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In article <1992Aug2.112925.22708@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> markr@mot.com (Mark) writes:
>   In article <EGGERTJ.92Jul30165655@moses.atc.ll.mit.edu> eggertj@atc.ll.mit.edu writes:
>   >I don't understand what you mean when you say that Israel has been one
>   >of the USA's most steadfast allies.  Do you mean that the US has, in
>   >time of need, been able to go to Israel for help?  Do you mean that
>   >Israel has done its best to do what the US wants it to do?  Please
>   >explain.
>
>   Well, militarily, the US and Israel have a number of joint projects currently, as
>   well as having purchased each others technology. (Arrow missile, pilotless planes,
>   tank armor improvements, etc.)  Non-militarily, the US and Israel have a free
>   trade agreement. (furniture, clothing, etc.)  I believe the US and Israel have
>   common voting patterns in the UN.  During the Gulf war, Israel stayed out at
>   the request of the US.

Militarily, Israel has developed the atomic bomb, much to the chagrin
of the US.  They did so in part by stealing nuclear materials from the
US.  They have also spied extensively on us (the Pollard case is just
what has been discovered and revealed).  They have been accused of
selling US military technology to China and South Africa.
Non-militarily US-Israeli trade couldn't make a fly sneeze.  The US
and Israel have common voting patterns in the UN, mostly because the
US is backing Israel on a lot of Mideast resolutions.  During the Gulf
war, Israel stayed out as the result of about 3 minutes of reflection
on the cost and benefits of bombing Iraq.


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=Jim  eggertj@atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert)