Foreword Preface Introduction Bible and Sword Redux: Balfour, Wilson, Roosevelt, and the Question of Palestine The Man from Missouri Truman and the Formulation of Foreign Policy Truman's Early Views on Zionism and the Development of His Presidential Policy on Palestine The Issue of Immigration State Department Opposition The American Jewish Lobby and Its Impact on the President Enter the United Nations A President from Independence, a Chemist from Pinsk, and a Haberdasher from Kansas City March 1948 and the American Reversal of Its Palestine Policy Showdown in the Oval Office: 12 May 1948 Truman Recognizes Israel The Election of 1948: Truman and the Jewish Vote The Aftermath of American Recognition Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index
A study of Truman's decision to support the founding of Israel.
MICHAEL T. BENSON is President of Snow College. /e
"A worthwhile and interesting book which makes a strong case for
Harry S. Truman's moral considerations in deciding to recognize
Israel. Benson's research and writing are exemplary."-Robert
Dallek, Professor Emeritus, UCLA author of The American Style of
Foreign Policy: Cultural Politics and Foreign Affairs
"An absolute winner. Besides excellent research and lively
readibility, Michael Benson's book is a wonderful primer of
practical politics as seen through the life and career of Harry S.
Truman, among the most powerful decision makers in the history of
politics. Truman himself would be proud of Benson's down-to-earth
and straightforward discussion."-Ted Wilson, Director Hinckley
Institute of Politics, University of Utah
"Benson has blended the best of political and historical research
skills in this work....In clear and lucid writing, [he] makes a
powerful argument that neither raison d'etat nor the exigencies of
domestic politics are adequate to explain President Harry Truman's
decision to recognize Israel."-From the Foreword by Stan A. Taylor
Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University
"Benson's enthralling narrative captures the drama of high politics
while richly portraying the human greatness of Harry Truman. A
salutary work which will enlighten and move the reader."-Noah
Lucas, Emeritus Fellow Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish
Studies
"Michael Benson shows the relevance of religion and moral principle
to the shaping of an American foreign policy."-Daniel Walker Howe
Rhodes Professor of American History, University of Oxford
?Benson has done very thorough research, and he does indeed prove
Truman's lifelong dedication to the Bible, as well as his
morality....What is most notable about this book is its total
pro-Israel orientation.?-Journal of Palestine Studies
"Benson has done very thorough research, and he does indeed prove
Truman's lifelong dedication to the Bible, as well as his
morality....What is most notable about this book is its total
pro-Israel orientation."-Journal of Palestine Studies
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