...Yes... yes, they are. Or have the last 18 years of warfare in the middle-east suddenly slipped by you? Germany and Canada were the most militant, pro-invasion countries in Afghanistan (and Iraq with Canada) besides the US and Britain themselves.
Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the #1 goal of American Zionist neoconservatives, like Bill Kristol. And by the way, look who displayed the loudest kvetching over Trump's decision to pull out of Afghanistan and Syria- yep, the same American neocons, but this time they had the support of liberals, who've become zealous war hawks in their own right.
The fact that the Bush administration succeded in lying to the UN and the world about WMD in Iraq, which was supported in the USA by news organizations like NYT and Fox who typically don't agree on much, should tell you something. And remember which world leader testified before Congress in September of 2002, issuing such grand lies as 'Saddam Hussein is developing nuclear weapons to arm Islamic terrorists, and 'invading Iraq will bring peace to the Middle East': It was Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.vox.com/2015/2/26/8114221/netanyahu-iraq-2002
Netanyahu even made the absurd prediction that removing Saddam Hussein from power would bring about revolution in Iran, which would further guarantee peace.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE possess the second and seventh-largest reserves of oil in the world. And do I need even mention the Mexican Drug Cartels and Wars that have been ongoing for decades? Israel-Palestine doesn't hold a candle to those, or - let alone - Iraq. Did we find any WMD's? Oh, yeah, that's right, we were there for oil for Saudi and UAE, not nonexistent WMDs.
So we should turn a blind eye to Israel's human rights violations and wholeheartedly endorse the ethno-state solution because of Mexican cartels, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and nonexistent WMDs. :doh
Oh, that's right, my apologies, slight addendum, you believe they "have undue influence over life in the USA and the entire ****ing continent of Europe, aka, the Western World..."
Let's review the list of the top 5 financial contributors to American politics in 2018, their ethnicity, which political party they bribe, and what their position is on Israel.
1. Sheldon Adelson, Jewish- $123,220,100, all to Republicans. Pro-Israel.
2. Michael Bloomberg, Jewish - $90,538,315, all to Democrats. Pro-Israel.
3. Thomas Steyer, Jewish- $70,916,049 all to Democrats. Pro-Israel.
4. Richard Uihlein, German American - $39,388,729 all to Republicans. Contributes to pro-Israel Republicans.
5. Donald Sussman, Jewish- $24,738,200, all to Democrats. Pro-Israel.
These are the men who determine which policies your President, Senators and Congressmen endorse or oppose. That is the reality of things.
https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topindivs.php
