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| ▲ | griffzhowl 4 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| 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._Fore... |
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| ▲ | lupusreal 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| 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. |
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| ▲ | hermitcrab 4 days ago | parent [-] | | It isn't much comfort that people who believe in apocalyptic prophecies have significant power in a country with a lot of nuclear weapons. |
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| ▲ | maleldil 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| The main reason is geopolitics. Israel is an ally in the Middle East, a key region to US foreign policy. |
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| ▲ | hermitcrab 4 days ago | parent [-] | | So is Saudi Arabia. The US doesn't have such a one-sided relationship with them, as far as I can see. |
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