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tldr: the US is still supporting Israel is because Israel has historically been extremely beneficial to US interests.

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The reason is that Israel has been a steadfast ally in advancing and defending us interests for half a century, and there is no one else in the Middle East who could play that role half as effectively or reliably.

there was zero chance of the US immediately cutting off aid after 50 years of aid, especially while dozens of other countries have also been providing aid and are still providing aid to Israel.

that was never an option and should not have been an expectation from the public, who only has that expectation because most people have only recently learned about the Palestinian invasion by Israel that's been happening for over half a century.

One year is not much time internationally or diplomatically. it's not much time for intelligence agencies to determine what is happening, especially in the fog of war, and it isn't much time for effects of actions to be seen, no matter what actions are taken.

in israel, The US has an attack dog to deal with US enemies in the Middle East, and now the attack dog has broken its leash and isn't responding to commands. Netanyahu is aging, centralized power, and is acting literally insane.

while I have been loyal, this completely separate nation has saliently chosen to have been loyal, although they were and are under no obligation to be loyal to the demands of the United States, as is now being seen.

it's only been one year, and regardless of what you hear, diplomatically the US is continually trying different tactics to stem the violent efforts of a nation with plenty of resources that has no obligation to listen to the US other than continued financial support, that it has plenty of already and has many other sources of aid.

The worst stuff in the world always comes down to money, power, and bigotry.

I overheard a brief conversation between Trump-supporting veterans last week. Youngish guys, so not your average Vietnam boomer. It was startling to hear them talk about what's going on in Israel in two stark terms:

1. They talked about Israel being savagely "attacked" by Iran. Not Hamas, but literally Iran.

2. They hope the military turns Iran to glass.

No mention of Palestine or Gaza at all, nor of the history of Israeli aggression. All they see is that Arabic nations launched an attack on Israel, and Israel is "fighting back." It's a mini holy war to these guys, and I'd guess a sizeable bipartisan coalition within the military industrial complex sees it exactly the same way. Palestine, to them, is just collateral damage in a broader war that was started by "them."

To add on to what others have already said, Israel also supplies the US with a lot of advanced technology and biotechnology. All the cellbrite scanners used to hack into phones come from them, medical equipment like sleep study equipment, drugs, and other things.

Although it seems an area that would be good to just bring in house for national defense in the event a partner nation goes rogue.

Quite easy really:

In the past they were a strategic counter against the islamic regimes aligned with the USSR & Today they are a strategic counter against Iran

Allowing Iran to destroy Israel and having them expand their influence in the region is considered worse

It's a sense of guilt about the Holocaust and a complete failure to realize that nations are as individuals. A victim can become a victimizer; an abused can become an abuser.

Numbers 2 and 3. Israel is lucrative, but not "Piss off numerous other customers" lucrative.

It's pretty simple.

There is an election in November and noone wants to anger the power AIPAC lobby or Jewish voters.