Formula: The state of Israel + U.S. aid = permanent resentment and attacks by radical Islamic states.

Any U.S. President who assumes that the state of Israel has the right to exist and then acts accordingly is going to draw the wrath of militants or opportunists who use the Palestinian situation to further their own agendas. A series of humiliating defeats by a small number of Israelis is something that many Arabs will never forget. This is a no brainer folks, either we withdraw support for Israel or we simply accept the fact that some friendships are rather costly.