This document analyzes the relationship between the US and Israel through the lens of oil politics. It discusses several approaches to analyzing this relationship, including resource control and geopolitics. A key part of the argument is that supporting Israel allows the US to exert control over oil exports from Arab states. Controlling pipelines in the region is an important political and economic strategy. The document argues that maintaining a balance of power in the Middle East benefits the US by helping it control oil supplies from the 1950s onward.

1. Group 21
Analysis of
oil theory
to explain US Israel Relations

2. outline

3. outline
Introduction of US Israel Relations

4. outline
Introduction of US Israel Relations
Approaches of analysis

5. outline
Introduction of US Israel Relations
Approaches of analysis
Pipeline politics

6. outline
Introduction of US Israel Relations
Approaches of analysis
Pipeline politics
our argument

7. introduction of
USrelations
Israel

8. All-time Allies?
US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionally
1967 SixDay War

9. All-time Allies?
US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionally
US in Middle East
Area was not
much an enemy to
Arab states.
1967 SixDay War

10. All-time Allies?
US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionally
US in Middle East
Area was not
much an enemy to
Arab states.
1967 SixDay War
US continued to
show its favor over
Israel.

11. All-time Allies?
US wasn’t always support Israel unconditionally
Since
1970’s
Israel has been on the top list
of US foreign aid, mainly in
the form of military assistance.

12. Approaches of
Analysis

13. There is nothing called
perfect answer
Jewish
domestic
power
Military
strategy
value
Resource
Control
homology
political
system
Geopolitics

14. There is nothing called
perfect answer
Jewish
domestic
power
Military
strategy
value
Resource
Control
homology
political
system
Geopolitics

15. Direct oil benefit from Israel?
Pipeline politics

16. The importance of
Pipeline
production
country
exporters
Importers

17. The importance of
exporters
Pipeline
production
country
Pipeline
Pipeline
Importers

18. Israel has a direct port to
Mediterranean Sea

19. Controlling Pipeline is a powerful tool for
Political strategy
oil field

20. Controlling Pipeline is a powerful tool for
Political strategy
oil field

21. Controlling Pipeline is a powerful tool for
Political strategy
Caspian Sea
turkey
Mediterranean israel
Russia
iraq
iran

22. Our
Argument

23. Without a doubt, a dangerous
balance
in Middle East Area will benefit the US most

24. Support Israel helps US to Control
Oil from arab states
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
Suez Canal Crisis brought US
and USSR into the conflicts
between Arab states, and
between Arab and Israel.

25. Support Israel helps US to Control
Oil from arab states
1950’s
1960’s
Nasser symbolized Arab
states’ resistance of US
interference, and even lean
toward USSR.
1970’s

26. Support Israel helps US to Control
Oil from arab states
1950’s
1960’s
1967 six
day war
1970’s
Israel proved its capacity to
paralize Egypt, and its
determination to stand tall.

27. Support Israel helps US to Control
Oil from arab states
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
US showed its favorite over
Israel. The attitude toward
Arab states shifted from
carrot to stick.

28. Support Israel helps US to Control
Oil from arab states
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
Arab states failed to threaten
US with oil cutoff, making
US’s power over Arab states
reached peak. And this all
came from supporting Israel.

29. Support Israel helps US to Control
Oil from arab states
USA
israel
Arab states

30. -Andrew
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