While I am a free market capitalist, I believe there are damn few free markets around the globe. The US ain’t one and neither is Israel. I see a bit of it when I attend an auction. I saw some free markets in Korea, where negotiating with the shopkeeper would affect the price one paid.
Aside from that, however, I don’t really think the US corp welfare & indiv welfare climate is that different than Israel’s or Europe’s or Asia’s.
Therefore, my support for Israel has nothing to do with its socialist leanings, although one can only be befuddled by those who cling to political philosophies that attempted to exterminate them in pogroms, holocausts, and gulags. (Also, why do blacks cling to the Democratic Party of Personal and Economic slavery...just as baffling.)
In any case, the issue is whether the bible says a Jewish remnant is dear to the Lord and will be restored in a 1000 year reign on earth. This is not the forum to argue that, but I will point out that you and I disagree on that point. Therefore, the treatment of Israel is important to me for religious reasons. It is not to you...at least not for those same reasons.
So, in sum, you know why we support Israel, despite your not accepting it as part of your faith.
God wants me to.
God DOES NOT want you to coercively STEAL MONEY from your neighbors in order to provide it to those who have "needs". Welfare is Welfare, International or not -- it's always THEFT.
Liberals call that "Charity". Conservative Bible-Believers, according to the Ten Commandments, call it THEFT.
God gave the Ten Commandments to Israel -- don't you think it applies to Israel?
Every Dollar granted to Israel on the basis of Unconstitutional THEFT is a Spiritual CURSE upon Israel. All those who support US Government Foreign Aid for Israel advocate a Candy-Coated Cancer upon her.
Woe to those who call Evil, "Good".