PrintDecember 19, 2010
America's Israel Policy Stuck on 1949
American policy regarding the Arab/Israel conflict has not changed since the Armistice Agreement in 1949. U.S. policy has sought to achieve a holy balance in the conflict. This policy had its origins in the tripartite U.S.-British-French declaration in 1950, against arms sales to either side. The Soviets exploited this policy to sell arms to the Arabs, and the French looked after their own interests when they supplied weapons to Israel, but the Americans preserved an outward appearance of egalitarianism.So reported Haaretz in 2007 based on then-recently released documents.Washington's support for the existence, independence and territorial integrity of all the states of the region was translated into adherence to the armistice lines of 1949: not to allow Egypt, or any combination of Arab states, to destroy Israel, but also not to allow Israel to expand westward, into Sinai, or eastward, into the West Bank. The American pressure in this regard brought the IDF back...(Read Full Article)
