One way in which the superpowers played an part in the Arab-Israeli conflict was through the support of the foundation of Israel in 1948. Golda Meir’s fundraising efforts were very successful, as she was able to procure $50 million in private donations from the US, showing the initial stages of US support for the Israelis. These donations proved useful for the purchase of armaments by the Israelis. Both the Soviets and the Americans immediately accepted the formation of the new state of Israel, but it was the Americans who were more overwhelmingly supportive.
This links to way in which the Soviet Union was also increasingly supportive of states in the Middle East, namely the Arab states. After the UK and the US refused to aid Nasser in his Aswan Dam project, the Soviet Union made large monetary donations to the Egyptian government, as well as making donations of armaments, leading to the Soviet Union becoming one of the major allies to Egypt, as well as other Arab states. This shows how the superpowers played an increasing role in that the Middle East became more involved in Cold war tensions between the US and the USSR.