Ed Koch Flexes Jewish Muscles

As reported in this NPR article, former NYC mayor Ed Koch has issued a very direct warning to President Obama to "revisit" the administration's position on Israel or be prepared to pay a steep political price with his Jewish constituency. This news story was particularly interesting when juxtaposed against my prior post about former President Jimmy Carter's stance in favor of Palestinian statehood.

As I said in the previous post, Carter's position, while validated when viewed through the lens of history and justice, will not likely wield nearly the political influence with the White House as the small but vocal Jewish voting block.