The Story of the U.S.-Israel Relationship (Video)
"[Israeli leaders] were not sure in the late 1940s if the state of Israel would be allied with the United States or with the Soviet Union," explains journalist Dr. Shir Hever.
In conversation with the nonprofit acTVism Munich, independent journalist Dr. Shir Hever discusses the roots of U.S.-Israeli relations and the significance of American influence in Israel.
“[Israeli leaders] were not sure in the late 1940s if the state of Israel would be allied with the United States or with the Soviet Union,” he explains. “That’s something that’s every easy to forget today.”
— Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
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