They wanted their independence from the West, which was made evident by the Pan-Arabism and the League of Arab states. This nationalism magnified the Arab-Israeli conflict and contributed to why it became such a serious matter. The U.S. supported the creation of Israel, a state for the Jewish people. Throughout the next few decades several wars and sources of hostility broke out. Although the United States tried to avoid fighting the Arabs on the issue they did back up Israel whenever conflicts arose. Lastly, the Cold War had begun after World War II influencing the United States foreign policy into one that tried to prevent communism at all costs, evident by the Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines. In the era following World War II the United States lack of support for the Arab world during the Palestine-Israel conflict and the U.S. distrust of the Soviets led to the deterioration of relations with the