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US-Israeli relationship
U.S. SUPPORT OF ISRAEL:
Much criticism has been perpetuated by Arabs / Muslims, Anti-Semitic elements around the world, as well others whom may not be fully informed as to the nature of the U.S.-Israeli relationship. These vociferous contention of United States unwavering support of Israel. Few wonder why Israel, with no oil, few natural resources, and little strategic value, vis-a-vis other Arab countries in Middle East and Gulf region, it enjoys the support of United State. Here are few reasons why.
NATIONAL: Israel was founded on 15 May 1948, as result of UN Resolution 181. Of the 57 Islamic and Arab countries, only four states have formally recognized this Jewish state.
Some Leaders of the Islamic world, perceive and perpetuate false notions that, Israel was created through conspiracy by western “Crusaders” to “implant the Zionist infidels in the heart of Arab land” and “Jews Rule the World by proxy”. A theory of which U.S. rejects as utter nonsense.
ISRAEL'S SECURITY: Ever since its foundation, and to date, this nation of only 6.9 Million Jews, Christian and Muslim citizens, Israel has been facing constant threat to its very existence, from 350+ Million Arabs and Muslims. U.S will not allow minority groups, or a country to face yet another threat of genocide, and annihilation of a democratic state, as it did not allow it in Europe during WWII, Bosnia in 1996, and in Kuwait in 1991.
GEOPOLITICAL: U.S. and Western countries have extensive economic and strategic interests in the Gulf & Middle East region. With exception of Israel & Turkey, all other states in that region are governed by un-elected and unpredictable dictators. These rulers control more than 70% of oil reserve on earth - the lifeblood of the Industrialized nations economies. Unchecked, and with weapons of mass destruction in their possession, any of these despotic rulers there, is capable of destabilizing the region, and cause major catastrophic war among all nations. A prospect to which, U.S. and rest of the civilized world cannot allow.
Contrary to Arabs contention, strong and prosperous Israel, it contributes to the stability of this fragile region, as it has done so far. Without Israeli deterrence and actions to stop his nuclear arm programs in 1981 - Former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, would have controlled almost all the oil supply from this region, and the holiest places to Islam in Mecca & Media. Backed by nuclear and Chemical weapons in his possession, he would not have hesitated to unleash them on his neighbors, and Israel, as he did to the Iraqi-Kurds in 1988. He would have swallowed Jordan for breakfast. Much like he did with Kuwait, and attempted to do the same with kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1990, when he was defeated by U.S. and its allies during the 1991 Gulf War.
The late Arafat, and his Palestinians, would have overthrown the kingdom of Jordan in September 1970, and the Christian led government of Lebanon, in 1981 as he attempted to do respectively. Only to be converted into a nest of Palestinian religious extremist, threatening the stability in the region. Lebanon would ceases to exist as a sovereign state, to become a Syrian province. Until they were kicked out in April 2005. Together with Iran, they would convert this former peaceful and prosperous little country into the terrorist group of Hizbollah, to be used as staging area to launch more intensified and deadly terror attacks against anybody, or any country which does not adhere to their strict interpretation of Shi'aa Islam, as they did in 1983 in Beirut, and WTC in 1993.
GOVERNMENTS: U.S. & Israel, are both governed by democratic institutions. Based on freedom of speech and expression, accorded to their respective citizens. Both countries, encourage polemics, civilized social discourse, respect to rule of law and constitution. Both nations (along with other democracies that is) see these qualities as means to strengthen their societies.
Unfortunately Arabs, and most Muslims believe otherwise. They do not practice democracy, nor do they allow discourse, nor religious dissension.
HISTORY & RELIGION: Absolute majority of Americans are of the Christian belief. They believe Jesus was a Jew. He lived and preached in Jerusalem and its surroundings 2000 years ago. Therefore, they DO believe in Jews ancestral right to the land, and support the Jewish legitimacy as a religion, thus the Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, and the State of Israel.
