I can remember a time, not too long ago, that there was no political safety in being anti-Israel, and the faintest whiff of antisemitism was political death.
Even under your interpretation of the CT race, I don't know what it has to do with Rice's anti Israel statements made specifically at a PRO Palestinian organization having members we have all seen on TV being anti Israel and anti US.
Lieberman stands out as a Democrat who supports the Iraq war, for that he was targeted. Not because of his support for Israel- shared with many other Senators of either party.
This isn't about Democrats.
If you are saying that Rice and the Bush Administration feels it can spit in the face of the pro-Israel community, Jews, and Bush's base, Israel supporting Evangelical Christians, you may be right.
See also another thread about the Administration's attitude towards their base.
And then there is retirement looming in a couple of years and the Saudis know how to reward friends.
American Jews stand by Israel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678564/posts
What the British Jews think of Israel's war
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678566/posts
Contrary to the canard, most Jewish people are on Israel's side.
Our government is trying to please anti-American Europeans--especially those in England and Italy. Superior volks here, in the USA, want to continue vacationing in those places, until their illusions during those vacations are saturated with real turbans, veils and headdresses.