Mutane da yawa a duniya suna kallon Isra'ila da mamaki, wata ƙasa da ba ta wuce shekara sittin ba, wacce mutanen da aka zalunta shekaru aru-aru suka kafa, kuma tana da ɗaya daga cikin manyan sojoji masu ci gaba a duniya. Isra'ila ta yi nasarar cin ƙasashen maƙwabtanta a yaƙe-yaƙe huɗu tun daga farkonta, duk da cewa yawan jama'arta yana kama da na ƙaramin tsibiri. Irin waɗannan abubuwan ne suka sa mutane da yawa suka yi imani cewa Isra'ila ce ke ja-gorar al'amura a duniya, har ma tana sarrafa manufofin wajen Amurka. Abin da ya kamata a bincika shi ne wane ne ke iko da wane, da kuma har zuwa wane mataki?

Many people around the world look in awe towards Israel, a nation only 60 years old, built by a people who were persecuted for centuries and have one of the most advanced militaries in the world. Israel has managed, from its inception, to defeat its neighbouring nations in four wars, even though its population is that of a small island. It is such realities that have led to many believing it is Israel that pulls the strings around the world even controlling US foreign policy. What needs to be explored is who controls who and to what extent?

Dangantakar kut-da-kut da ke tsakanin Amurka da Isra'ila ta kasance ɗaya daga cikin mafi fitattun abubuwa a manufofin harkokin wajen Amurka tsawon kusan shekaru talatin da biyar da rabi. Dala biliyan 3 na tallafin soja da na tattalin arziki da Washington ke aika wa Isra'ila kowace shekara ba kasafai ake tambayarta a Majalisa ba, har ma da 'yan jam'iyyar masu sassaucin ra'ayi waɗanda yawanci suke ƙalubalantar tallafin Amurka ga gwamnatocin da ke aikata cin zarafin haƙƙin ɗan Adam a yaɗuwa, ko kuma 'yan jam'iyyar masu ra'ayin mazan jiya waɗanda yawanci suke adawa da tallafin ƙasashen waje gaba ɗaya. Kusan dukkan ƙasashen Yamma suna raba goyon bayan Amurka mai ƙarfi ga haƙƙin Isra'ila na wanzuwa cikin zaman lafiya da tsaro. Amurka sau da yawa tana tsayawa ita kaɗai tare da Isra'ila a Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya da sauran dandamali na ƙasa da ƙasa idan an ɗaga ƙorafi game da take-taken dokokin ƙasa da ƙasa da Isra'ila ke ci gaba da yi da sauran damuwa masu alaƙa.

The close relationship between the US and Israel has been one of the most salient features in US foreign policy for nearly three and a half decades. The $3 billion in military and economic aid sent annually to Israel by Washington is rarely questioned in Congress, even by liberals who normally challenge US aid to governments that engage in widespread violations of human rights, or by conservatives who usually oppose foreign aid in general. Virtually all Western countries share the United States strong support for Israel’s right to exist in peace and security. The US often stands alone with Israel at the United Nations and other international forums when objections are raised over ongoing Israeli violations of international law and related concerns.

Bayan Yakin Duniya na Biyu, Amurka ta fara nuna sha'awa ga Gabas ta Tsakiya bayan ta dandana amfanin man fetur na Gulf, sai ta yanke shawarar cewa ba za ta ci gaba da zama a keɓe ba, don haka ta fara tsara dabaru a yankin. A shekarar 1944 ma'aikatar harkokin wajen Amurka ta bayyana Tsibirin Larabawa a matsayin: 'Babbar majiyar ƙarfin dabaru da kuma babbar dukiyar kayan duniya a tarihin duniya.' Amurka ta san cewa iko a kan samar da man yankin hanya ce ta sarrafa duniya baki ɗaya. Kamar yadda George Kennan, mai tsara manufar hana faɗaɗar Tarayyar Soviet, wanda ya yi tasiri sosai, ya faɗa a shekarar 1949: 'Idan Amurka ta mallaki man, za ta sami ikon hana ayyukan abokan hamayya kamar Jamus da Japan a nan gaba.' Saboda fahimtar muhimmancin Gabas ta Tsakiya, Amurka ta tsara tsare-tsare da dabaru da dama domin sarrafa yankin.

The US took an interest in the Middle East after World War 2 when it tasted the benefits of Gulf oil and decided that it could no longer remain isolated and began manoeuvring in the region. In 1944 the State Department described the Arabian Peninsula as constituting: ‘A stupendous source of strategic power and the greatest material prize in the world’s history.’ The United States was aware that control of the region’s oil supply was a lever to control the world. As George Kennan, the influential planner of the containment of the Soviet Union put it in 1949: ‘If the US controlled the oil, it would have veto power over the potential actions in the future of rivals like Germany and Japan’ Realising the potential of the Middle East, the US set forward multiple plans and strategies to control the region.

An kafa wata ƙasar Yahudawa an taɓa ba da shawara a kanta tun a shekarar 1906 daga Firayim Ministan Birtaniya, Henry Bannerman: ‘Akwai mutane (Musulmi) da ke mallakar faffadan yankuna cike da albarkatu bayyanannu da ɓoyayyu. Suna mamaye mahaɗan hanyoyin duniya. Ƙasashensu sun kasance mahaifar wayewar ɗan adam da addinai. Waɗannan mutane suna da addini ɗaya, harshe ɗaya, tarihi ɗaya da buri iri ɗaya. Babu wani shinge na halitta da zai iya ware su da juna ... idan wannan al’umma ta haɗu zama ƙasa ɗaya, to za ta riƙe makomar duniya a hannunta, kuma za ta raba Turai da sauran duniya. Da yake mun ɗauki waɗannan la’akari da muhimmanci, ya kamata a dasa wata jiki ta baƙi a cikin zuciyar wannan al’umma domin hana fikafikanta haɗuwa ta yadda za ta gajiyar da ƙarfinta a cikin yaƙe-yaƙe marasa ƙarewa. Hakanan zai iya zama mataki na tsalle ga Yammacin duniya don samun abubuwan da take so.’

The establishment of a Jewish homeland had been proposed by British Prime Minister Henry Bannerman in 1906: ‘There are people (the Muslims) who control spacious territories teeming with manifest and hidden resources. They dominate the intersections of world routes. Their lands were the cradles of human civilizations and religions. These people have one faith, one language, one history and the same aspirations. No natural barriers can isolate these people from one another ... if, per chance, this nation were to be unified into one state; it would then take the fate of the world into its hands and would separate Europe from the rest of the world. Taking these considerations seriously, a foreign body should be planted in the heart of this nation to prevent the convergence of its wings in such a way that it could exhaust its powers in never-ending wars. It could also serve as a springboard for the West to gain its coveted objects.

Isra'ila an kafa ta ne bisa cika muradin Birtaniya ta hanyar sanya ta a tsakiyar duniyar Musulunci; sai dai raunin Birtaniya bayan Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu ya sa Amurka ta sake tsara yankin.

Israel was created on the basis of fulfilling a British interest by being placed in the middle of the Muslim world; however British weakness after World War 2 led to the US reorganising the region.

Amurka ta duba Isra'ila, a cikin iyakoki da aka ayyana kuma masu tsaro, duk da cewa an kafa ta da mafarkin Eretz Isra'ila (Isra'ila mai girma). Wannan shi ne bambancin farko tsakanin Amurka da Isra'ila. Matsayin Isra'ila a bayyane yake tun farko, domin ta ki ayyana iyakokinta tun daga farko. Wannan ya bayyana cewa Isra'ila ba mulkin mallaka ce ta Amurka ba, kuma akwai sabani a muradun kasashen biyu.

The US looked towards Israel, within defined and secure boundaries, even though it was established with dreams of Eretz Israel (a greater Israel). This was the first difference between the US and Israel. The position of Israel is very clear since it has refused to define its borders from the very beginning. This exposed the fact that Israel was not a colony of the US and there were conflicting interests between the two.

Tun bayan kafuwar ƙungiyar Zionist, Yahudawa suna ta burin cimma mamayar tattalin arziki da siyasa a kan yankin. Amurka ta ƙi amincewa da maye gurbin tasirin Turai da tasirin Yahudawa, kuma ta ƙi amincewa da raba iko da kowace ƙasa. Amurka ta himmatu wajen kare Isra'ila, tabbatar da tsaronta da kuma samar da kyakkyawan matsayin rayuwa ga Yahudawan da ke zaune a can. Duk da haka, ta ƙi barin Isra'ila ta raba tasiri da ita. Domin hana faɗaɗar Isra'ila da yaɗuwar tasirinta a yankin, manufar Amurka ta dogara ne ga keɓe Isra'ila daga sauran yankin, a yunƙurin takaita ta da rage rawarta a kokarin warware matsalar Falasɗinawa da matsalar Gabas ta Tsakiya. Manufar Amurka ta ta'allaka ne a kan kafa ƙasar Falasɗinu da za ta zama kayan aikin dakile ta; ta hanyar kafa jerin tabbatattun alkawura na ƙasashen duniya da kuma kawo dakarun ƙasashe da yawa da za a tura su a kan iyakokin Isra'ila da ƙasashen Larabawa maƙwabta - Jordan, Siriya, Masar da kuma ƙasar Falasɗinu ta gaba. Manufar Amurka kuma ta dogara ne ga aiki don mayar da Urushalima ƙasar duniya, domin Amurka tana ganin wannan mayarwa a matsayin mafita ga rikicin Urushalima mai hatsari, wanda zai faranta wa Kiristoci rai kuma ya tabbatar da kasancewar Amurka mai ƙarfi ta hanyar kasancewar Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya.

Ever since the establishment of the Zionist movement, the Jews have been aiming to achieve economic and political domination over the region. America rejects the idea of substituting European influence with Jewish influence, and she also rejects the idea of sharing power with any other country. America is committed to protecting Israel, guaranteeing her security and securing a prosperous standard of living for the Jews living there. However, she refuses to allow Israel to share the influence with her. In order to prevent Israeli expansion and the spread of Israeli influence in the region, American policy has been based on isolating Israel from the rest of the region in an attempt to curtail her and minimise her role in the quest to solve the Palestinian issue and the Middle Eastern issue. US policy is centred around establishing a Palestinian state to act as an instrument of containment; by establishing a host of international guarantees and by bringing multinational forces to be deployed along the borders between Israel and the neighbouring Arab countries - Jordan, Syria, Egypt and the future Palestinian State. The American policy has also been based on working towards the internationalisation of Jerusalem, as America sees this internationalisation as a solution to the sensitive crisis of Jerusalem that would please the Christians and guarantee a strong American presence through the presence of the United Nations.

Akwai abubuwa masu yawa da suka haifar da manufofin harkokin wajen Amurka da Isra'ila zuwa matakin da suka kai a yau.

There are a whole host of factors which has led the US and Israeli foreign policies to reach the extent they have today:

Yawancin 'yan ƙasar Amurka suna da wata alaƙa ta zuciya da Isra'ila, musamman masu ra'ayin sassaucin ra'ayi, kuma musamman a tsakanin tsararrakin bayan yaƙi waɗanda ke kan muƙaman shugabanci a gwamnati da kafofin watsa labarai. Mutane da yawa a Amurka suna jin kamar suna tare da gwagwarmayar tarihin Isra'ila, da tsarin dimokuraɗiyyar cikin gida, da kuma yanayin rayuwa mai kyau na ƙasar, da kuma matsayinta a matsayin mafaka ga ƙungiyar marasa rinjaye da aka zalunta wadda ta shafe ƙarnuka a cikin watsuwa.

- Many US citizens share a sentimental attachment with Israel especially many liberals - particularly among the post-war generation in leadership positions in government and the media. Many Americans identify with Israel’s historical struggle, internal democracy, relatively high standard of living and its role as a sanctuary for an oppressed minority group that spent centuries in diaspora.

- Dama-damar Kiristoci masu ra'ayin dama a Amurka, da mabiyan da yawansu ya kai miliyoyi, da kuma babbar goyon bayan Jam'iyyar Republican, a tarihi sun yi amfani da karfinsu mai girma na kafafen yada labarai da na siyasa wajen goyon bayan Isra'ila da sauran shugabannin Isra'ila masu ra'ayin dama. Bisa wani koyarwar addini da ke ganin tattaruwar Yahudawa a Kasa Mai Tsarki a matsayin shiri ga dawowar Almasihu, rikicin da ke tsakanin Isra'ilawa da Falasdinawa, a idanunsu, kawai ci gaba ne na yakin da ke tsakanin Isra'ilawa da Filistiyawa, inda God ya yanke hukuncin cewa kasar ta Isra'ila ce kadai.

- The Christian Right in the US, with tens of millions of followers and a major base of support for the Republican Party, historically has thrown its immense media and political clout in support of Israel and other right-wing Israeli leaders. Based in part on a theology that sees the ingathering of Jews to the Holy Land as a precursor for the second coming of Christ, the battle between Israelis and Palestinians is, in their eyes, simply a continuation of the battle between the Israelites and the Philistines, with God having deemed that the land belongs to Israel alone.

- Ƙungiyoyin Yahudawa masu tsaka-tsaki da masu ra'ayin mazan jiya sun tara gagarumin ƙarfin lobbi, gudummawar kuɗi daga al'ummar Yahudawa, da matsin lamba daga 'yan ƙasa kan kafofin watsa labarai da sauran dandalin tattaunawar jama'a, don goyon bayan gwamnatin Isra'ila. Rawar da ƙungiyar lobbi mai goyon bayan Isra'ila ke takawa ita ce ƙirƙirar yanayin da ya dace da muradun Isra'ila, da taimakawa wajen haifar da yanayin tsoratarwa ga waɗanda ke neman sassauta manufofin Amurka, ciki har da yawan Yahudawa masu ci gaba da ke ƙaruwa.

- Mainstream and conservative Jewish organisations have mobilised considerable lobbying resources, financial contributions from the Jewish community, and citizen pressure on the news media and other forums of public discourse in support of the Israeli government. The role of the pro-Israel lobby is to create a climate in line with Israeli interests and help in the creation of a climate of intimidation among those who seek to moderate US policy, including growing numbers of progressive Jews.

- Sana'ar makamai, tana bayar da kuɗi sau biyar fiye da yadda AIPAC (Kwamitin Harkokin Jama'a na Amurka da Isra'ila) da sauran ƙungiyoyin da ke goyon bayan Isra'ila suka bayar tare, a yakin neman zaɓen 'yan majalisar dokoki da kuma ayyukan ba da shawara (lobbying). Duk da haka, masana'antar tana da babban muradi a goyon bayan jigilar makamai masu yawa zuwa Isra'ila da sauran ƙawayen Amurka a Gabas ta Tsakiya. Ya fi sauƙi ga memba na majalisa ya ƙalubalanci yarjejeniyar makamai ta dala miliyan 60 da za a kai Indonesia, misali, fiye da yarjejeniyar makamai ta dala biliyan 2 zuwa Isra'ila, musamman idan yawancin gundumomin majalisa sun ƙunshi masana'antu da ke kera irin wannan kayan yaƙi. Isra'ila ta yi nasarar gina ƙasa, sannan ta tara albarkatunta don cimma yawancin manufofinta na dogon lokaci. Sai dai ba tare da goyon bayan Yammacin Duniya ba, ba a iya ganin yadda Isra'ila za ta kai matsayin da take a yau. Duk da haka, Isra'ila ta gaza cimma babbar manufarta ta kafa ƙasa mai iyakoki na dindindin, wadda ta ƙunshi filayen da ake cewa Allah ya yi mata alkawarin su, kuma wannan ya faru ne saboda dalili guda ɗaya kawai – irin wannan manufa ba ta cikin muradin Amurka.

- The arms industry, contributes five times more money to congressional campaigns and lobbying efforts than AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and other proIsrael groups combined. The industry however does have a considerable stake in supporting massive arms shipments to Israel and other Middle Eastern allies of the United States. It is far easier for a member of Congress to challenge a $60 million arms deal to Indonesia, for example, than the $2 billion of arms to Israel, particularly when so many congressional districts include factories that produce such military hardware. Israel has successfully managed to build a state and then mobilise its resources to achieve many of its long term aims. However, without Western support it is impossible to see how Israel could reach the position it is in today. Israel has however failed in its ultimate aim of establishing a state with fixed borders encompassing the lands it was supposedly promised by God and this is due only to one reason – such an aim is not in the interests of the US.

Tsare-tsaren Amurka sun tanadi bayyanannun iyakokin Isra'ila tare da kafa ƙasar Falasɗinu. Jam'iyyar Likud, wadda ta kasance jam'iyyar mulki a mafi yawan tarihin Isra'ila, ta yi ƙoƙarin ayyana iyakokin ta hanyar ɗaya-ɗaya, ta hanyar gina matsugunai da kuma korar Musulmi. Duk da haka, Isra'ila har yanzu tana buƙatar Amurka domin kowace yarjejeniya ta ƙarshe, saboda haka ta shirya yin lobbying a Amurka da kuma a kafofin watsa labarai na duniya domin samun sakamako mai kyau. Ƙoƙarin cimma Eretz Isra'ila yana da sarƙaƙiya saboda jam'iyyar Labour a Isra'ila tana goyon bayan bayar da ƙasa domin samun iyakoki bayyanannu na dindindin. Tana ganin cewa wannan farashi ne da ya cancanci a biya saboda tsaron da take buƙata.

The US plans defined Israeli borders alongside a Palestinian state. The Likud party which has been the party of power for most of Israel’s history attempted to unilaterally define the borders by building settlements and expelling Muslims. However, Israel still needs the US for any final settlement and for these reasons it has organised lobbying in the US and the world’s media in order to achieve a favourable outcome. The endeavour to achieve Eratz Israel is complicated by the fact that the Labour party in Israel believes in giving up land for permanent defined borders. It believes this is a price worth paying for the security it needs.

Saboda haka Isra'ila ba ta mallakar Amurka, amma ta yi nasara sosai wajen yin tasiri a kan manufofin Amurka. Amurka ce ke tsara yanayin Gabas ta Tsakiya. Ita ce ke bada umarni, kuma a kan batutuwa da yawa Amurka da Isra'ila suna da manufa guda. Duk da haka, bai kamata a dauke wannan a matsayin Amurka tana watsi da muradunta saboda Isra'ila ba. Goyon bayan Amurka ga gwamnatin Isra'ila, kamar goyon bayanta ga sauran abokanta a sassan duniya, ba ya samo asali ne daga bukatun tsaro na zahiri ko kuma wata kwakkwarar kaunar dabi'a ga kasar. Maimakon haka, kamar yadda yake a wasu wurare, manufofin ketare na Amurka suna samo asali ne da farko daga kokarin ciyar da muradunta na dabarun siyasa da take ganin suna da muhimmanci.

Hence Israel does not control the US but has been very efficient in influencing US policy. The US is organising the Middle East. It is the one that dictates, and on many issues the US and Israel have the same policy, however this should not been seen as the US abandoning its interests for Israel. US support for the Israeli government, like US support for its allies elsewhere in the world, is not motivated by objective security needs or a strong moral commitment to the country. Rather, as elsewhere, US foreign policy is motivated primarily to advance its own perceived strategic interests.