United States-Israeli Relations: The Impact on U.S. National Interests
United States-Israeli Relations: The Impact on U.S. National Interests

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Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 109

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This thesis assesses the effect of the United States relationship with Israel on U.S. foreign policy objectives in the Middle East. I conduct an analysis of U.S. interests and relations in the Middle East, separate from considerations of domestic politics, to determine whether U.S. foreign policies in fact further national interests. I analyze three U.S. national interests in the Middle East: (1) nonproliferation of WMD, (2) spreading democracy, and (3) combating terrorism respective to Iran, Syria, and Egypt to conclude whether the national interest is positively, negatively, or negligibly affected by the U.S. Israeli relationship. While the thesis highlights possible interests and areas where U.S. national interests are not well-served by the U.S. Israeli relationship, the thesis does not conclude that the U.S. should withdraw support of Israel. It is in U.S. interests to support the existence of its allies. However, the thesis does conclude that greater objective debate should take place to assess the U.S. Israeli relationship with respect to other U.S. national interests in the Middle East to ensure U.S. national security is best served by current policies.

US-Israeli Relations in a New Era
US-Israeli Relations in a New Era

Author: Eytan Gilboa

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1134022506

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This book examines in depth the fundamental problems, factors and issues in current US-Israeli relations, which will have implications both for the Middle East and for world peace and prosperity. The US and Israel have established an exceptional relationship, which has significant effects on events and processes in the entire Middle East. Israel depends on the US for military hardware, for support against hostile international organizations, and for economic and financial aid. In turn, it is viewed by the US as a strong and reliable ally, and the US has adopted strategic concepts that for decades have governed Israel's national security, such as pre-emptive strikes and counter-terrorist strategies. However, politicians and scholars have accused Israel and pro-Israeli organizations of exerting too much influence on US policy in the Middle East. Here, a collection of international experts present original research and findings on a wide variety of critical bilateral and regional issues in American-Israeli relations, approaching the topics from both theoretical and practical angles.

Israel and the United States
Israel and the United States

Author: Robert Freedman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0429979207

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This unique volume intensively studies the nature and extent of US - Israeli relations, from 1948 through the Bush and Obama administrations. Leading experts in the field (including Israeli and North American scholars from a variety of political perspectives) contribute original essays on the principal political, religious, ethnic, military, economic, and juridical connections between the United States and Israel. Specific topics covered in this new book include: the pro-Israel lobby in the United States; the US Jewish community and its relations to Israel; evangelical Christians and Israel; military and economic ties between the United States and Israel; the threat of a nuclear Iran for both countries; and the impact of American jurisprudence on Israel. Section introductions from the editor effectively contextualize the issues and provide students with an in-depth understanding of the past, present, and future of the US - Israel relationship.

Israel at Peace with the Arab World
Israel at Peace with the Arab World

Author: Mark Tessler

Publisher: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research

Published: 1995-07-11

Total Pages: 10

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This paper examines three interrelated topics. Firstly, and most importantly, it discusses the position that Israel is likely to seek to define for itself in the Middle East if its conflict with the Arab world is resolved. Specifically, it assesses the strategic, economic, political and ideological factors that will determine Israel's interests in the Middle East, speculates about the kinds of alliances and relationships Israel is likely to seek in pursuit of these interests, and considers the probable character of selected bilateral relationships that are likely to emerge as a result. Secondly, the paper assesses the likely impact on Israel's ties with key actors outside the region, particularly the United States, of its peaceful and deepening involvement in Middle Eastern international relations. Finally, it considers the ways that peace will affect political dynamics inside Israel, including those relating to the making and conduct of foreign policy. In particular, it asks how the competition between moderates and hard-liners, a key dimension of present-day politics, might be transformed by a resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The Impact of Changing Narratives on American Public Opinion Toward the U. S.-Israel Relationship
The Impact of Changing Narratives on American Public Opinion Toward the U. S.-Israel Relationship

Author: Rana Kamal Odeh

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 116

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This study assesses the impact of changing narratives on public opinion toward the Palestine-Israel conflict. In contrast to other U.S.-Israel relations studies, but in accordance with some media influence and public opinion research, this study emphasizes the potential role of American public opinion in shaping U.S.-Israel relations. Furthermore, this study attempts to attribute the pro-Israel American attitude shown in Gallup polls to the lack of information about the Palestine-Israel conflict in American mainstream media. This study tests whether public opinion will shift after being exposed to different narratives that falls under one of three major perceptions reported in the current rhetoric regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: 1) Israelis are the victims of Palestinian aggression 2) Israel is a geo-strategic ally of the U.S. in a hostile region, 3) Israel, like the United States, is a liberal democracy. This research includes three primary source surveys to test the impact of biased narratives and unconventional information about Palestine and Israel on public opinion toward the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

US relations with Israel from 1948 to the present days
US relations with Israel from 1948 to the present days

Author: Alex Ovsienko

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2016-03-24

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 3668180393

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Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Region: Near East, Near Orient, grade: 1,7, University of California, Berkeley (Faculty of political science), course: The history of the modern Middle East (from 1918 to the present days), language: English, abstract: In this paper I take a close look at the historical development of the US-Israeli relations from the foundation of the state of Israel in the year 1948 to the present day. I try to analyze how the relationship between these countries evolved in the course of 50 years and how the recent political development like the war in Syria, the Arab Spring, the demographic change both in the United States and Israel will influence the relations between Israel and its closest ally. Israel–United States relations are an important factor in the United States policy in the Middle East, and for this reason the US government has placed considerable importance on the maintenance of this close and supportive relationship. One of main expression of US support for Israel has been foreign aid. Since 1985, the US has provided the Jewish state with nearly $3 billion Dollars with Israel being the largest annual recipient of American aid from 1976 to 2004 and the largest cumulative recipient of aid since World War II. But financial aid to Israel by the United States government is not all that US provides to Israel, Israel is also provided with enormous diplomatic, political and legal support by his most important ally.