SlavaMedvedenko wrote:Hasn't Israel been an American ally for ages? So where does playing it neutral come from now? Israel is possibly the one nation that's more advanced in military technology than the US and a collaboration would likely be more beneficial.
hm. whether the US being an ally to israel is not the issue. the issue is that israel is in a tense state because iran has "raised" its threat of a nuclear weapon recently. if you have any knowledge of the history between israel and the rest of the middle east, youd know that iran having nuclear weapons is a serious issue for the people of israel. the prime minister, bibi netanyahu, recently went to the UN and basically said, once iran reaches a threshold of nuclear capability, israel will have to react accordingly. he tried to get obama to meet with him regarding the issue and obama instead chose to go on The View (there was a whole issue about this but thats a different discussion). theyve talked on the phone numerous times about it but obama has remained neutral and will not react to the current iran/israel conflict, or rather, netanyahu's demands of a reaction from the US.
really, israel being advanced in military technology is also a non issue. i believe it was the minister of defense ehud barak who stated that while israel would surely come out on top in a conflict with iran, it would not be in the best interests of israel to do so. or something along those lines. basically israels military strength is not really the issue, but rather a conflict with iran, which could involve nuclear weapons, would not be beneficial to anyone involved.
its imo a pretty complex issue that goes beyond military strength or alliances.
also fwiw i dont think any US president in our entire history has acknowledged Israels claim to the west bank, which is a pretty significant issue that the US, along with most of the world, has not accepted.
