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ISRAEL’S NORTHERN BORDER Beirut 58 mi. LEBANON Mediterranean Sea Litani River Tyre Sheba Farms Metulla Qiryat Shemona 28 mi. ISRAEL GOLAN HEIGHTS Haifa Tiberias Sea of Galilee Nazareth Jenin Netanya WEST BANK Tulkarm JORDAN BEKAA VALLEY Damascus SYRIA SCALE 0 10 mi. This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not imply any view regarding future agreements between Israel and its neighbors. 163
SYRIA-LEBANON What Congress Has Done to Change Syrian Behavior Passed Tough Sanctions on Damascus for Interfering in Lebanon and Pursuing Weapons of Mass Destruction. In December 2003, Congress passed the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, imposing diplomatic and economic sanctions on Syria for violating Lebanese sovereignty, for backing terrorist groups in Iraq and for maintaining weapons of mass destruction programs. The new sanctions included prohibiting the export of American products to Syria and barring American businesses from investing or operating in Syria. Syria had already been banned from receiving U.S. foreign aid or military goods because of its addition to the State Sponsors of Terrorism list in 1979. Backed Sanctions on Syria for Its Continued Pursuit of Weapons of Mass Destruction. In 2005, Congress expanded the Iran Non-Proliferation Act to authorize sanctions against entities that support Syria’s efforts to obtain weapons of mass destruction. Syria maintains the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the region and has conducted research into various biological weapons. An investigation by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides strong evidence that Syria also has been pursuing nuclear weapons. Condemned Syrian Interference in Lebanon. In October 2007, the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed resolutions that reaffirm U.S. support for a democratic Lebanon and condemn Syria’s continued support of terrorist groups that undermine Lebanese stability and sovereignty. Pressed Administration to Impose Tougher Sanctions on Regime for Killing its Own People. A bipartisan group of 68 senators and 237 members of the House sent letters to President Obama in August 2011 urging the administration to take a tougher stance against Syria and to fully enforce the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003. The letter called for a ban on U.S. businesses operating or investing in Syria, restrictions on travel by Syrian diplomats in the United States, and blocking transactions of property in which the Syrian regime has an interest. 164
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREIGN AID 102 F
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INTRODUCTION What AIPAC Supports Th
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Why Israel Matte
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS The Jewish Conne
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THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL’S BORDERS L
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS massacres, prese
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS An Ancient Capit
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel. However,
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS What Congress Di
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Shares Am
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Respects
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS prime minister.
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS What Congress Ha
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Provides
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israeli agricult
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israeli High-Tec
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RELATIONSHIP Relationship—Key Pri
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RELATIONSHIP The United States Has
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RELATIONSHIP that providing militar
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RELATIONSHIP What Congress Has Done
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RELATIONSHIP Israel Is America’s
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RELATIONSHIP boosting Israel’s ro
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RELATIONSHIP State, Local Officials
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RELATIONSHIP America’s Oil Depend
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RELATIONSHIP The United States and
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RELATIONSHIP oil through the deploy
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RELATIONSHIP The U.S.-Israel Econom
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RELATIONSHIP Apple, Google, Intel a
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RELATIONSHIP Israeli companies have
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RELATIONSHIP What Congress Has Done
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ISRAEL AT RISK Why Israel Is at Ris
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ISRAEL AT RISK Iran: The Leading St
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TERRORIST BUILDUP IN GAZA Ashkelon
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ISRAEL AT RISK U.N. Security Counci
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ISRAEL AT RISK The Missile Threat I
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THE IRANIAN MISSILE THREAT BEL LARU
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ISRAEL AT RISK Syrian Weapons Arsen
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ISRAEL AT RISK What Congress Has Do
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ISRAEL AT RISK Iran Pursues Nukes,
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ISRAEL AT RISK A Region in Flux The
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ISRAEL AT RISK The Egyptian militar
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ISRAEL AT RISK From Double Standard
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ISRAEL AT RISK repeatedly held “E
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ISRAEL AT RISK 2002 alone, Palestin
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FOREIGN AID Foreign Aid—Key Princ
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FOREIGN AID U.S.-Israel Agreement A
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FOREIGN AID The most recent U.S.-pr
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INCREASED THREATS, INCREASED COSTS:
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FOREIGN AID Keeping America Safe, S
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Page 119 and 120: IRAN Iran—Key Principles PREVENT
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Page 127 and 128: IRAN In 2012, the Obama administrat
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Page 139 and 140: PEACE PROCESS The Peace Process—K
Page 141 and 142: PEACE PROCESS United States, Israel
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