This is entirely because of Palestine.
This is entirely because of Palestine.
I don't know anything about UNESCO, but Palestine is a plausible answer to this administration's actual motivations here. But then that would be different from the simple "just wants to destroy" angle.
The fact that it has synergies with the American foreign policy for dominating the oil rich Middle East is also definitely another plus.
It’s not just “oh the Israel lobby is strong”.
The American public are absolutely fanatical about Israel and it's mostly because of their insane religious beliefs, not because they're all invested in the defense industry.
Look up figures for how much defense material Israel actually imports from America vs other countries. Have you ever heard of American politicians getting grilled at debates about how much they support Japan? Have you ever heard American politicians boasting that they support Qatar far more than their opponent? How many American politicians mention support for Australia during their campaign rallies? Support for Israel is a unique phenomenon in American politics, not merely a straight forward function of arms exports. It's because the American people have loyalty to Israel specifically, because their bibles say that Israel is important and say nothing about South Korea.