[Mind-numbed Robot]

I know Israel has been in a very tenuous position since its creation. That must be a tough way to live. However, with US support they would have never come into existence nor would they continue to survive. During the cold war and the years of MAD we risked our own destruction by standing up for them on occasion.

Sometimes it seems as our relationship with Israel is a one-way street, all give on our part. Ther e was the surprising, to me anyway, Pollard spy case and now they are cozying up to China. I hope there is more there than meets the eye.

[ruiner]

Yea, I hope there is too. It seems like we complicate everything we try to do in the MidEast and Europe by backing the Israelis but they don't do much in return.

[Androcles]

To be fair, given their long history and the persecution they've undergone it isn't surprising that they are unwilling to rely on anyone save themselves. If I was Israel, I would make sure I had as many military sources and political/economic avenues open to me as possible...

That said, I think Pollard should have swung as soon as he was found guilty. Going softly on spies from friendly nations only encourages such spying.

[Mi-kha-el]

"However, with US support they would have never come into existence nor would they continue to survive."
Freudian slip, right?
Maybe you should first consider stop footing the Chinese defence bill by buying $300 bln-worth of merchendise from them, and then, maybe, consider stopping selling weapons to muslims that eventually will kill the Americans. Ah, whatever.

[Wuli]

Israel recently sold China its drone aircraft under great "protest" from the U.S.

I am a strong supporter of Israel but that support must be a two-way street.

We need to say to Israel - will it be the U.S. or will it be China, because from a U.S. point of view it cannot be both.