> It's very very dumb legislation, and I think derives from a very odd facet of belief found in some American Protestant belief systems - that for Jesus to come back, the State of Israel has to exist.
I remember reading Bill Clinton's biography. At some point, he mentioned that a pastor told him something along these lines, and that it was an important realisation for him. (I read that years ago, could be slightly wrong but that was the idea).
I found that extremely disturbing that archaic religious beliefs would influence foreign policies.
That being said, it's well known that our former French president got advised by an astrologer [1]
I remember reading Bill Clinton's biography. At some point, he mentioned that a pastor told him something along these lines, and that it was an important realisation for him. (I read that years ago, could be slightly wrong but that was the idea).
I found that extremely disturbing that archaic religious beliefs would influence foreign policies.
That being said, it's well known that our former French president got advised by an astrologer [1]
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jun/25/jonhenley.theo...