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September 28, 1995
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September 20, 2011
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December 23, 2016
US Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger and Israeli Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon sign the Strategic Cooperation Agreement for national security.
US and Israel form a Joint Political Military Group.
US and Israel begin annual joint military exercises and the US constructs weapons caches in Israel for US military troops in the Middle East and as an emergency resource for Israel.
US grants Israel “major non-NATO ally” status as a strategic partner.
President Clinton facilitates the Oslo I Accords between Israel and the PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.
President Clinton facilitates the signing a lasting peace treaty between Jordan and Israel.
President Clinton facilitates the signing of the Oslo II Accords between Israel and the PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.
US Congress passes an aid bill for Israel’s economic and military development totaling $9 billion over eight years.
President Bush’s administration maintained steady military and political support for Israel during the Second Lebanon War.
President Obama authorizes the sale of bunker-busting bombs to Israel.
Israeli exports to the US become its top foreign business relationship that year.
President Obama promises to veto any UN resolution granting unilateral recognition to a Palestinian state and reiterates support for the bilateral peace process with Israel.
Again Israeli exports to the US become its top foreign business relationship that year.
Congress passes US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 and elevated Israel’s ally-status above its previous designation.
President Obama instructs his UN Ambassador not to veto a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in contradiction to previous US foreign policy.
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