The objective of this thesis called Comparison of the attitudes of European states and the United States towards Israel and its surroundings is to compare approches of the United States and European states selected by author to main issues, conflicts and ways of solving constantly tense situation between the State of Israel and its Arab surroundings since the establishment of the State to present. The first part is dedicated to historical background that is essential to understanding of this conflict. In the second part the author was dealing with the most important events that occurred between the Israelis, the Palestinians and their Arab surroundings with emphasis on the attitudes of selected European states and the United States on this issue.