U.S. Asks Israel to ‘Take a Breath’ (2024)

FAQs

How does the US benefit from Israel? ›

Multiple Sectors of Cooperation

Critical components of leading American high-tech products are invented and designed in Israel, making these American companies more competitive and more profitable globally. Cisco, Intel, Motorola, Applied Materials, and HP are just a few examples.

Documents to download. On 13 April 2024, Iran launched more than 330 drones and missiles against Israel in what it said was in retaliation for an attack on its consulate in Syria. The Israeli Defence Forces say that 99% were intercepted and that minimal damage was inflicted.

The strike on an S-300 radar in what appears to have been a very limited strike by the Israelis would represent far more damage done than in the massive drone-and-missile attack Iran unleashed against Israel on April 13.

From the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem to the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, and the Church of Annunciation in the north, it is clear that the Land of Israel is important to Christianity due to the fact that many important events in the religion's history took place here, including the ...

Americans are divided about how – and whether – the U.S. should be involved in the Israel-Hamas war. More than twice as many Americans favor providing humanitarian aid to Gaza as oppose it (50% vs. 19%). About three-in-ten say they either have no clear preference or are not sure.

And so what is Iran's goal here? MALONEY: Iran has been hostile to Israel since the 1979 revolution, and their consistent rhetoric has been that they believe that Israel is an illegitimate state and should be expelled from the region.

Israeli leaders have long worried that a nuclear-armed Iran would be emboldened to raise its support to its proxies, if not use the weapons to outright attack Israel. For many Israelis, Iran's strike last weekend has only reinforced such fears.

Israel sees Iran as an existential threat, and accuses its regime of harboring genocidal intentions. Consequently, Israel has sought sanctions and military action against Iran to stop it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Israel supported Iran during the war so that Iran could provide a counterweight to Iraq; to re-establish influence in Iran which Israel lost with the overthrow of the shah in 1979, and to create business for the Israeli weapons industry.

This round of Iran-Israel escalation is over, but the next could be just around the corner. Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on April 14, in retaliation for an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria, represented the most dangerous round of conflict between the two countries in decades.

What was the war in Israel in 1970? ›

The War of Attrition (Hebrew: מלחמת ההתשה, 'Milhemet HaHatasha') was a war between Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. The war officially started on July 1967, and ended in August 1970.

The 75-year partnership has been built on mutual interests and shared democratic values from its inception, with Israelis and Americans united by their commitment to democracy, economic prosperity, and regional security.

Many Israeli products are well-known all around the world. brands like McDonald's, Strauss, Keter, Tivall, Osem, Eden Spring, and SodaStream are just a few examples.

Israeli officials have also told their U.S. counterparts that Israel is about to place a new order for F-35 jets, a U.S. official said. The United States steadily delivers weapons to Israel as part of a 10-year agreement to provide $3.8 billion in annual military aid that the Obama administration finalized in 2016.

During the last five reported years the exports of Israel have changed by $15.6B from $61.3B in 2017 to $76.9B in 2022. The most recent exports are led by Diamonds ($10.5B), Integrated Circuits ($7.83B), Refined Petroleum ($4.08B), Medical Instruments ($2.51B), and Potassic Fertilizers ($2.31B).