Admitted Quote by Conrad Black

The U.N. did not create Israel. The Jewish state came into being because the tiny Jewish community in what was mandatory Palestine rebelled against…

— Yitzhak Shamir

The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds of friendship…

— Barack Obama

Let me tell you, the first president to recognize the state of Israel was Harry Truman, a Democrat. And every president since, Democrat and…

— Dick Durbin

There is only one U.S. for Israel, there is only one Israel for the U.S.

— Benny Gantz

It was no accident that just minutes after Israel became a nation, the United States... became the first nation in the world to recognize…

— Louie Gohmert

Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what.

— Tzipi Livni

“really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation.” (President John Adams, 1798)            “It remained for Richard Nixon to create the…

— John Price

Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better…

— Anonymous

I will acknowledge that Israel would not exist were it not for the United States. For Israel, that relationship is vital. It's important for…

— Haim Saban

The fact is that the United States does not need Israel. Our special relationship was not forged, as it was with Great Britain, in…

— Richard Cohen

We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself…

— Yitzhak Shamir

The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's…

— Valerie Jarrett