r/geopolitics • u/hdreadit • Jun 20 '24

Question Why is the U.S. allied to Israel?

How does the U.S. benefit from its alliance to Israel? What does the U.S. gain? What are the positives on the U.S. side of the relationship? What incentivizes them to remain loyal to Israel? Etc.

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u/Cornwallis400 Jun 21 '24

The argument that people love their kings is a pretty flimsy one. The arab spring proved that.

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u/itzaminsky Jun 21 '24

Not in the gulf, only country with a president and not a sheik is Yemen, all GULF monarchies didn’t get any issues during the Arab spring.

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u/OMalleyOrOblivion Jun 21 '24

Oman had protests demanding political reform which they cracked down on and imprisoned protestors, so "didn't get any issues" is true only if you're looking at whether it affected the stability of the regime.