The US has always been Israel’s most important ally. What’s behind the relationship? What keeps it going? And why are some people questioning how it works? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains.


00:59 - The US has supported Israel from the beginning
01:44 - Why the US supported Zionism
02:29 - The US and Israel’s “shared values”
03:27 - The US and Israel are strategic partners
04:07 - How the US and Israel’s strategic partnership developed during the Cold War
05:29 - The US gives Israel a lot of money for its military
07:25 - Being pro-Israel pays off politically in the US
07:51 - Why evangelical Christians in the US support Israel.
08:34 - The influence of pro-Israel lobby groups like AIPAC
09:46 - Is the US the guarantor of Israeli impunity?
10:56 - Is the US-Israel alliance under pressure?

This episode features:
David Tal - Israel Studies at the University of Sussex
Khaled Elgindy - Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute
Steven Simon - Senior Research Analyst at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Alex Gatopoulos - Al Jazeera Defence Editor
Daniel Levy - President of the US / Middle East Project

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