>Can someone explain the strong ties between US and Israel, and why US stands behind Israel, no matter what? Others have tried to explain this, but I want to n

>Can someone explain the strong ties between US and Israel, and why US stands behind Israel, no matter what? Others have tried to explain this, but I want to note that this impression is a tiny bit exaggerated. The US has a strong relationship with Israel, but there are countries which have better ties with the US, or at least get more from the US - South Korea has a direct defence alliance, Pakistan gets (read: extorts) more money, Britain has the 'special relationship', Australia just got nuke subs, etc. Also, can you think of any US President which did not have a public fight with Israel since Carter? Excepting maybe Trump, all of them had some nasty public spat with an Israeli government. I suspect the main source of this impression is that it's useful for both Israel and its enemies.