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Israel : background, issues and U.S. relations /

Since Israel's founding in 1948, successive U.S. Presidents and many Members of Congress have demonstrated a commitment to Israel's security and to maintaining close U.S.-Israel defense, diplomatic, and economic cooperation. U.S. and Israeli leaders have developed close relations based on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aronstam, Rafael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, ©2013.
Colección:Politics and economics of the Middle East.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""ISRAEL: BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""ISRAEL: BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: ISRAEL: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COUNTRY BACKGROUND""; ""ISRAELâ€?S SECURITY CONCERNS""; ""KEY U.S. POLICY ISSUES""; ""APPENDIX A.U.S.-BASED INTEREST GROUPS RELATING TO ISRAEL""; ""APPENDIX B. ELECTORAL LISTS REPRESENTED IN KNESSET""; ""Chapter 2: U.S. FOREIGN AID TO ISRAEL""; ""SUMMARY""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""SEQUESTRATION AND U.S. AID TO ISRAEL FOR FY2013""
  • ""QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE (QME)""""U.S. BILATERAL MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL""; ""DEFENSE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S.-ISRAELI MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS""; ""EMERGENCY U.S. STOCKPILE IN ISRAEL""; ""AID RESTRICTIONS AND POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS""; ""OTHER ONGOING ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS""; ""APPENDIX A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""APPENDIX B. BILATERAL AID TO ISRAEL""; ""Chapter 3: ISRAEL 2012 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SECTION 1. RESPECT FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON, INCLUDING FREEDOM FROM""; ""SECTION 2. RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING""
  • ""Section 3. respect for political rights: the right of citizens to change their government""""section 4. corruption and lack of transparency in government""; ""section 5. governmental attitude regarding international and nongovernmental investigation of alleged violations of human rights""; ""section 6. discrimination, societal abuses, and trafficking in persons""; ""section 7.worker rights""; ""the occupied territories 2012 human rights report""; ""section 1. respect for the integrity of the person, including freedom from""; ""section 2. respect for civil liberties, including""
  • ""SECTION 3. RESPECT FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO CHANGE THEIR GOVERNMENT""""SECTION 4. CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT""; ""SECTION 5. GOVERNMENTAL ATTITUDE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS""; ""SECTION 6. DISCRIMINATION, SOCIETAL ABUSES, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS""; ""SECTION 7. WORKER RIGHTS""; ""Chapter 4: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 2012 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SECTION I. RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHY""
  • ""Section ii. status of government respect for religious freedom legal/policy framework""""government practices""; ""abuses by rebel or foreign forces or terrorist organizations""; ""improvements and positive developments in respect for religious freedom""; ""section iii. status of societal respect for religious freedom""; ""section iv. u.s. government policy""; ""occupied territories (including areas subject to the jurisdiction of the palestinian authority)""; ""section i. religious demography""; ""section ii. status of government respectfor religious freedom""