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Support for Israel isn't just about pandering to Jews. There are a lot of fundamentalist Christians who believe Israel's existence is necessary for Christ's ret
by utexaspunk 10y ago
Support for Israel isn't just about pandering to Jews. There are a lot of fundamentalist Christians who believe Israel's existence is necessary for Christ's return, that allying ourselves with Israel is being on God's side, etc.. I doubt it would be worth making political hay out of it if Jews were the only ones who cared.
- __derek__ 10y agoExactly. Just to pluck one at random, Michele Bachmann is an example.[1] [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2011-07-18/michele-bachmann-s-hazardous-love-for-israel-jeffrey-goldberg https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2011-07-18/michele-b...