Jewish groups have mixed views on Eric Cantor, new House majority leader

Virginia Republican Eric Cantor, upon becoming House majority leader
this month, will be the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in
history. For many Jewish advocacy groups in Washington, however, it's a
mixed blessing.

Cantor is a telegenic lawyer from the Richmond
suburbs who keeps a kosher home with his accomplished wife and three
children. Colleagues on Capitol Hill call him a principled, understated
politician with a good sense of humor and a knack for fund-raising—he
can raise over $1 million in a single evening.

In the new
Republican-controlled House, Cantor, 47, is second in line only to House
Speaker John Boehner. But while no Jewish lobby questions Cantor's
commitment to Israel, they generally share few of his domestic policies.