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Foreign relations of Israel

Okay kiddo, Israel is a country in the Middle East that has a lot of neighbors. These neighbors are called other countries and they are sometimes friends with Israel and sometimes they are not.

When Israel talks to other countries, it’s like making friends. Sometimes it’s easy to make friends and sometimes it’s harder. Sometimes two countries have things in common and get along well, but sometimes they have different ideas and don’t agree on things.

Israel also talks to other countries to make sure they are safe. This means they try to make sure nobody is going to hurt them or their friends.

Sometimes, countries don’t like things that Israel does and they get angry. They might not talk to Israel or they might say they don’t want to be friends anymore.

But Israel is really good at making friends and they keep trying to be friends with everyone. They want to be friends with countries that are close by and far away, even if they have different ideas.

That’s what foreign relations means, and it’s like trying to make friends with everybody, even if it’s not always easy or they don’t agree on everything.