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God_Wears_Prada posted...

I mean hes right from a geopolitical standpoint. Literally the only reason we care about Israel is the strategic foothold it gives us in the Middle East.

There are a few reasons we like the relationship with Israel. First they guard the Suez Canal: the most important canal in the world, second is that they resonate culturally with the Jews & Christians in the US, so are good for politics and third they are seen as a strong and stable power in the Middle East that can help the US achieve its broad strategic goals in the region (plus they have nukes, so we especially want them to be stable).

The relationship with Israel used to be more contentious with the rest of the Middle East before, but as relations between the various Muslim countries and Israel have been getting closer over the years, this is less of the issue. We get absolutely nothing by support Palestine, they are a weak country that is not even particularly well regarded by the rest of the Muslim countries. They are nothing but useful idiots for the Iranians and will be a hotbed for civil strife for the foreseeable future