There Is One Crucial Reason We're Talking About Boots on the Ground -- NYT opinion essay

[ancianita]

7. The U.S. has always supported the continue existence of Israel in perpetuity. Israel's enemies are the Muslim

neighborhood it lies in. Iran's proxies like its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah, who were initially supported by 1,500 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) instructors, who helped unify various Lebanese Shia factions under Hezbollah's leadership; and Hamas, whose founding charter was the complete annihilation of Israel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_States_relations

I'm a Zionist. (Catholic, too) I am for the existence of Israel, however Israel defines that. Many believe what I believe -- that whether they believe the Messiah came for them or not, the Jews are Christianity's older brothers -- the ones God directly revealed Himself to through Abraham and Moses.

I agree with John Fugelsang, that Jesus himself was

A peaceful, radically nonviolent revolutionary
Who wasn't American and never spoke English
Who hung around lepers, hookers, and crooks
never sought tax cuts for the rich Nazarenes
Was anti-wealth and anti-death penalty
Anti-public prayer, too (Matthew 6:5)
Never asked lepers for a co-pay
Never called poor people "lazy"
Never even slightly antigay
Never mentioned abortion
Supported paying taxes
And was a long-haired
Community-organizing
Authority-questioning
Anti-slut-shaming
Brown skinned
Palestinian
Unarmed
Homeless
Jew...

but only if you believe what's actually in the Bible.