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The stock market is crazy. Half of America still hasn’t seen through Obama yet. And gas still costs almost four dollars a gallon. Sometimes it seems like life is hopeless, and that our country is headed straight down the toilet of godless socialism.

But some things are getting better. Important things. Here’s one: the relationship between American Christians and Jews who actually care about Israel is firming up nicely.

I was all excited when Moxie pointed this out to me: recovering liberal David Zucker recently said:

I know that liberal Jews regard evangelical Christians as persecutors, but they’re actually the best friends Jews have. They are loyal supporters of Israel, along with wanting lower taxes, smaller government and a strong defense. To me, they are my best allies.

Zucker is Jewish. And he’s a well-known film producer, known for Airplane! and Leslie Nielsen’s Naked Gun films. At some point, he realized liberalism was not going to preserve Jewry or Israel, and he came over to the dark side. You probably know about his next movie, An American Carol. It’s a satirical look at post-911 America, where liberals believe terrorists get a bad rap, but a working mother who shoots an occasional moose is Satan incarnate. I would kill to write screenplays for this guy. And I’d like to marry Tyra Banks, right after she becomes a Republican. Enough about my unlikely dreams.

He has figured it out. Some Christians support Israel, and it’s counterproductive for Jews to fear them. We don’t do pogroms. We’re increasingly considerate about proselytizing. The biggest threat from us is that we may annoy you. So the smart thing is to partner up with us and take our cash and vote for the candidates we like.

Oh, man. Zucker’s film site links to another site you may like: MooveAlong.org, a fine site where you can learn about all the nuances of liberalism.

Here’s another nice news item. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, just published a piece in which he points out that Sarah Palin may just possibly be a friend of the Jews.

Here’s a piece of his glowing quasi-endorsement:

During last week’s highly-publicized interview with ABC’s Charlie Gibson, Palin also voiced in no uncertain terms her support for Israel. Responding to a question about the proper U.S. reaction to a potential Israeli military strike to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, Palin said, “First, we are friends of Israel, and I don’t think that we should second guess the measures that Israel has to take to defend themselves, and for their security.”

Are we finally making headway here? Sure seems like it.

By the way, she said that without a teleprompter.

Life is full of problems at the moment, but thankfully, there are little bits of hope embedded in the muck. I hope Zucker manages to spread his open-mindedness.