Diva , 2 hours ago

I’m not gonna start debating you on this, I was referring to the historical reason for the occupation of Palestine, quoting Churchill:

I say that Palestine is all the more important to us in view of what is happening, in view of the ever-growing significance to the British Empire of the Suez Canal; and I do not think £1,000,000 a year […] would be too much for Great Britain to pay for the control and guardianship of this great historic land

There was no AIPAC then, unless you’re suggesting that there was some other lobbying at play.

US strategic planners wanted Israel because it’s an unsinkable aircraft carrier parked right next to the Suez (among other things). That doesn’t mean that it’s actually useful at the end of the day, but that’s absolutely the stated logic behind things.