America and Israel: An Alliance Explained — and Why Europe Struggles to Respond

America and Israel: An Alliance Explained — and Why Europe Struggles to Respond

Why has the United States stood by Israel through seven decades of shifting global politics — and why can't the European Union, despite its economic weight, agree on a unified response? This illustrated policy primer traces the U.S.-Israel relationship from Truman's 1948 recognition through the Cold War, unpacks the strategic, political, and religious forces that sustain it today, and fairly presents the strongest arguments on all sides — including the contested "Israel lobby" debate. It then turns to Europe: why the EU's unanimity rule keeps splitting 27 member states, and what tools — trade leverage, qualified majority voting, unilateral national action — Europe actually has, contrary to the common claim that it "can't do anything." Balanced, sourced, and built for readers who want to understand the debate rather than be told what to think.