Personally I don't think America cares about Israel as much as it cares about Israel's money (banks, campaign contributions, arms sales, etc.). It is that wealth that is the driver of the policy. As long as Israel is wealthy (and has something to give the US) and Palestinians are poor the status quo will remain. The fact that very few other democratic free countries align themselves so closely with them automatically makes this not pass the sniff test in my opinion. I think most non-Jewish Americans would just as soon see America remove itself from the whole damn thing.
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