I mean it’s difficult to simplify it too much. But I think at least in part you have the huge collective guilt of the Holocaust. This is turn has led to Israel being backed financially and militarily in such a disproportionate manner over time that’s led to them being this regional superpower but also surrounding by potential enemies and being a counterbalance to Iran in particular. Then you have the huge vested interest of the American military war machine. And the huge profits that comes with that. You can just row that back easily, which has painted Europe and America into this corner. And Trump being in power and the instability of that seems to have given Israel even more of a free rein. Whilst recognising and agreeing with SpongeBob on Biden’s role in all this too. Probably rambling a bit but I think all that is much more of a factor than securing the Jewish vote in places like New York 

That goal-line clearance by van de Ven was unreal BTW.  van Dijk does that and we'd be hearing about it since time immemorial.