Unfortunately, most Muslims, and almost all Arabs never accepted the existence of Israel as a sovereign state. Rather, they perceive Jews in Israel as “settlers” and “foreign colonial occupiers”. Not withstanding the fact that, former head of the Palestinians, the late Yasser Arafat, himself was born in, and had immigrated from Egypt to the Palestinian West Bank. Furthermore, some fundamentalist Muslims question the legitimacy of the Jewish religion, and label it as mere cult, created in Eastern Europe by the Zionists in early 18th Century. They dismiss the authenticity of the Old Testament, and claim it to have been written by “Protocols of Elders of Zion”, to provide the Jews with road map to rule the world. A notion, contrary to most Americans basic belief in history and theology of their own religion.
SOCIAL & CULTURAL: Ever since late 1950's when Israel had transformed itself from a socialist state to a market driven economy, it became an ally of U.S. and other western countries, not only for economic reasons, but also for its survival as an independent and democratic Jewish state. Israeli government and its society have invested a great deal of time and effort to understand the American people, their form of government, social values, and their way of life. As result, U.S.-Israeli administrations and their respective societies have found more common ground with each other then ever before. As their economic and political ties strengthened, so their friendship.
While its citizens have maintained their respective ancient heritage, religious, cultural and the language of Hebrew, Israel has embraced many of the American’s economic models and practices, to which, it is the contributing factor in the rise of the Israelis standard of living today.
Unfortunately, most Arabs and extreme elements in Islam, chose to close themselves in - culturally, socially, and economically. Despite the Trillions of Dollars earned from Oil revenues, average Arab citizen lives at, or below the poverty line. Oppressed by his fundamentalist, or ruthless military leader. He is kept ignorant of the world outside his own cultural and religious perimeters. While his backward, despotic, and corrupt ruler, lives in multiple palaces, stashes billions of Dollars of public money in his private foreign accounts, along with other hidden assets.
Arab & Muslims, complain that “Americans don’t understand neither Islam, nor Muslims”. While it is true to some degree, they themselves spend little time to understand the Americans, or the western civilizations, even among those Muslims who live in the West. This cultural of myopic and ignorance, inevitably it leads them to falsely pin their social and economical ills on Israel, and continue to vilify U.S. and other western countries as the “ugly domineering imperialists.” Otherwise, commit heinous terror attack against their fellow non-Muslims civilians, such as in Madrid, London, Hague, to name a few.
Arabs and Jews are decedents of the same Semitic groups. Nearly 55% of Israeli population had immigrated from Islamic countries in the region. In fact, Israel’s current President, and its Defense Minister, and Head of IDF, all were born and grew up in Iran. Its former, and current Foreign Minister were born and immigrated from Tunis and Morocco. Other former defense ministers, were born in, and had immigrated from Iraq.
It is ironic that today, Israelis with their long history in that region, have more common with countries in other continents, then the ones across their own borders.
PARALLEL HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT: As immigrants themselves during the 18th & 19th Century, most Americans appreciate hard working & industrious people, as the Israelis are. During their formation periods, both nations pulled their best human resources, and with determination have created prosperous nations from deserts. Americans have much admiration to the Israeli achievements from which, despite their formidable odds of survival, they managed to provide their citizen with one of the highest standard of living in the world in just 58 years.
HUMANITARIAN: Throughout their 3,500 history and haritage in that region, Israelite Jews were twice expelled from their land (Babylonians in 546 ACE, and by the Romans in 73 ACE). Subsequently they were scattered around the world, including the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, where a large Jewish community had lived there for almost a 1,000 years.
For centuries , Jews have been persecuted by their host countries in Europe, Middle East & North Africa. During WWII, more then Six Million Jews, and untold number of other ethnic and religious minority groups, were exterminated by the Nazis.
Those liberating Americans solders at the end of WWII in Europe, saw it first hand, the atrocities committed by the Nazis in the concentration camps. Since then, every U.S. administration has vowed to not let it ever happen again to any minority group. Regardless of their race, creed or religion.
