Embedded in the proclaimed support for Israel is the American interest in Israeli peace. However, under current circumstances, Israeli peace can only materialized when Arab-Israeli peace is attained, as Arab-Israeli tensions directly threaten stability in the Middle East. This instability is highly problematic because an unstable Middle East is a dangerous Middle East, especially from the American perspective. President Obama articulated it best when he said, “the lack of a resolution to this problem provides an excuse for anti-American militant jihadists to engage in inexcusable action and so we have a national security interest in solving …show more content…
national security. The entire Middle East has an impact as Middle Eastern peace and rest is a requirement for assured American national security. This breaks down into two divisions: U.S. – Middle East relations being crucial to American national security, and U.S. – Middle East relations being contingent on Arab-Israeli relations and American policies. The lack of Arab approval of American policies, regarding Arab-Israeli issues, can easily give rise to militant terrorist groups and other violent non-state actors, and create an atmosphere in which they can flourish, resulting in a direct threat to U.S. national