israel, is otherwise not that appealing to jewish voters who are by and large democrats and have by and large have an issue with how the president discusses immigrants generally, legal and illegal. i don't think there is much to gain there except on the margins with certain pockets of jewish voters. not insignificant but i don't think it will cause a sea change even if democrats continue to move further away from what has been a consensus. i think the issue is that what is good for israel is for the foreign policy consensus among both parties to remain as it has been and the more being pro-israel becomes defined by one party or another the more difficult it is for israel and the tougher it is for people in the united states who care about israel as a majority jewish state being protected and safe and secure. this becomes just that much harder. >> sandra: does it give the president an opportunity to emphasize his ties and support for israel?