I love Israel. Lived there a while, in fact.
But, no, they are not always our friend.
Just recently they tried to sell Venezuela updated packages for thier F-16's. Only backed down after extremee US pressure. Tried to sell some sort of hightech aircraft to Cuba, too, I believe.
Israel is pretty damn socialist, too. They just have the advantage of a population that culturally despises freeloaders, so it hasn't gone down the drain.
I've never lived there, but would like to visit. I do not for a moment pretend that Israel is a perfect ally. Remember the stories of spies in the US working for Israel. But I do know that Israel has a right to live free of terrorist attacks on innocent Israeli civilians. I just wonder if Bush and Rice believe this.
Basically, you're here to say that you "love" Israel even though they should really be hated.
Socialist would have been an semi apt description a decade ago.
I bet Israel would stop selling services to Venezuela- unless I missed it, not an enemy of the United States- if we would stop selling to Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia.....