Orthodox Union's annual gala in New
York, the following remarks were respec-
tively made by policy-makers who
know.
* Former Secretary of State James A.
Baker noted, "Since Israel's establish-
ment it has been the aggrieved country;
there will always be absolute total con-
tinuing security for Israel; it will not
change in the future."
* U.S. Ambassador to Israel Ned
Walker said, "the Israel-U.S. relationship
is unique and remarkable."
* Vice-President Al Gore remarked
that it is "unshakeable, ironclad, eternal,
and absolute [and] it transcends the
How can Israel
rebuff U.S.
presidents and
maintain its
massive U.S.
support?
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peace process."
It is an exceptional relationship
because there are a variety of entwined
connections that keep it complex and
resistant to change. It has a host of anti-
bodies and uncanny resilience against
disagreements between American presi-
dents and Israeli prime ministers. It is
ingrained in American partisan politics.
Neither Arab oil power, pictures of
Israeli soldiers beating Palestinian kids,
nor unfavorable editorials have changed
the hard core consistency of the relation-
ship. Occasionally it hiccups, wobbles,
but this bunny keeps on ticking.
Four major common philosophies
and interests stand out: philo-Semitic
feeling, shared strategic interests, an
extraordinary politically active American
Jewish community, and American
engagement in the Arab-Israeli peace
process.
At the core of western political tradi-
tion are Puritan and Protestant concepts
based on the the Old Testament.
Americans do not need a Ted Turner
billboard to know that there are philo-
sophical links in a long chain that starts
with the "People of the Book," contin-
ues with a national history of a pioneer-
ing spirit by immigrants struggling
against tyranny and includes penitence
for the Holocaust.
Strategically, for almost all of its 50
years, Israel and the United States shared
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