U.S. SUPPORT OF ISRAEL:
Much criticism has been perpetuated by Arabs / Muslims, Anti-Semitic elements around the world, as well others whom may not be fully informed as to the nature of the U.S.-Israeli relationship. These vociferous contention of United States unwavering support of Israel. Few wonder why Israel, with no oil, few natural resources, and little strategic value, vis-a-vis other Arab countries in Middle East and Gulf region, it enjoys the support of United State. Here are few reasons why.
NATIONAL: Israel was founded on 15 May 1948, as result of UN Resolution 181. Of the 57 Islamic and Arab countries, only four states have formally recognized this Jewish state.
Some Leaders of the Islamic world, perceive and perpetuate false notions that, Israel was created through conspiracy by western “Crusaders” to “implant the Zionist infidels in the heart of Arab land” and “Jews Rule the World by proxy”. A theory of which U.S. rejects as utter nonsense.
ISRAEL'S SECURITY: Ever since its foundation, and to date, this nation of only 6.9 Million Jews, Christian and Muslim citizens, Israel has been facing constant threat to its very existence, from 350+ Million Arabs and Muslims. U.S will not allow minority groups, or a country to face yet another threat of genocide, and annihilation of a democratic state, as it did not allow it in Europe during WWII, Bosnia in 1996, and in Kuwait in 1991.
GEOPOLITICAL: U.S. and Western countries have extensive economic and strategic interests in the Gulf & Middle East region. With exception of Israel & Turkey, all other states in that region are governed by un-elected and unpredictable dictators. These rulers control more than 70% of oil reserve on earth - the lifeblood of the Industrialized nations economies. Unchecked, and with weapons of mass destruction in their possession, any of these despotic rulers there, is capable of destabilizing the region, and cause major catastrophic war among all nations. A prospect to which, U.S. and rest of the civilized world cannot allow.
Contrary to Arabs contention, strong and prosperous Israel, it contributes to the stability of this fragile region, as it has done so far. Without Israeli deterrence and actions to stop his nuclear arm programs in 1981 - Former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, would have controlled almost all the oil supply from this region, and the holiest places to Islam in Mecca & Media. Backed by nuclear and Chemical weapons in his possession, he would not have hesitated to unleash them on his neighbors, and Israel, as he did to the Iraqi-Kurds in 1988. He would have swallowed Jordan for breakfast. Much like he did with Kuwait, and attempted to do the same with kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1990, when he was defeated by U.S. and its allies during the 1991 Gulf War.
The late Arafat, and his Palestinians, would have overthrown the kingdom of Jordan in September 1970, and the Christian led government of Lebanon, in 1981 as he attempted to do respectively. Only to be converted into a nest of Palestinian religious extremist, threatening the stability in the region. Lebanon would ceases to exist as a sovereign state, to become a Syrian province. Until they were kicked out in April 2005. Together with Iran, they would convert this former peaceful and prosperous little country into the terrorist group of Hizbollah, to be used as staging area to launch more intensified and deadly terror attacks against anybody, or any country which does not adhere to their strict interpretation of Shi'aa Islam, as they did in 1983 in Beirut, and WTC in 1993.
GOVERNMENTS: U.S. & Israel, are both governed by democratic institutions. Based on freedom of speech and expression, accorded to their respective citizens. Both countries, encourage polemics, civilized social discourse, respect to rule of law and constitution. Both nations (along with other democracies that is) see these qualities as means to strengthen their societies.
Unfortunately Arabs, and most Muslims believe otherwise. They do not practice democracy, nor do they allow discourse, nor religious dissension.
HISTORY & RELIGION: Absolute majority of Americans are of the Christian belief. They believe Jesus was a Jew. He lived and preached in Jerusalem and its surroundings 2000 years ago. Therefore, they DO believe in Jews ancestral right to the land, and support the Jewish legitimacy as a religion, thus the Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, and the State of Israel.
