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Identify whether or not this statement is true or false. If any part of the statement is false, then the answer is false.

Since Israel declared independence from Great Britain in 1948, the United States has depended on the Jewish state of Israel, one of America's closest allies in the Middle East, to help carry out American foreign policy in that region of the world.

Please answer with true or false and an explanation.