A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
Radosh, Ronald
ISBN 10: 0060594632 ISBN 13: 9780060594633
Published by Harper, 2009
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A dramatic account of the thirty-third president's controversial decision to recognize the state of Israel offers insight into the complicated issues affecting his declaration as well as the new state's fledging friendship with America, in an account that draws on previously untapped archival sources to chronicle the events leading to the decision and how it set the stage for subsequent Middle East policy. 25,000 first printing.
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On May 14, 1948, under the stewardship of President Harry S. Truman, the United States became the first nation to recognize the State of Israel just moments after sovereignty had been declared in Jerusalem. But it was hardly a foregone conclusion that America would welcome the creation of this new country. While acknowledging this as one of his proudest moments, Truman also admitted that no issue was "more controversial or more complex than the problem of Israel." As the president told his closest advisers, these attempts to resolve the issue of a Jewish homeland had left him in a condition of "political battle fatigue."
Based on never-before-used archival material, A Safe Haven is the most complete account to date of the events that led to this historic occasion. Allis and Ronald Radosh explore the national and global pressures bearing on Truman and the people including the worldwide Jewish community, key White House advisers, the State Department, the British, the Arabs, and the representatives of the new United Nations whose influence, on both sides, led to his decision.
Impeccably researched, brilliantly told, A Safe Haven is a suspenseful, moment-by-moment re-creation of this crossroads in U.S.-Israeli relations and Middle Eastern politics.
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Title: A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the ...
Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Acceptable