The US-Israel strategic alliance – partnership, not charity

On Jan 8, 2011, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in Tucson, Arizona. Among the tools first responders reached for was the "Emergency Bandage," a pressure dressing so closely associated with the Israeli military that American troops had nicknamed it the "Israeli bandage." It saved her life.

The deep friendship between America and Israel has saved, and continues to save, American lives. Israel is a friend and an ally in the deepest sense of the word.

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