Im not sure what they expected from a bunch of democrats.
You do understand that the GOP and conservatives at the time were not sympathetic to Jews or Israel, right?
That they vote for the rats? Which a lot of them actually do.
For the definitive explanation and most balanced review if the State of Israel is this 5 part podcasts Martyr Made Called Fear and Loathing in the new Jerusalem
http://www.martyrmade.com/fear-and-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem-pt-1/
http://www.martyrmade.com/fear-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem-pt-2/
http://www.martyrmade.com/fear-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem-ep-4-the-hill
http://www.martyrmade.com/martyrmade-podcast-5-things-fall-apart/
http://www.martyrmade.com/martyrmade-podcast-6-never/