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US-Israel special relationship

Simonsen, Olivia Rich Møller LU (2024) FKVK02 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The US has for many years had a strong relationship with Israel. However, in this relationship something does not add up; The US presents itself as a strong defender of human rights and liberty, and at the same time they have this strong relationship with Israel, who has been violating the rights and liberties of Palestinians for many years now. So how come the US has this strong relationship with Israel despite Israeli violations towards the Palestinians? This is the question which this thesis investigates. To answer this question, Robert W. Cox’s theory of international hegemons will be applied, and the method which will be applied is Critical Discourse Analysis. The paper focuses on the motives for the US strong relationship with Israel... (More)
The US has for many years had a strong relationship with Israel. However, in this relationship something does not add up; The US presents itself as a strong defender of human rights and liberty, and at the same time they have this strong relationship with Israel, who has been violating the rights and liberties of Palestinians for many years now. So how come the US has this strong relationship with Israel despite Israeli violations towards the Palestinians? This is the question which this thesis investigates. To answer this question, Robert W. Cox’s theory of international hegemons will be applied, and the method which will be applied is Critical Discourse Analysis. The paper focuses on the motives for the US strong relationship with Israel from the late 1960’s, because this is when the relationship started to become strong, and until the mid 80’s - and it focuses on Presidential and Prime Minister speeches from mostly American (sometimes upcoming) Presidents, but also from an Israeli Prime Minister, as well as an article from an upcoming US President. The paper concludes that it is the political, economic and social interests which the US has for both creating as well as sustaining its world hegemony, that can explain its strong relationship with Israel. (Less)
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author
Simonsen, Olivia Rich Møller LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
USA, Israel, Palestinians, world hegemony, democracy, oil, culture
language
English
id
9153997
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 14:06:26
date last changed
2024-07-18 14:06:26
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  abstract     = {{The US has for many years had a strong relationship with Israel. However, in this relationship something does not add up; The US presents itself as a strong defender of human rights and liberty, and at the same time they have this strong relationship with Israel, who has been violating the rights and liberties of Palestinians for many years now. So how come the US has this strong relationship with Israel despite Israeli violations towards the Palestinians? This is the question which this thesis investigates. To answer this question, Robert W. Cox’s theory of international hegemons will be applied, and the method which will be applied is Critical Discourse Analysis. The paper focuses on the motives for the US strong relationship with Israel from the late 1960’s, because this is when the relationship started to become strong, and until the mid 80’s - and it focuses on Presidential and Prime Minister speeches from mostly American (sometimes upcoming) Presidents, but also from an Israeli Prime Minister, as well as an article from an upcoming US President. The paper concludes that it is the political, economic and social interests which the US has for both creating as well as sustaining its world hegemony, that can explain its strong relationship with Israel.}},
  author       = {{Simonsen, Olivia Rich Møller}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{US-Israel special relationship}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}