When was the last time you heard the US send its vice president to a FOREIGN country to attend the funeral of its FORMER prime minister?
That's exactly what the US is doing now.

And that foreign country isn't one that had fought together with US, like UK, France or Canada.
It's a tiny country far away that wouldn't have survived without the support and help of the US.
That country is of course Israel.

When Jordan's King Hussein passed away, the US president and former presidents all went for his funeral.
What made Hussein different was that in a mostly hostile Mideast, he had been close to US for many many years.
He was Jordan's ruler till death. He wasn't a FORMER king.
Jordan, unlike Israel, doesn't need the help of US for its survival.

As for Mandela, he was admired and respected by almost all the people in the world. He's almost in the category of Saints, which made him an exception for Obama to attend his funeral.

So, what's the point?

The point is it shows how powerful and influential Jews are in US politics.
Remember, US doesn't need Israel.
Israel needs US.

Does any politician like to be controlled or influenced by any individual, group, or organization?
No.
And I doubt US politicians are truly fond of Israel if not for the need of financial support from American Jews.

As for most Christians and intellectuals in US and Europe, they should be ashamed of themselves because when their governments are helping Israel occupy and invade another country and oppress and kill tis civilians, these Christians and intellectuals are silently watching and even condoning and supporting, and worse still, trying to justify the criminal actions.