Digital Portfolio 1: Executive summery on US involvement in Israel

44. How does the US support Israel?
The US supports Israel through economic and military ways. For example, when Ariel Sharon punched through the villages in the Gaza strip, he did it with military weapons from the US. These included tanks, cars, armored bulldozers, and F-16 fighter jets that ruined many small villages in the Gaza strip. The Clinton administration has been much much more involved in the democracy of Israel more so then any other President in the history of the US. The US has been so involved, that in fact, over 25% of all financial aid that the US gives has gone to Israel. Although the US attempt to show that they are helping the Israel and Palestine conflict by peace, the treaties always favor Israel.
45. Why was the bush administration so much less involved then the Clinton administration in Israel - Palestine democracy? The Bush administration has been far less involved in the conflict then the Clinton administration. At the beginning of his term, Bush expressed that he may help Israel as Clinton had done. However, then the tragic events of 9/11 and the collapse of the World Trade Centers changed that. Bush concentrated more on the countries around Israel (Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran) then Israel itself. The war on terror took priority over resolving a conflict that had been going on for 50 years.
46. Whats bush's policy in the middle east been all about?
The war on terror and the oil takes priority over all. Although the Bush Administration may seem like its helping the conflict, his administration is actually doing nothing to help. He sends diplomats over there to "negotiate" with the leaders, but all they do is fly around and do nothing, then come back to tell the American people that "the goals have been met." An example of this would be the trip of former secretary of state Colon Powell. Powell left on his trip to the Mideast and again, flew all around the countries bordering Israel, meeting with leaders and talking to them. This trip around Israel took a week. Meanwhile, while Powell was flying around, Ariel Sharon smashed into the Gaza strip, destroyed villages, and took the strip for the time being. When Powell returned back from Israel, he was quoted as saying "US goals in the middle east have been met" and President Bush was also quoted as saying "I believe Ariel Sharon is a man of peace."