The United States and Attitudes on Attitudes over Israel Term Paper

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The United States and Attitudes on Attitudes over Israel
Introduction
Israel has long had a standing relationship with the United States for more than a century. This bond has undergone hills and valleys thrown in by the various complications as a result of both World Wars and the ensuing fallout, which largely shaped current international relations. This discussion seeks to develop a chronological image of events and international incidents, which changed the course of international relations and foreign policy between the United States and Israel over the years.
The Balfour Declaration 1917 authorized with League of Nations in 1922
The United States has long been a strong supporter of Israel from the early 20th century. This was demonstrated through Former US President Woodrow Wilson's support for the Balfour Declaration was not have been so robust, were it not been the view of America as the new Zion and sustenance for Christian restorationism, the viewpoint of a Jewish return to the Promised Land. From the time of the Puritans, Americans regarded their land as that of enormous religious significance (Renton 17). A large number of towns were given named according to biblical names, and colleges changed to Hebrew mandatory pieces of their curricula. Restorationism was expressed by American leaders as early as former president John Adams, who wrote in a letter to express his true wish for the Jews in Judea to form an independent nation.
Unlike other American collaborations, which relied on democratic values and shared strategic interests, the bond with Israel was also shaped by the spiritual connection between the two nations. Restorationism largely affected former President Wilson, whose father was a Presbyterian clergyman. He supported the Balfour Declaration despite the advice of his close confidants and was quick to say that to think that himself, a child of the house of a minister ought to own the mandate to help restore the Holy Land to its rightful people.
Zionism
The United States has always been a supporter of a sovereign Palestine nation. This was shown through the unwavering support for the Zionist movement, which is generally known to have been founded by Theodor Herzl in 1897. Its history is related to Jewish roots and Judaism. He convened the debut Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, where he used the platform to chart up the Basel arm of the movement. Before the Holocaust, the movement was oriented towards the re-settlement of the ancestral Jewish home in Palestine, seeking to help Jews who had fled for safety in the diaspora return home. After the disastrous tragedy of the Holocaust, the movement eagerly pursued the foundation of a sovereign Jewish state and managing to do so by the year 1948, when Israel was created (Spector). Zionism was a popular movement intended for the restoration and development of the historic Jewish nation currently known as Israel. It was embodied through political and religious efforts that enabled thousands of Jews strewn all over the world to return to their ancestral home, thus re-establishing Israel as the core location affiliated with Jewish ancestry and identity.
World War II
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