Written by: Dr. Sabir Abu Maryam
Secretary General Palestine Foundation Pakistan
(Palestine Foundation Information Center), A step-by-step effort is being made to provide awareness about the evil alliance between America and Israel. In the previous column, the beginning of military and military cooperation in this alliance between America and Israel and the American role in the wars were discussed, however, this column will describe the continuous military assistance and further stages of military cooperation provided by America to the usurper Zionist state of Israel. In this part of the article, the period of the alliance between America and Israel from 1973 to 1991 will be reviewed.
The period from 1973 to 1991 is considered the most important and decisive in the history of the alliance between America and Israel and the military and military assistance received by Israel from America. This was the time when the relationship between the two went beyond mere political support or limited military assistance to a full, organized and lasting security alliance. If earlier the United States was a supporter of Israel, then during this period Israel became part of the American national security structure. This was the stage that reshaped the politics of West Asia in the coming decades. In 1975, an important memorandum of understanding was signed between the United States and Israel, which came after the Sinai Agreement between Egypt and Israel. Under this agreement, the United States assured that it would be consulted before any major political pressure on Israel. If Israel was harmed, military assistance would be provided. Israel would be included in the circle of permanent security cooperation. What this essentially meant was that the United States made Israel’s land, border, war, peace and security issues part of its national security policy. Thus, Israel became more than an external ally and part of the American internal security strategy. In simple words, before 1975, Israel was a friend for the United States that was helped. But after 1975, Israel became an organ of the United States that would suffer if it was harmed. The difference is only in support and real integration. Here again, the recent example proves that the American aggression against Iran was actually carried out in the interest of Israel and all this was done because the United States is more concerned about Israel’s security. That is, the United States has also put the basic rights of the American people at stake for Israel. The second important step came when the United States brokered the Camp David Accords with Egypt, bringing about peace between Israel and Egypt. In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed between Egypt and Israel under the auspices of the United States, which resulted in a peace treaty in 1979. After this agreement, Egypt withdrew from the Arab front, while Israel received strong security guarantees. The United States became the third and most important party to this entire arrangement. After Camp David, the United States established a system of permanent military aid to Israel and further strengthened intelligence contacts. Direct cooperation between the Pentagon and the Israeli military began, and permanent oversight of security arrangements in the Sinai Peninsula was assumed. This was the first time that US West Asia security policy was directly linked to Israel’s security, and this situation remains so today.
In 1981, the United States granted Israel the status of a major non-NATO ally. This was tantamount to a legal and political revolution in the US-Israeli relationship or alliance. It meant that Israel, despite not being a member of NATO, would have access to the benefits that most NATO allies enjoy. This status would also give Israel special access to modern American weapons and participation in joint defense research projects. It also included participation in missile defense programs and permission to keep American military reserves in Israel. Although a few other countries also have this status,
for Israel, its nature was much broader and deeper. That is, Israel was granted an extraordinary exemption.
In the wake of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the Cold War, the United States signed a new Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Israel in 1983. This was the first formal agreement in which Israel was declared a strategic partner of the United States. Under this agreement, a joint political and military working group was established and coordination in regional policies was included, as well as joint measures against Soviet influence. US forces were also present in Lebanon to assist Israel. Along with high-level intelligence exchange, the establishment of US war reserves in Israel and the beginning of electronic warfare cooperation were part of the agreement. Titles such as the US determination to increase Israel’s defense power were part of this agreement. From here, the foundation of Israel’s concept of military superiority (QME) was further strengthened, which later became part of US law. This is the basis that is used today to impose wars on West Asian countries, especially Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.
After 1985, the United States established a system of annual and permanent military aid to Israel. Israel was given a permanent guarantee of billions of dollars in annual aid and was also allowed to spend a large portion on the Israeli defense industry. This was a fundamental change in US policies because now the relationship was no longer dependent on the decisions of a single president or secretary of state, but rather the US state institutions, the Pentagon, the CIA, the State Department, and Congress, became the permanent guardians of this relationship.
In short, the period from 1973 to 1991 was a turning point in US-Israeli relations. This was the period when Israel became not an ally of US foreign policy but part of the US national security system. After this period, Israel’s security was no longer just a Tel Aviv issue but a priority for Washington. This is why Israel is still central to every major Middle East policy today. This is why the genocide and terrorism we see today, from Gaza to Lebanon to Iran, are all part of these US policies and the diabolical alliance they established with Israel that they established during this period and strengthened over time.
