ABSTRACT
Israel and the United States are often said to be participants in a ‘Special Relationship’. Like other states that have a close relationship with the United States, Israel has maintained strong ties with various US administrations and the military industrial complex. Still, one of the key factors distinguishing the relationship from normal state-to-state relations are the strong and politically fruitful relations which the government of Israel maintains beyond these governmental bounds. The core of this relationship is with the organized American Jewish community, but it also incorporates Gentile groups and Congressmen who come together to make up a pro-Israel community. It is in regard to these groups that this essay will refer to a Special Relationship between Israel and the United States.
