Does anyone else find it odd that Israel is the most visited foreign country by US politicians? http://investmentwatchblog.com/does-anyone-else-find-it-odd-that-israel-is-the-most-visited-foreign-country-by-us-politicians/

I’m talking about trips that are not part of policy, more like meet-and-greet/networking affairs. And it’s not just congressmen. It’s also various lobbyists, and lawyers connected with federal and state government departments, etc.

This used to be a mainly Democratic party phenomenon, but over the last couple of decades it’s increasingly being done by Republicans also, especially the neocons and the evangelicals.The thing that confuses me is this: Why?