Well American foreign policy extends beyond the Middle East.
We can’t be spending all of our time and effort on Israel when there are matters beyond the region that we need to consider.
Naturally Israel isn’t going to get our full attention all the time, they have to stand on their own sometimes.
Sure,
But with Israel, we are telling them not respond to an attack from Iran.
We are pushing Israel to not advance and withdraw from Gaza, where Hamas launched missiles from.
You are right, we have other issues to contend with, BUT we are today pressuring the Israeli’s to hold back because it serves our interests.
It would be like someone telling us after 9-11 not to respond because they’re worried about “escalation.”