U.S. Aid to Israel

Essay # 16425

History > Middle Eastern
International Relations
Political Science > U.S.

U.S. Aid to Israel

An insight into the military and economical aid to Israel by the United States and a discussion of why the U.S. government continues to support Israel.

2,455 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper addresses the issue of aid provided by the United States to Israel with a pro-Palestinian bias. It discusses how, while the rest of the world strongly condemns Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territories, the U.S. government provides the political, diplomatic and material means for the occupation to continue at the tax payer's expense. It evaluates how this is causing the rise in hatred towards the U.S. calling for extra suspicion and caution and shows how hate can leave the most powerful country in the world the most vulnerable after the tragedy of September 11.

From the Paper:

"Then why does the United States forego its ethical values and support Israel? One reason is simple; the U.S. relies on Israel to test out new military technologies in battle conditions. Israel has cooperated with the US arms industry on research and development for new jet fighters, anti-missile defense systems, and even the Strategic Defense Initiative. The U.S. also requires Israel to use 75 percent of all the military aid it receives to buy U.S.-made arms. This means profit for us, and Israel's military dominance in the region, in a region already buried in hate and violence. It produces threat for whole the Middle East through its nuclear capacities, but no country in the world other than the U.S. can use this as an excuse to take over the other- such the case with the ongoing Iraq war plans."