Religious Fanaticism is a Huge Factor in Americans’ Support for Israel

A new poll from Bloomberg Politics contains afinding that, if you really think about it, isquiteremarkable:

Almost half of all Americans want to support Israeleven if its interests diverge from the interests of their own country. Only a minorityof Americans (47 percent) say that their country should pursue their own interests over supporting Israel’s when the two choices collide. It’s the ultimate violation of George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address warningthat “nothing is more essential th...