The first is that we (as a country) feel guilty for having waited so long to get involved in WWII, along with remaining neutral to the other genocides in the world (though ironically, some claim Israel is committing Genocide, according to UN statutes). We are able to look at the way we treated these other people and say, ooh, that's ok, we helped the Jews.
The second reason that we love Israel is that we love the underdog, even if we turn the underdog into an overdog. By giving Israel a huge amount of money and Nukes, we have turned them into the overdog. It doesn't matter, we can still cheer euphorically when they inevitably win all of their conflicts.
The third reason that Americans love Israel is the Conservative Movement and the Bush policy towards Israel. Most Evangelical faiths believe that all Jews should return to Israel. Most Conservatives prefer Jews to Muslims. Finally, and this is the big one, as most of the Jews in Israel immigrated from Europe, they are Caucasians. Can you imagine that, white allies in the center of the Middle East.I don't know, though. Why do you think we let Israel getaway with anything?
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