Actually, Israel should have been formed 20 odd years earlier as the British Mandate called for a Jewish State and a "Palistinian" state. Trans Jordan was created to be the parent nation of the Palestinian State.Chomsky and Bibi agree on Israel's role in US foreign policy:No one can top Bibi.Who's a credible authority on politics and the Middle East in your opinion?
"QUESTION: What role does Israel play in the US view?
CHOMSKY: Exactly the role the US National Security Council assigned it in 1958, namely, to be a bulwark against Arab nationalism. Israel was chosen because it is a dependable base for Western dominance in this region. In the 60s this became reality.
"The Americans feared the effects of Egyptian nationalism on Saudi Arabia's stability, with a consequent threat to American oil interests. The war of June 1967 dealt a severe blow to this struggle for independence. The event proved pivotal for Israeli-American relations. Israel became a virtual appendage of the US, in other words, another American 'ally,' to which the US could turn whenever it wanted a task accomplished."
Israel in Global Context, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Ludwig Watzal