Israel is a longstanding American ally. Not even the United States’ enemies question that relationship. The relationship is mutually beneficial, so “parasitic” is a wholly inaccurate description. Furthermore, as is the case with all nations, Israel will act in its national interest. There is broad overlap between the American and Israeli national interest, even as there are some differences, as well. That some differences exist does not undermine the basis for the bilateral relationship. No pairs of nations have identical interests.
Codswallop. The US has a much more sane relation with Canada, the UK and Australia, for exemple. I never heard that the UK pulled a "USS Liberty" on the US. Canada never tried a "Lavon Affair" on the US, and Australia never did sold your military secret to China. Neither of these countries has an APAIC equivalent that corrupts your democratic system .
You relation with Israel is that of an abused women and her violent husband. We can do anything if you don't want to help yourself first.
Israel didn’t just “seize territory.” The historic experience is far more complex. Israel accepted the UN’s partition plan. The Arab side did not. The latter attempted to conquer Israel, but lost the war. Israel has fended off aggression for the duration of its independence since 1948. At the same time, Israel has ceded territory for peace. It gave up the Sinai Peninsula in exchange for Egypt-Israel peace. It offered to give up virtually the entire Golan Heights for peace with Syria in 2000, but President Hafez Assad rejected those terms. It was willing to give up all of the Gaza Strip and 97% of the West Bank in return for peace with the Palestinians when it accepted President Clinton’s bridging proposal in 2000 and up to 98% of the West Bank (along with all of the Gaza Strip) in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s 2008 initiative. The Palestinian leadership rejected both proposals.
If, say, China suddenly decided that California is now the "home of the Cherokee people" and these proceded to an ethnic cleansing against non-red people there, dio you think the US will take it so easily? You are inflicting on people things you wouldn't accept for yourselves. And besides, the Palestinian authority is more open to a solution than Israel - why would Israel want peace, if it's winning the war? This 97% mantra is bull****, as the said territory would be crissed-crossed will zionist hilltop forteresses, Jews-only highways and security fences, and you know it. Olmert, which is Israel's man in Palestine since the democratic election of Hamas, is meek as a lamb and look at the land Israelis are stealing in his WB as we speak so pleasantly.
Nations maintain relationships based on interests. The U.S. has longstanding partnerships with a number of moderate Arab states on account of shared interests. Those states include Egypt and Jordan.
I can see no interest for the US to have Israel as an ally. Please name one, and no, the facility with which Israel finds the US ennemies and uses for its citizen's money are not among them.
The U.S. trades with many of the Arab states.
And makes war on the other ones. But at least, the reason why the US is ally with arab nations is clear: Oil. There is no such hard value with Israel.
Israel has had a range of governments including left-of-center Labor governments, centrist Kadima governments, and right-of-center Likud governments. The U.S., too, has had governments with Democratic and Republican Presidents. This diversity in governing represents the political maturity that both the U.S. and Israel share. Whether one chooses a parliamentary democracy as in Europe, U.S.-style democracy, or some other form is immaterial. Those democratic states have representative and inclusive government.
Look, it may have a vast palette of political choices indeed, but looking at the Knesset's composition will quickly make one draw the conclusion that Israel is a far-right country.
Assistance (financial, educational, etc.) for people in poverty, need, etc., and foreign aid are not mutually exclusive.
If money is such an un-problem, who are these guys in the street with the tea pouches? Why is this rich guy ripping his shirt off crying about taxes?