sentences:  Mexico has also purchased weapons from Israel and is one of Israel's closest allies in the Americas.The relations between Israel and the United States have evolved from an initial United States policy of sympathy and support for the creation of a Jewish state in 1948 (It was the first country to recognize the establishment of the State) to an unusual partnership that links Israel with the United States trying to balance competing interests in the Middle East region.The United States has been considered Israel's most powerful and supportive ally and hosts the annual Salute to Israel Parade in New York City.