US-Israel relations: 20 claims we've investigated

With high-stakes elections taking place in Israel and the U.S. a week apart in October and November, relations between the two governments reentered the spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump urged voters to reelect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The U.S. became the first nation to recognize Israel as an independent state on May 14, 1948. In recent years, the two nations have collaborated in trade, military resources, and war. Below are 20 claims related to U.S.-Israel relations: Sources 'Donald J. Trump: "To the Great People of Israel:Bibi Netanyahu Has Been a Great Warrior Prime ...' Trump's Truth, 18 Oct. 2026, https://www.trumpstruth.org/statuses/42411.Jerusalem, U. S. Embassy. 'Policy & History'. U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, 4 Apr. 2025, https://il.usembassy.gov/policy-history/. By Taija PerryCook Taija PerryCook is a Seattle-based journalist who previously worked for the PNW news site Crosscut and the Jordan Times in Amman. Article Tags