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1948 -Birth of Israel
The U.S. supported Israel from its birth. The Truman administration recognized the newly declared state of Israel on May 15, 1948 literally minutes after this unilateral declaration was made.
1948-1962- First small military loans by US
US aid to Israel was limited to economic development assistance until 1962, when the first, small military loans were made.
1963- Formation of AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was founded in 1963 under JFK administration. For strength the Israeli Lobby in USA and hijack American foreign policy to promote Israeli interest globally.
1967- First Israeli settlements in occupied territories
The first Israeli settlements were created in the occupied territories following the June 1967 war, the United States has held that such settlements are illegal under international law (Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that an occupying power may not transfer its civilian population into occupied territories) and are an “obstacle to peace” because their presence implies an Israeli claim of sovereignty that appears to rule out a willingness to negotiate.
1973 Arab-Israel war
U.S. financial and military assistance quadrupled after Syria and Egypt, supported by the Soviet Union, invaded Israel on Oct. 6, 1973. Prime Minister Golda Meir asked U.S. President Nixon for immediate military assistance for her army that had been decimated in the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 1967 Israeli war against the Egyptian and Syrian armies.
From 1967 until the election of Prime Minister Menachem Begin in May 1977, the US and Israel interpreted UN Resolution 242 to mean that Israel would withdraw from most of the occupied territories in exchange for peace. The Israeli Labor party continues to support partial withdrawal from the territories.
1974- Special Military grants by US started
Military “grants” began in 1974 when the US waived repayment of part of a military loan.
Economic assistance earmarked for specific development projects or commodity purchases was dropped in 1975 when direct loans and cash grants for general budgetary purposes began.
Since the mid-1980s, total annual economic and military aid to Israel has averaged $3.0 billion-$3.5 billion
1975- Agreement to Israeli request
In September 1975, then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger agreed to an Israeli request that the US would not recognize or negotiate with the PLO until the PLO recognized Israel and accepted UN Resolution 242 (the territory for peace principle).
1978 Camp David Accords
Following the 1973 war, Egypt and Israel began to quietly explore the possibility of a diplomatic peace. Under the guidance of U.S. President Carter, cease-fire talks between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat opened 5 years later at Camp David.
The meetings ended with the Camp David peace accords, based on U.N. resolutions 242 and 338, which stipulated that Israel would relinquish territory to neighboring Arab nations in exchange for recognition of Israel’s national sovereignty and security. The Camp David accords ended the war between Egypt and Israel and laid the foundation for the so-called “land-for-peace” deals between Palestinians and Israelis.
The Carter-initiated Camp David process was viewed by some in Israel as creating US pressures on Israel to withdraw from occupied territories and to take risks for the sake of peace with Egypt. Jimmy Carter’s support for a Palestinian “homeland” and for Palestinian political rights created additional tensions with Israel.
1981- Israeli law applied on Golan Heights and US reaction
The Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir governments rejected any withdrawal from Golan; on December 14, 1981, the Knesset passed legislation applying Israeli “law, jurisdiction, and administration” to the Golan Heights, in effect, annexing the territory. The United States disagreed with the Israeli move as a violation of international law (Article 47 of the Geneva Convention which forbids acquisition of territory by force, and UN Security Council Resolution 242), and as a violation of the spirit of the Camp David peace process.
1982-Lebanon war
The Lebanon war of 1982 exposed some serious differences between Israeli and U.S. policies, such as Israel’s use of U.S.-provided military equipment in the attack on Lebanon and Israel’s rejection of the Reagan peace plan of September 1, 1982, it did not alter the Administration’s favoritism for Israel and the emphasis it placed on Israel’s importance to the United States
1982- Change in US Policy
U.S. policy, beginning in 1982, supported neither an independent Palestinian state nor Israeli sovereignty or control of the occupied territories. Instead, the Reagan Administration preferred a form of “association” between the West Bank/Gaza areas and Jordan.
Meanwhile, President Reagan reiterated the 1967 U.S. position on September 1, 1982: “we remain convinced that Jerusalem must remain undivided, but its final status should be decided through negotiations.”
1984-Congress makes new law about PLO
In 1984, Congress codified the provision that US would not recognize or negotiate with the PLO until the PLO recognized Israel and accepted UN Resolution 242 (the territory for peace principle) into law, adding a new condition that the PLO must renounce terrorism.
