Victor Davis Hanson: ‘I Support Israel for One Reason: It Is in the Interest of My Country.’ In this episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words," Hanson explains why he believes supporting Israel is ultimately about safeguarding American security and stability—not just Middle East politics. “ It was in NATO's interest to protect the European continent from whom? Iran. And that made sense, didn't it? Because Iran had killed almost, if not more, Americans than ISIS had or al-Qaeda had.” | The