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Research question: Why has the US-Israeli alliance been beneficial to America

Argument/Thesis: The relationship is founded on:  -shared values  – security interests  -economic interests  (these will be three sections in Argument section)

INTRO: Give brief context as to how US recognition of Israel shook things up in the region and its immediate ramifications

This paper will expand on why the US recognition of Israel and subsequent alliance has, and will continue to be beneficial to the United States.

THE PUZZLE: Provide a sense of the initial debates regarding the recognition of a Jewish state, and the current debate regarding that and the US alliance with Israel