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Harry S. Truman and the founding of Israel
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- Creator
- Michael T. Benson ; foreword by Stan A. Taylor
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 1997
- Physical Details
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- xii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780275958077, 0275958078
- OCLC
- ocm36147273
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-209) and index.
- 1. Bible and Sword Redux: Balfour, Wilson, Roosevelt, and the Question of Palestine -- 2. The Man from Missouri -- 3. Truman and the Formulation of Foreign Policy -- 4. Truman's Early Views on Zionism and the Development of His Presidential Policy on Palestine -- 5. The Issue of Immigration -- 6. State Department Opposition -- 7. The American Jewish Lobby and Its Impact on the President -- 8. Enter the United Nations -- 9. A President from Independence, a Chemist from Pinsk, and a Haberdasher from Kansas City -- 10. March 1948 and the American Reversal of Its Palestine Policy -- 11. Showdown in the Oval Office: 12 May 1948 -- 12. Truman Recognizes Israel -- 13. The Election of 1948: Truman and the Jewish Vote -- 14. The Aftermath of American Recognition