Enduring Partnership: Report of the Commission on U.S.-Israel Relations

The Commission on U.S.-Israel Relations was formed in May 1992 to examine the future of a unique and special relationship as both countries entered a new era. Its mandate was shaped by three dramatic developments that had emerged from the end of the Cold War and conflict in the Gulf: the demise of Soviet influence and patronage in the Middle East; the convening of comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace negotiations; the discovery of how close Iraq had come to acquiring nuclear weapons. In light of these changes and challenges the Commission was established to consider whether American and Israeli interests have changed, where they converged and how they might be best promoted.