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hermitcrab 1y ago
I've never really understood the relationship between the US and Israel. The US gives Israel pretty much whatever it wants and in return the US gets ... nothing? Israel even (deliberately?) attacked a US ship during the 6 day war, with little (if any) consequences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident >While millions of American evangelical Christians have long been fervent supporters of the Jewish state because of End Times prophecies Is that the main reason for this incredibly one-sided relationship?
- maleldil 1y ago
  The main reason is geopolitics. Israel is an ally in the Middle East, a key region to US foreign policy.
  - hermitcrab 1y ago
    So is Saudi Arabia. The US doesn't have such a one-sided relationship with them, as far as I can see.
- lupusreal 1y ago
  Those apocalyptic prophecies are a big part of it, yes. Many politicians are believers in those prophecies, and many more count on votes from those believers. There's also the whole "God's chosen people" stuff, and a lot of older people think Israel should be given a blank cheque due to WW2 stuff. And of course some of it comes from wealthy donors like Miriam Adelson, a desire to go overboard to distance themselves from the threat of being labelled an antisemite, a desire to paint themselves as more pro-Israel than the other party, etc.
  - hermitcrab 1y ago
    It isn't much comfort that people who believe in apocalyptic prophecies have significant power in a country with a lot of nuclear weapons.
- griffzhowl 1y ago
  There's also the effectiveness of the Israel lobby. Various pro-Israel organisations fund almost all members of congress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Foreign_Policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Fore...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christian-zionism-israel-antisemitic-new-apostolic-reformation_n_667d6b73e4b017bda37be3e4 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christian-zionism-israel-anti...

hermitcrab 1y ago

I've never really understood the relationship between the US and Israel. The US gives Israel pretty much whatever it wants and in return the US gets ... nothing? Israel even (deliberately?) attacked a US ship during the 6 day war, with little (if any) consequences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident >While millions of American evangelical Christians have long been fervent supporters of the Jewish state because of End Times prophecies Is that the main reason for this incredibly one-sided relationship?

maleldil 1y ago
The main reason is geopolitics. Israel is an ally in the Middle East, a key region to US foreign policy.
- hermitcrab 1y ago
  So is Saudi Arabia. The US doesn't have such a one-sided relationship with them, as far as I can see.
lupusreal 1y ago
Those apocalyptic prophecies are a big part of it, yes. Many politicians are believers in those prophecies, and many more count on votes from those believers. There's also the whole "God's chosen people" stuff, and a lot of older people think Israel should be given a blank cheque due to WW2 stuff. And of course some of it comes from wealthy donors like Miriam Adelson, a desire to go overboard to distance themselves from the threat of being labelled an antisemite, a desire to paint themselves as more pro-Israel than the other party, etc.
- hermitcrab 1y ago
  It isn't much comfort that people who believe in apocalyptic prophecies have significant power in a country with a lot of nuclear weapons.
griffzhowl 1y ago
There's also the effectiveness of the Israel lobby. Various pro-Israel organisations fund almost all members of congress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Foreign_Policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Fore...