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Israel–United States relations. The United States of America was the first country to recognize the nascent State of Israel. [1] Since the 1960s, the American Israeli relationship has grown into a mutually beneficial alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. [1] The United States has provided strong support for Israel.
Military relations between Israel and the United States have been extremely close, [1] reflecting shared security interests in the Middle East. [2][3] Israel is designated as a major non-NATO ally by the U.S. government. A major purchaser and user of U.S. military equipment, Israel is also involved in the joint development of military ...
The Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. Foreign relations of Israel refers to diplomatic and trade relations between Israel and other countries around the world. Israel has diplomatic ties with 165 of the other 192 UN member states as of 12 December 2020. [1] Israel is a member of the United Nations (UN) and a number of other international ...
Inaugural holder. James Grover McDonald. as Ambassador. Formation. March 28, 1949. Website. U.S. Embassy - Jerusalem. Ambassador Shapiro presents his credentials to President Peres, August 3, 2011. The United States ambassador to Israel is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Israel.
U.S.–Israel Joint Economic Development Group. United States – Israel Binational Science Foundation. United States presidential visits to the Middle East. United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. United States recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel. United States–Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014.
As part of a record $38 billion agreement over ten years negotiated under former US President Barack Obama in 2016, US military aid to Israel exceeded $3.8 billion in 2023. Of the $3.8 billion in military aid given to Israel this year, half a billion was for Israel's missile defense.
Israel and the United Nations. Issues relating to the State of Israel and aspects of the Arab–Israeli conflict and more recently the Iran–Israel conflict occupy repeated annual debate times, resolutions and resources at the United Nations. Since its founding in 1948, the United Nations Security Council, has adopted 79 resolutions directly ...
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters on Mount Vernon Triangle in Washington, D.C. The Israel lobby are individuals and groups seeking to influence the United States government to better serve Israel 's interests. The largest pro-Israel lobbying group is Christians United for Israel with over seven million members. [1]