How did Israel, whose very existence India opposed at the time of its birth, become New Delhi's all-weather ally, providing weapons at critical junctures when no one helped? How did New Delhi shed its inhibitions and accept Israel's support in the national interest? Here's the history of it.
President Joe Biden’s promise for the US to “stand with Israel” continues a special relationship that dates back to 1948, when President Harry Truman became the first world leader to recognize the Jewish state, moments after its creation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stresses that the Israeli occupation will not give any of its neighbors the opportunity to acquire a nuclear program.
In “Ben-Gurion on Judicial Reform” (Politics & Ideas, Aug. 2), William Galston quotes Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion’s 1949 statement that it was…
Concerned That Israel Might Be Trying to Attain Nuclear Capability, the U.S., in the Mid-1960s, Insisted on Regular Visits to Dimona. The Visiting Experts Came Away Reassured of Israel’s Intentions, but Not Everyone in the U.S. Government Was Convinced.