Unfortunately, most Muslims, and almost all Arabs never accepted the existence of Israel as a sovereign state. Rather, they perceive Jews in Israel as “settlers” and “foreign colonial occupiers”. Not withstanding the fact that, former head of the Palestinians, the late Yasser Arafat, himself was born in, and had immigrated from Egypt to the Palestinian West Bank. Furthermore, some fundamentalist Muslims question the legitimacy of the Jewish religion, and label it as mere cult, created in Eastern Europe by the Zionists in early 18th Century. They dismiss the authenticity of the Old Testament, and claim it to have been written by “Protocols of Elders of Zion”, to provide the Jews with road map to rule the world. A notion, contrary to most Americans basic belief in history and theology of their own religion.
SOCIAL & CULTURAL: Ever since late 1950's when Israel had transformed itself from a socialist state to a market driven economy, it became an ally of U.S. and other western countries, not only for economic reasons, but also for its survival as an independent and democratic Jewish state. Israeli government and its society have invested a great deal of time and effort to understand the American people, their form of government, social values, and their way of life. As result, U.S.-Israeli administrations and their respective societies have found more common ground with each other then ever before. As their economic and political ties strengthened, so their friendship.
While its citizens have maintained their respective ancient heritage, religious, cultural and the language of Hebrew, Israel has embraced many of the American’s economic models and practices, to which, it is the contributing factor in the rise of the Israelis standard of living today.
Unfortunately, most Arabs and extreme elements in Islam, chose to close themselves in - culturally, socially, and economically. Despite the Trillions of Dollars earned from Oil revenues, average Arab citizen lives at, or below the poverty line. Oppressed by his fundamentalist, or ruthless military leader. He is kept ignorant of the world outside his own cultural and religious perimeters. While his backward, despotic, and corrupt ruler, lives in multiple palaces, stashes billions of Dollars of public money in his private foreign accounts, along with other hidden assets.
Arab & Muslims, complain that “Americans don’t understand neither Islam, nor Muslims”. While it is true to some degree, they themselves spend little time to understand the Americans, or the western civilizations, even among those Muslims who live in the West. This cultural of myopic and ignorance, inevitably it leads them to falsely pin their social and economical ills on Israel, and continue to vilify U.S. and other western countries as the “ugly domineering imperialists.” Otherwise, commit heinous terror attack against their fellow non-Muslims civilians, such as in Madrid, London, Hague, to name a few.
Arabs and Jews are decedents of the same Semitic groups. Nearly 55% of Israeli population had immigrated from Islamic countries in the region. In fact, Israel’s current President, and its Defense Minister, and Head of IDF, all were born and grew up in Iran. Its former, and current Foreign Minister were born and immigrated from Tunis and Morocco. Other former defense ministers, were born in, and had immigrated from Iraq.
It is ironic that today, Israelis with their long history in that region, have more common with countries in other continents, then the ones across their own borders.
PARALLEL HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT: As immigrants themselves during the 18th & 19th Century, most Americans appreciate hard working & industrious people, as the Israelis are. During their formation periods, both nations pulled their best human resources, and with determination have created prosperous nations from deserts. Americans have much admiration to the Israeli achievements from which, despite their formidable odds of survival, they managed to provide their citizen with one of the highest standard of living in the world in just 58 years.
HUMANITARIAN: Throughout their 3,500 history and haritage in that region, Israelite Jews were twice expelled from their land (Babylonians in 546 ACE, and by the Romans in 73 ACE). Subsequently they were scattered around the world, including the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, where a large Jewish community had lived there for almost a 1,000 years.
For centuries , Jews have been persecuted by their host countries in Europe, Middle East & North Africa. During WWII, more then Six Million Jews, and untold number of other ethnic and religious minority groups, were exterminated by the Nazis.
Those liberating Americans solders at the end of WWII in Europe, saw it first hand, the atrocities committed by the Nazis in the concentration camps. Since then, every U.S. administration has vowed to not let it ever happen again to any minority group. Regardless of their race, creed or religion.
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