The Arab-Israeli conflict was not a major focus of Nixon's attention during his first term—for one thing, he felt that no matter what he did, American Jews would oppose his reelection.
不过，阿以冲突并非尼克松第一个总统任期的主要关注议题，这其中的一个原因就是，他觉得无论自己怎么做，美国的犹太人都会反对他竞选连任。