Really it comes down to religion, and Israel being the bastion of anti-islam in the Middle East. Doesn't hurt that they are also liberal democracy and have advanced economy as well.
> liberal democracy
With a big honking caveat-asterisk that it only applies if you're on the right side of the apartheid.
> liberal democracy
With a big honking caveat-asterisk that it only applies if you're on the right side of the apartheid.