Israel had almost always been the bully, too. Portrayed in the media as the victim, Israel, during every conflict, outmanned and outgunned its Arab opponents. The media line that they were constantly under threat and only acting out of self-defence is a complete lie.

An important note was that this relationship was sorely one sided. The US ostensibly had and has nothing to gain from such support in the Middle East. It has, in fact, destabilised US relations with every state in the region, the UN and the USSR/Russia.

The Israelis also stole US uranium to produce nuclear weapons against every treaty and agreement for the time, and of course, the well-known USS Liberty incident.

Importantly, the author does note different factions within the Israeli government. Some were sincerely looking for peace in the region, but the militant elements obviously won out in the end. David Ben-Gurion and his cartoonishly evil-looking goon, Moshe Dayan, have done irreparable damage to the region, taken countless lives and made peace impossible, all the while staining the credibility and reputation of Israel.

Anyway eff Israel.