fncceo
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The fault is the US, for creating Israel illegally in 1948.
Or would be ... if they actually created Israel in 1948, which was done by the citizens of Israel.
The US was ONE of 33 other nations voting in favor of a partition plan for the British territory of Palestine. A plan that, although passed by the UN General Assembly, was never accepted by any Arab country and had no binding effect on any nation.
The US followed up their Yes vote by immediately slapping an arms embargo on Israel, making it a crime for American citizens to sell or trade arms with Israel.
When Israel was founded months later, the US was one of several countries to recognize the State of Israel, but continued to impose an arms embargo on it ... never believing the Jewish State would last more than a few months.
The US not only never assisted in the creation of The Jewish State, they actively worked for its violent failure.
It wasn't until Israel won a spectacular victory against a vastly superior Arab force in 1967 (using French fighters and WWII era British tanks) that the US re-considered the decision to not sell any modern weapons to Israel.