But even when US administrations have not embodied an emotional attachment to Israel, they have still backed Israel’s cause, provided that doing so can be sustained by considerations of realpolitik. That was clearly the case with Richard Nixon, who never suffered from an excess of love for Jews, but was nonetheless one of the staunchest allies that Israel ever had in the White House.
即使美国政府对以色列没有什么感情因素，处于现实的考虑，他们也仍然会战在以色列一边。理查德·尼克松就是一个最好的例子，虽然他从来没有表达过对犹太人的好感，但不用质疑，在他的执政时期，以色列仍然是白宫最坚定的盟友。