LEADER 04331oam 2200685 a 450 001 9910961192703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798216028963 010 $a9780313002755 010 $a0313002754 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216028963 035 $a(CKB)111056485489532 035 $a(OCoLC)70736325 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10018053 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000263897 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937525 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263897 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10275268 035 $a(PQKB)10220359 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000681 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10018053 035 $a(OCoLC)50321799 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000681 035 $a(OCoLC)1435635768 035 $a(DLC)BP9798216028963BC 035 $a(Perlego)4202275 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485489532 100 $a20000504e20002024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe uncertain friendship $ethe U.S. and Israel from Roosevelt to Kennedy /$fHerbert Druks 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2000. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 225 1 $aContributions to the study of world history,$x0885-9159 ;$vno. 80 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313314230 311 08$a0313314233 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-236) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 FDR, the Holocaust, and the Promised Land -- 3 The 1936-1937 Partition Plan -- 3 White Paper 1939 -- 4 "Illegal" Aliyah -- 5 Harry S Truman and the Recognition of Israel -- 6 Recognition Was Not Everything -- 7 The 1948 Election Campaign and Israel -- 8 Harry S Truman and Israel's Abandonment of Neutrality -- 9 Dwight D. Eisenhower and Israel -- 10 The 1956 Sinai War -- 11 Dwight D. Eisenhower and Israel, 1958-1960 -- 12 John F. Kennedy and Israel, 1939-1962 -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aAlthough the United States has been a friend to Israel from the beginning and Israel has in return been an important American ally in the region, relations between the two nations have never been without difficulties. This study traces U.S.-Israeli relations from the 1930s to the early 1960s and examines the roles played by both Israelis and Americans in the formation of an independent Israel. Taking into account economic, political, social, and military factors, Druks devotes particular attention to elements of Israel's dependence on and independence from the United States during crucial phases of relations. These include the Holocaust and the failure to rescue European Jewry; Roosevelt and the promise of independence; establishment and recognition; Washington's ongoing relations with the new nation; the 1956 Sinai War; and President John F. Kennedy's enlightened approach towards Israel and the Middle East. On the U.S. side, Druks analyzes the defining roles played by the various presidents involved, the efforts of Congress, the influence of the media, and the contributions of Americans in general. Discussion of the Israeli side of the equation includes the impact of Israeli leaders, society, and the parliamentary democratic process. The work is based on materials from public and private archives in the U.S. and Israel, published governmental documents, as well as personal diaries. In addition, the author includes interviews with such key figures as Harry S Truman, W. Averell Harriman, Roger P. Davies, Yitzhak Rabin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yitzhak Shamir Moti Gur, Moshe Arens, and Ezer Weizman. 410 0$aContributions to the study of world history ;$vno. 80. 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIsrael 607 $aIsrael$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1933-1945 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1953 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1953-1961 676 $a327.7305694 700 $aDruks$b Herbert$0472292 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961192703321 996 $aThe uncertain friendship$94336296 997 $aUNINA