In the 1960s the US was far from blindly supporting Israeli interests in the Middle East.
![The CIA believed nuclear material stolen from the US in the 1960s was shipped to Israel's Dimona nuclear research centre [AFP/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201493144915599580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In the 1960s the US was far from blindly supporting Israeli interests in the Middle East.
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