All of this because of one Bible verse taken out of context.

As a rabbi once told me, the whole “those who bless you, I will bless, and those who curse you, I will curse” statement is not intended to apply to the entity known as the State of Israel, which was created in the 20th century. It’s more broadly an injunction against antisemitism. One can oppose the State of Israel and be supportive of the wellness of Jews. The irony is that people like Graham are probably DEEPLY antisemitic when you talk to them. I was raised by such people and I can tell you, definitively, they only care about Israel (the State) because they believe that doing so will result in God granting financial blessings to them. They don’t care about Jews. They care about the money they believe God will give them for publicly saying that they support the State of Israel. That’s it. If anything, supporting Israel is a means to getting Jesus to come back (in their theology), which means that Israel is ultimately a footnote in all of this for them.

My non American mind can’t comprehend thinking like this

This is wild

Much of the Republican party base is made up a radical fundamentalist Christians who see a war in the Middle East as being a requirement for Armageddon (which they see as a good thing). The answer to your unasked question is religion.

Thanks for the insight too.

Just a different world ay. I mean we have them here too but they’re far less common and deranged.

You are more than welcome. When I was a teenager I was a “Born Again” Cristian. I am now an atheist. I remember when I was in that mindset, seemingly innocent things, could appear “satanic” and that the end always seemed right around the corner, making long term planning pointless