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A history of U.S.-Israel relations

Since the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, U.S. presidents have tried a variety of approaches to maintain balanced relations with Israel and the surrounding Arab states. In the years leading up to the Israeli-Hamas war, a series of conflicts have made the attempt particularly challenging. Interview with Daniel Hummel, director of The Lumen Center  and a research fellow in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.