And the two-party division just adds to the confusion, since the Democrat-Labor affinity is counterposed to the Republican-Likud affinity based on economic and social issues that are outside the Israeli-Arab conflict.
* * * Nathan, this is pure fantasy. I recently posted a letter signed by *every "progressive" Democratic Senator which pinned all of the blame for current Mideast turmoil on Arafat, and unconditionally defended the "security interests" of Israel, just as the tanks were rolling into the West Bank. This was the continuation of the Dem's total support for Israeli aggression (of which, as you say, the fact that 60% of AIPAC contributions go to the Dems is a factor, if not the only one).
The Palestinian struggle is perhaps the BEST example against your "Dems and Repubs are different" line. Please, the weight of evidence and history are against you on this one.