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I've definitely run into that argument before.
It assumes an inherent strategic value to Israel that applies universally and misses how Israel is uniquely beneficial to US interests.
It's not like China needs Israel, with the belt-and-road it is opening relations with literally the entire middle east and not just the white settler colony. Russia already has close allies in the region that would oppose allying with Israel. The EU could try to replace the US as the main backer, and it has a material interest in doing so, but they just don't have the military capacity to pull it off.