The U.S. supported Israel from its birth. The Truman administration recognized the newly declared state of Israel on May 15, 1948 literally minutes after this unilateral declaration was made.
1948-1962- First small military loans by US
US aid to Israel was limited to economic development assistance until 1962, when the first, small military loans were made.
1963- Formation of AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was founded in 1963 under JFK administration. For strength the Israeli Lobby in USA and hijack American foreign policy to promote Israeli interest globally.
1967- First Israeli settlements in occupied territories
The first Israeli settlements were created in the occupied territories following the June 1967 war, the United States has held that such settlements are illegal under international law (Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that an occupying power may not transfer its civilian population into occupied territories) and are an “obstacle to peace” because their presence implies an Israeli claim of sovereignty that appears to rule out a willingness to negotiate.
1973 Arab-Israel war
U.S. financial and military assistance quadrupled after Syria and Egypt, supported by the Soviet Union, invaded Israel on Oct. 6, 1973. Prime Minister Golda Meir asked U.S. President Nixon for immediate military assistance for her army that had been decimated in the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 1967 Israeli war against the Egyptian and Syrian armies.
From 1967 until the election of Prime Minister Menachem Begin in May 1977, the US and Israel interpreted UN Resolution 242 to mean that Israel would withdraw from most of the occupied territories in exchange for peace. The Israeli Labor party continues to support partial withdrawal from the territories.
1974- Special Military grants by US started
Military “grants” began in 1974 when the US waived repayment of part of a military loan.
Economic assistance earmarked for specific development projects or commodity purchases was dropped in 1975 when direct loans and cash grants for general budgetary purposes began.
Since the mid-1980s, total annual economic and military aid to Israel has averaged $3.0 billion-$3.5 billion
1975- Agreement to Israeli request
In September 1975, then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger agreed to an Israeli request that the US would not recognize or negotiate with the PLO until the PLO recognized Israel and accepted UN Resolution 242 (the territory for peace principle).
1978 Camp David Accords
Following the 1973 war, Egypt and Israel began to quietly explore the possibility of a diplomatic peace. Under the guidance of U.S. President Carter, cease-fire talks between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat opened 5 years later at Camp David.
The meetings ended with the Camp David peace accords, based on U.N. resolutions 242 and 338, which stipulated that Israel would relinquish territory to neighboring Arab nations in exchange for recognition of Israel’s national sovereignty and security. The Camp David accords ended the war between Egypt and Israel and laid the foundation for the so-called “land-for-peace” deals between Palestinians and Israelis.
The Carter-initiated Camp David process was viewed by some in Israel as creating US pressures on Israel to withdraw from occupied territories and to take risks for the sake of peace with Egypt. Jimmy Carter’s support for a Palestinian “homeland” and for Palestinian political rights created additional tensions with Israel.
1981- Israeli law applied on Golan Heights and US reaction
The Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir governments rejected any withdrawal from Golan; on December 14, 1981, the Knesset passed legislation applying Israeli “law, jurisdiction, and administration” to the Golan Heights, in effect, annexing the territory. The United States disagreed with the Israeli move as a violation of international law (Article 47 of the Geneva Convention which forbids acquisition of territory by force, and UN Security Council Resolution 242), and as a violation of the spirit of the Camp David peace process.
1982-Lebanon war
The Lebanon war of 1982 exposed some serious differences between Israeli and U.S. policies, such as Israel’s use of U.S.-provided military equipment in the attack on Lebanon and Israel’s rejection of the Reagan peace plan of September 1, 1982, it did not alter the Administration’s favoritism for Israel and the emphasis it placed on Israel’s importance to the United States
1982- Change in US Policy
U.S. policy, beginning in 1982, supported neither an independent Palestinian state nor Israeli sovereignty or control of the occupied territories. Instead, the Reagan Administration preferred a form of “association” between the West Bank/Gaza areas and Jordan.
Meanwhile, President Reagan reiterated the 1967 U.S. position on September 1, 1982: “we remain convinced that Jerusalem must remain undivided, but its final status should be decided through negotiations.”
1984-Congress makes new law about PLO
In 1984, Congress codified the provision that US would not recognize or negotiate with the PLO until the PLO recognized Israel and accepted UN Resolution 242 (the territory for peace principle) into law, adding a new condition that the PLO must renounce terrorism.