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I can read the writing on the wall pretty clearly.  Nothing is going to bring peace between Israel and Palestine in the foreseeable future.  They are impossibly deadlocked. 


Israel is certainly strong enough to defend itself, by itself.  The prudent course of action for the US is to simply draw back and away from the whole mess.  Stop sending money, stop our diplomatic visibility and stop trying to be the superpower that thinks it can solve that problem.  We cannot, and nothing can be gained by letting Netenyatu give speeches in front if Congress, like we support Israel 100% in everything they do. 


Whatever purpose the serve they claim to serve in the Middle East, they can continue to do by themselves.  It is quite clear anything the US suggests will never cause Israel to move from their present position.


They may claim to be a secular democracy, but I can't think of another nation that was set up as a homeland for one religious group.  Defending any country for the purpose of maintaining the religious of one religious group is against America's basic principle of freedom of religion.  In fact we are supporting many Arab countries right now because they are trying to become more secular. 


Keeping Israel as an ally kind of reminds me of China who keeps North Korea as a ally.  Kind of like inviting the alcoholic uncle to Thanksgiving dinner - everybody in the family dreads it!


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