Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief

Abstract

For decades, strong bilateral relations have fueled and reinforced significant U.S.-Israel cooperation in many areas, including regional security. Nonetheless, at various points throughout the relationship, U.S. and Israeli policies have diverged on some important issues. Significant differences regarding regional issuesnotably Iran and the Palestiniansarose or intensified during the Obama Administration. (footnote 1) Since President Donald Trumps inauguration, he and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have discussed ways to advance and strengthen the U.S.-Israel special relationship, and security and stability in the Middle East. (footnote 2) Since late 2016, a number of developments involving President Trump, the Obama Administration, Israeli leaders, and various other actors (including Members of Congress) have affected U.S. policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1027351

Entities

People

  • Jim Zanotti

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • New York
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies