Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
Harry S. Truman sensed something profound and meaningful in the Jewish restoration to Palestine, something which transcended other considerations. As the president recorded in his Memoirs, the Palestine question was a basic human problem. In the end, Truman was willing to go against the current of his most trusted foreign policy advisers, who were absolutely opposed to the establishment of a Jewish state in the Middle East. These advisers argued that however humanitarian a Jewish homeland...
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A study of Truman's decision to support the founding of Israel. Booknews Challenges the almost universal belief that US president Truman recognized the nascent state of Israel in 1948 over objections of his advisors in order to capture votes and political support from American Jews in the upcoming election. Argues instead that he had humanitarian, moral, and sentimental motivations, many of them grounded in his religious upbringing and familiarity with the Bible. Finds parallels between the US and British actions and goals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
ForewordPrefaceIntroduction11Bible and Sword Redux: Balfour, Wilson, Roosevelt, and the Question of Palestine132The Man from Missouri293Truman and the Formulation of Foreign Policy414Truman's Early Views on Zionism and the Development of His Presidential Policy on Palestine535The Issue of Immigration636State Department Opposition777The American Jewish Lobby and Its Impact on the President918Enter the United Nations1019A President from Independence, a Chemist from Pinsk, and a Haberdasher from Kansas City11710March 1948 and the American Reversal of Its Palestine Policy13311Showdown in the Oval Office: 12 May 194815112Truman Recognizes Israel16313The Election of 1948: Truman and the Jewish Vote17514The Aftermath of American Recognition187Conclusion195Selected Bibliography197Index211
\ BooknewsChallenges the almost universal belief that US president Truman recognized the nascent state of Israel in 1948 over objections of his advisors in order to capture votes and political support from American Jews in the upcoming election. Argues instead that he had humanitarian, moral, and sentimental motivations, many of them grounded in his religious upbringing and familiarity with the Bible. Finds parallels between the US and British actions and goals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
