireland have just as much a right to be there as anyone else, given the fact they've lived there for hundreds of years. I was merely stating the facts [/QUOTE]