#Israel -- America's watchdog

After around two years of relative peace, tensions in relationships are once again rising between Israel and Palestine. Amid a complex situation in the Middle East in general, the question arouses: what happens if the violence escalates? Israel is a close ally of the US -- So, will the US be force to get involved? Author and activist Norman Finkelstein argued however the recent escalation will not increase much further, but Israel remains America's watchdog in the region as unrest spreads and governments change within bordering states