As an American myself, I’ve asked several people this question. No one seems to know why either. Is it strategic position in the world? I don’t think they have anything the US can exploit besides that really. Am I missing something? Political arguing aside what exactly is the motivation? Thanks for any explanations.
Your simple question has a simple answer. The answer is that different people and different companies have different reasons for supporting Israel.
Some people are racists, some people sell weapons, some people want money for their political campaigns, some of those groups overlap, etc.
So obviously the answer is that it depends who you’re talking about.