Explanation: Today the relationship between the United States and Israel includes
multiple bi-lateral initiatives in the military, industrial, and private sectors. Israel is
Americas most established ally in the Middle East and the two countries are known
to possess a “special relationship” highly valued by the United States. Although
diplomatic relations between the two countries drive both American and Israeli
foreign policy in the Middle East today, following the establishment of the State of
Israel the United States originally did not advance major aid and benefits to the new
state. While current foreign policy focuses on preserving the strong relationship
with the only democratic nation in the Middle East, Israel, during the Cold War era
the United States global foreign policy focused on combating Soviet Influence and
containing the spread of communism.
The early relationship between the United States