U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in October 2023. (Credit: AFP)
The depth of the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv has never been as clear as since the start of the war in Gaza. While the American president no longer hides his frustration with the Israeli government in its management of the war and Benjamin Netanyahu's political choices, the "solid and unwavering" American support promised by Joe Biden to the State of Israel in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks has never wavered. Despite a few timid reminders of international law, nearly $18 billion in military aid has been disbursed to Israel in less than a year, while the deployment in the country of a Thaad anti-missile battery accompanied by a hundred American soldiers demonstrates Washington's desire to honor this unique alliance. How was the exceptionalism of this relationship built? And how can we explain that it persists, while...
The depth of the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv has never been as clear as since the start of the war in Gaza. While the American president no longer hides his frustration with the Israeli government in its management of the war and Benjamin Netanyahu's political choices, the "solid and unwavering" American support promised by Joe Biden to the State of Israel in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks has never wavered. Despite a few timid reminders of international law, nearly $18 billion in military aid has been disbursed to Israel in less than a year, while the deployment in the country of a Thaad anti-missile battery accompanied by a hundred American soldiers demonstrates Washington's desire to honor this unique alliance. How was the exceptionalism of this relationship built? And how can we explain that it persists, while...
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