We're actually very effective at selling arms to countries and groups opposed to Israel and then (maybe out of guilt or hope at keeping the balance) tossing some cash Israel's way. Mind you, I think the purse strings REALLY need to be tightened when it comes to Intl aid, Israel included. Being that the aid we now give to Palestine is being prominently used by Hamas leaders to pay for their vacation homes in Dubai and South America, that certainly needs to stop.
There's also the really bizarre biblical mandate that is becoming more and more prevalent. If anyone ever tells you the bulk of the so-called "Israeli lobby" in the US is Jewish, call their (usually antisemitic) BS -- it's more often than not Xtian Fundies seeking to fulfill the prelude to their chosen end-of-days prophecy. One of my former neighbors goes to Evangelical congregations and collects cash from these poor, delusional souls, purportedly for "Israel's defense." I suppose I could do the same, but I feel that milking gullible people out of their cash is best left to politicians.
There's also the really bizarre biblical mandate that is becoming more and more prevalent. If anyone ever tells you the bulk of the so-called "Israeli lobby" in the US is Jewish, call their (usually antisemitic) BS -- it's more often than not Xtian Fundies seeking to fulfill the prelude to their chosen end-of-days prophecy. One of my former neighbors goes to Evangelical congregations and collects cash from these poor, delusional souls, purportedly for "Israel's defense." I suppose I could do the same, but I feel that milking gullible people out of their cash is best left to politicians.