| A case can be made that while other US presidents focused on the Soviet or communist threat, Carter perceived that the greater threat to world peace and US interests was in the Middle East. With America's backing Israel was a rising military power whose policies and existence were viewed as a threat by Arab countries. New Arab-Israeli tensions arose from Israel's refusal to leave occupied Palestine & return to its own border. |
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