▁necessary ▁education ▁and ▁organisation , ▁become ▁a ▁powerful ▁force ▁for ▁peace . ▁ ▁Cl ust ers ▁of ▁History : ▁US ▁In vol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Question ▁In ▁this ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ess ay , ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁Race ▁& ▁Class , ▁P app é ▁focus es ▁on ▁five ▁distinct ▁clusters ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁have ▁influenced ▁US ▁policy ▁on ▁Palest ine . ▁Evangel ical ▁pre ach ers ▁William ▁Eug ene ▁Black stone ▁and ▁C yrus ▁Sc of ield ▁popular ised ▁Christian ▁Z ion ism , ▁which ▁influ ences ▁Republican ▁Party ▁policy ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Israel . ▁The ▁King – C rane ▁Commission ▁led ▁by ▁academ ics ▁Henry ▁Church ill ▁King ▁and ▁Charles ▁R . ▁C rane ▁propag ated ▁a ▁briefly ▁influ ential ▁Arab ist ▁movement ▁within ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department . ▁Any ▁political ▁opposition ▁to ▁Israel ▁within ▁the ▁U . S . ▁was ▁however ▁und erm ined ▁by ▁American ▁politician ▁F ior ello ▁H . ▁La Gu ard ia , ▁pione er ▁of ▁identity ▁politics , ▁and ▁Canadian ▁journalist ▁Isa iah ▁L . ▁K enen , ▁founder ▁of ▁lo bb y ▁group ▁the ▁American ▁Israel ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁Committee . ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁oil ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁by ▁five ▁American ▁oil ▁companies , ▁nick named ▁the ▁Five ▁Sister s , ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁military – indust rial ▁ne x us ▁influ ential ▁within ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁with ▁a ▁pro - A rab ▁st ance , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁largely ▁s idel ined ▁by ▁the ▁Christian