All race and religious whatnot aside... Israel is, as stated before, our strongest ally in the middle east. They are the only ones that we know, without a doubt, will be behind whatever we want to do there. It makes sense from a strategical and economical stand point to have such a strong ally in a region that controls the majority of a commodity that our country is dependent upon. That is really all that they can bring to the table, a jumping off point and nothing more. There comes a time when we need to weigh the pros and cons......:rolleyes: