Analyzing the dominance of the political system over the role of the individual in American foreign policy regarding the Palestinian conflict (the presidency of Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden)
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 P.h.D in International Relations, University of Guilan, Director of Palestine and Israel Studies Department in the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies
2 P.h.D in American Studies, University of Tehran
Abstract
Over the past two decades, despite the partisan changes in the executive branch of the United States between Democrats and Republicans, we have seen some principles and foundations in American foreign policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The question of this article is whether the change of governments of the United States causes a change in its foreign policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The findings of this research show that with the change of governments in the United States, the president plays a role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. After that, the political system of the United States gradually overcomes the role of the president, and the foreign policy of the United States continues as usual. Then, government institutions put all-round support for the Zionist regime on their agenda and made the peace process in the Middle East more difficult by granting various aid. Also, to legitimize the Zionist regime, these institutions have followed the process of normalizing the relations of this regime with the Arab countries with all seriousness. This research is based on the qualitative method of studying documents and texts published by governments, international organizations, UN specialized agencies, and think tanks.
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