why does the US support Israel?

is it because of the Israel lobby, or because Israel serves some sort of strategic purpose?

Mearsheimer seems to think that it’s mostly because of the lobby. I think I agree with him; I really can’t think of any unique strategic purpose that Israel serves for the US. if Israel disappears tomorrow, the US still has colossal military bases in the Gulf states, it still has friendly governments in Jordan and Egypt, it occupies Syria and Iraq, it has ISIS to stage crazy terrorist attacks, etc. what exactly does Israel do that’s worth all the negatives for the US?

I watched Finkelstein’s recent interview on Al Jazeera and he mentioned he disagreed with Mearsheimer. just curious what everyone here thinks.

Dolores,
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Israel eats ordanance that would be directed at US bases in the other places if it didn’t exist. if militant groups and neighboring countries didnt have the more pressing issue of Israel they could coordinate directly against the US.

420stalin69,

Because it’s a protectorate, an extension of US power. It’s close enough to seize the Suez Canal if required, and joins with Gibraltar as the nodes for controlling access to the Mediterranean.

Plus it prevents any kind of pan-Arab state forming that would want to include Egypt, which was considered to be on the cards in the 1970s and 80s, and can be used and is frequently used to bomb US enemies such as Syria and Iran with less risk of igniting a direct confrontation because it’s done by proxy.

Dirt_Owl,

Imperialism, anti-muslim bigotry, trying to fulfill some holy Christian destiny or some shit, having a puppet in the middle east that they can use as a proxy without getting their own hands too dirty, etc.

ElGosso,
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Israel serves as a counter to Iran in the Middle East is why

cipher_unknown_lyrical_satirical,
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is it because of the Israel lobby, or because

1 is a part of 2, israel’s lobbying and financial + technology influence also serves US interests. it backfires too like with giving shittons of tech to the Chinese.

Israel serves some sort of strategic purpose?

Israel is really the perfect sub-imperialist state for the US. It’s more than simply military power projection.

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