Jews and Israeli are distinct. Maybe diaspora is incorrect word, but those who call Israel their home country and reside in the US are of the diaspora of Israel.
Google has headquarters in many countries including Israel. They use various Sources to create maps. And some happen to show Palestine as a separate country. Using one source over another is not a politicized move. But since the recognition of Palestine is recent, ignoring a UN resolution is politicized, more than following an archaic policy of a home country.
>Jews and Israeli are distinct. Maybe diaspora is incorrect word, but those who call Israel their home country and reside in the US are of the diaspora of Israel.
There are something like 100k Israelis is the US. They have virtually no political power. If you want to say "Jewish Diaspora" say "Jewish Diaspora". It really seems like you are using "Israeli Diaspora" in order to avoid accusations of anti-Semitism. My comment was simply pointing out that using Israeli and Jewish interchangeably is probably a more worrying indicator than just saying "Jews have influence in US politics" which is at least true at some level. Although nowadays Evangelicals play a bigger role in determining the US's political stance on Israel than Jews as evidenced by Jewish people being overwhelming Democrats while the Republicans are viewed as the pro-Israel party.
This actually leads me to wonder why US Evangelicals are so utterly pro-Israel. Christians have a long history of discriminating against Jews, but surely this modern development is not about over-compensating for that...? Is it just a "the enemy of my (Arab) enemy, is my friend"...?
I don't find particularly puzzling that the US, as a whole, might have pro-Israel policies for historic and strategic reasons; however, the intensity of sentiment, particularly on the Christian right, still baffles me.
The numbers I have seen is that somewhere between a third to half of Evangelicals support Israel specifically because Jews controlling The Holy Land is seen as a prerequisite to the End Times, the Second Coming of Jesus, and all the stuff from the Book of Revelation.
Google has headquarters in many countries including Israel. They use various Sources to create maps. And some happen to show Palestine as a separate country. Using one source over another is not a politicized move. But since the recognition of Palestine is recent, ignoring a UN resolution is politicized, more than following an archaic policy of a home country.