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outlineIntroduction of US Israel Relations

outlineIntroduction of US Israel Relations

Approaches of analysis

outlineIntroduction of US Israel Relations

Approaches of analysis

Pipeline politics

outlineIntroduction of US Israel Relations

Approaches of analysis

Pipeline politics

our argument

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US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionallyAll-time Allies?

1967 Six-Day War

US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionallyAll-time Allies?

1967 Six-Day War

US in Middle East Area was not

much an enemy to Arab states.

US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionallyAll-time Allies?

1967 Six-Day War

US in Middle East Area was not

much an enemy to Arab states.

US continued to show its favor over

Israel.

US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionallyAll-time Allies?

Since 1970’s

Israel has been on the top list of US foreign aid, mainly in the form of military assistance.

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Analysis

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perfect answer

Resource Control

Geopolitics

homology political system

Resource Control

Military strategy

value

Jewish domestic

power

1ere is nothing called

perfect answer

Resource Control

Geopolitics

homology political system

Resource Control

Military strategy

value

Jewish domestic

power

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Pipeline politics

1e importance of

Pipeline

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1e importance of

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Mediterranean Sea

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oil field

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Political strategy

oil field

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Russia

Mediterranean

turkey

iran

Caspian Sea

israel

Political strategy

iraq

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Argument

Without a doubt, a dangerous

balancein Middle East Area will benefit the US m3t

Support Israel helps US to Control

Oil from arab states

1950’s 1960’s 1970’s

Su4 Canal Crisis brought US and USSR into the conflicts

between Arab states, and between Arab and Israel.

Support Israel helps US to Control

Oil from arab states

1950’s 1960’s 1970’s

Nasser symbol6ed Arab states’ resistance of US

interference, and even lean toward USSR.

Support Israel helps US to Control

Oil from arab states

1950’s 1960’s 1970’s

Israel proved its capacity to paral6e Eg7t, and its

determination to stand tall.

1967 six day war

Support Israel helps US to Control

Oil from arab states

1950’s 1960’s 1970’s

US showed its favorite over Israel. 1e attitude toward

Arab states shi8ed from carrot to stick.

Support Israel helps US to Control

Oil from arab states

1950’s 1960’s 1970’s

Arab states failed to threaten US with oil cutoff, making

US’s power over Arab states reached peak. And this all

came from supporting Israel.

Support Israel helps US to Control

Oil from arab states

Arab statesUSA israel

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