i think it may of been the intent of the israeli lobby to jockey themselves into a position that they are in - but there also are enablers within the structure. the bush administration pretty much opened the flood gates for basically a blank check for these interests - interests which should be known are NOT necessarily those of the everyday israeli, just like alot of what the u.s. government does is not in the interest of its citizens(although it may mask it that way). i'm sure there was much behind the scenes deals made between the military industrial security complex and certain interests in israel. israel is also the seat of many powerful security/telecom/security companies which much of the worlds cell phone and internet communication passes through. sweetheart u.s. government deals like halliburton and bechtel were probably equally matched with similar deals with israeli companies.