In addition to the other replies, another reason for the friendship between the US and Israel is that US founders saw the United States as a recasting of ancien

In addition to the other replies, another reason for the friendship between the US and Israel is that US founders saw the United States as a recasting of ancient Israel. Where Israel escaped Egyptian captivity to form their own unique nation, the peoples in America had left their various captivities (religious, political, economic) to begin a new nation unlike the nations of Europe. Some examples: Benjamin Franklin proposed that the scene of the Exodus (Israelites passing through the sea) be made the official insignia of the United States[0]. "Moses standing on the Shore, and extending his Hand over the Sea, thereby causing the same to overwhelm Pharaoh who is sitting in an open Chariot, a Crown on his Head and a Sword in his Hand. Rays from a Pillar of Fire in the Clouds reaching to Moses, to express that he acts by Command of the Deity." He suggested the national motto be, "Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God." The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, preserved to this day, is inscribed with a passage from the Torah, the book of Leviticus[1]: "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof" [0]: https://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Today-in-History-Benjamin-Franklin-and-the-Bible-441781 https://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Today-in-History-Benjam... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell#Inscription https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell#Inscription