ABSTRACT
But Israel’s problems did not end with its enemies and detractors. The West, despite often being friendly to Israel, was reluctant to intervene in crises and wars involving Israel.
While the Soviet Union inevitably supported the Arab side before 1988, the Israelis could not in wartime count equally on the West. Except for the French before 1967, Israel never received major support in wartime from Europe after 1967, while the United States refused to sell major arms to Israel from 1948 to 1962.
