I think it is the religious end of things; by that the Americans can tell themselves they are protecting god’s chosen people. So in a way they are doing god’s will.

Also money talks and the isreali lobby has lots of it.

I have found that U-Turners do not go into the intersection like left turners do.

They will stay tight to the curb at the intersection and then make the U-Turn from there without entering the intersection.