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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794916903321

Autore

Aridan Natan

Titolo

Advocating for Israel : diplomats and lobbyists from Truman to Nixon / / Natan Aridan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4985-5378-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 pages)

Disciplina

327.5694073

Soggetti

Lobbying - United States

Lobbyists - United States

Israel Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Transitions : from the Jewish agency to the state of Israel, 1948-1952 -- Securing aid, 1948-1952 -- Winds of criticism and the downgrading of Israel -- The Hasbara struggle in the wake of US coercive diplomacy, 1954-June 1956 -- The ramifications of Israel's Sinai war -- Surmounting obstacles in the mending of fences, April 1957-December 1960 -- Great expectations of the Kennedy administration, 1961-1963 -- The Johnson administration, 1963-1969 -- The Nixon and Ford administrations, 1969-1975.

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines the triangular relationship between Israel's diplomatic corps, the pro-Israel lobby, and various US administrations. Based on a wealth of primary source material, the author analyzes how Israel successfully established a unique relationship with the United States and created a channel of political, economic, and military aid.