Understanding the very close relationship between Isreal and the United States.

U .S . - Israel Relations : A Closer Look

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TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " History PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Relations in the Recent Times PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 10

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " The Issue of Foreign Aid PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 15

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 16

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Works Cited PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 18 U .S . - Israel Relations : A Closer Look

Introduction

Without a

doubt , the U .S .- Israel relations have been bolstered by almost 60 years of maintaining commitment to Israel 's security and well-being . In fact , this pact ' has been a cornerstone of U .S . policy in the Middle East since Israel 's creation in 1948 , in which the United States played an important , supporting role . Israel and the United States are closely bound by historic , religious , political , and cultural ties , as well as by many other mutual interests . Over the years , U .S economic and security assistance has been an acknowledgment of these enduring ties , and a signal of a strong and long-lasting American commitment to Israel . Bowles (2004 ) revealed that , in 2003 , the U .S Congress approved 2 .76 billion in its annual aid package for Israel The around 3 billion (usually 60 military and 40 economic ) per year for the last quarter century . Aside from the nearly 3 billion in direct aid , Israel is gifted another 3 billion using indirect aid , which accounts for military support from the defense budget , forgiven loans and special grants

Going back to the years when the World War II broke , the Anglo-U .S Canadian-U .S , Mexican-U .S , German-U .S , Japanese-U .S , and Soviet-U .S relationships have all been important for the U .S . government to consider . It is but a wonder why the relationship of the United States with Israel , a country neither large , close , powerful , hostile , richly endowed , nor culturally very near has been at least as special as any of them , and often more special than most . A unique but also fortuitous combination of acknowledged and unacknowledged values , interests , and memories , the whole of the relationship has regularly seemed to exceed the sum of its parts (Schoenbaum , 1993 ,

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Despite the numerous debates regarding the issuance of foreign aid to Israel , it is said that this aid is less a symbol of the U .S .-Israel relationship than it is a real benefit to the United States and Israel The United States provide foreign aid to Israel to maintain its security in a very tough region in the Middle East and a very important part of the world in to advance critical U .S . interests . If that aid were reduced to a point that Israel would not suffice to be able to protect itself , buy the equipment it needs and maintain the peace in their country that is surrounded by hostile countries . Thus , this foreign more serves to become a goodwill to the...