Behind the US support for Israel is indeed the demand by the US to control directly or indirectly the oilfields of the Middle East.
Israel does not produce oil itself but acts as a guard dog for US interests in the region.
If any of the current Arab regimes step out of line they now that Israel can unleash its powerful army against them as has happened in the past in the caes of Egypt,Syria,Jordan and the Lebanon.
THe US has spent hundreds of billions of pounds supporting the Israeli military precisely because Israel can act as a threat.
Of course national and democratic movements in the Middle East have been tamed,shackled and broken by US policies whichhas contributed to the rise of Islamic movements in the region.
Israel has already invaded the Suez Canal and its forces are training kurdish nationalists who are intent on separating from Iraq taking the oilfields of the north with them.
Israel is also being lined up to attack Iran when given the green light by the US.
Yes Big Oil plays a big part in the arming of Israel by the USA.
HUGO