Comment on Why is the US so into Israel?
ccunning@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The politicians are into it for the campaign donations.
The average citizen supports it because they generally have a post-WWII mindset and are resistant to criticisms of Israel and conflate anti-Israel sentiment with antisemitism which Israel encourages.
AskewLord@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
USA has the largest Jewish population outside of Israeli. And Jewish people are over-represented in media, government, and other leadership/power positions.
All of the most successful/influential people I have known in my life were Jewish, and very pro-Israeli. The only person I have known who was critical of Israeli was Israelis who were born there. American Jews seems to idealize it, like you said. Because they only go there for birthright.