Seventy percent of American Jews feel “very close” or “fairly close” to Israel, while 29 percent feel “fairly distant” or “very distant”, the 2007 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion revealed Wednesday. Along the same lines, 69 percent of American Jews “agree” with the statement, “Caring about Israel is a very important part of being a Jew;” 28 percent “disagree.”  http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1196847318454&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull