The monograph is devoted to the complex history of the formation of American-Israeli cooperation from the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 to 2014. The author examines how, during the Cold War, Israeli leaders fought for the recognition of Israel as a partner of the United States, intensifying their role as a conductor of American interests in the Middle East. East. The book shows how, in the late 1990s, the development of Israeli-American relations acquired the character of a strategic partnership and Israel became the most privileged non-aligned ally of the United States. This status remains with him to this day, since the strategic relations of the United States with Israel are geopolitical and ideological in nature. The author assesses the events of the period from the late 1990s to 2014 - the stage of further development of bilateral relations after the end of the Cold War. The book is recommended for specialists in the field of international relations, undergraduate and graduate students dealing with the problems of the Middle East, as well as a wide range of readers.