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Still a Special Relationship? The Effect of the Administration Change on the U.S.-Israel Relationship

Authors : Amnon Cavari, Shay Har-Zvi

Published in: Presidential Leadership and Foreign Policy

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

Administration changes in the United States mark shifts in U.S. attention and involvement toward the Middle East in general and Israel in particular. This shift also characterized the Trump-Biden administration change. In contrast to the Trump administration, at its outset, the Biden administration did not prioritize Israel in its foreign policy during the first two years in office. This de-prioritization is explained by global and regional factors as well as political considerations in both countries—the electoral turmoil and fight over the political system in Israel, and the political divide over Israel between the two political parties in the United States and within the Democratic Party. We illustrate this change using three policies that are related to Israel, each revealing a different change dynamic: the Iran Nuclear Deal, which represents a major shift between the Trump and the Biden administrations, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which represents a shift of approach with a more critical confrontation with the Israeli government, and third, the Abraham Accords, which represent more continuity than change. We then discuss the response of the Biden administration to the attempted judicial reforms in Israel. We conclude with an early assessment of the effects of the barbaric Hamas attacks of Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 (and the Israeli response to those attacks) on the policy of the United States toward Israel and the region, an event that showed the strength of Biden's commitment to Israel.

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Metadata
Title
Still a Special Relationship? The Effect of the Administration Change on the U.S.-Israel Relationship
Authors
Amnon Cavari
Shay Har-Zvi
Copyright Year
2024
Book
Presidential Leadership and Foreign Policy

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-52798-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-52799-9

Copyright Year: 2024

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52799-9_10

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