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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Judis, John B.     Subjects     Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Relations with Jews.     Arab-Israeli conflict -- Causes.     Arab-Israeli conflict -- Moral and ethical aspects.     Zionism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel.     Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Judis, John B.       by title:      Genesis : Truman, Am...       by call number:      327.7305694 J92g     Search the Web     Judis, John B.     Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Relations with Jews.     Arab-Israeli conflict -- Causes.     Arab-Israeli conflict -- Moral and ethical aspects.     Zionism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel.     Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.       MARC Display

Genesis : Truman, American Jews, and the origins of the Arab/Israeli conflict / John B. Judis. by Judis, John B. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. Call #: 327.7305694 J92g Subjects Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Relations with Jews.   Arab-Israeli conflict -- Causes.   Arab-Israeli conflict -- Moral and ethical aspects.   Zionism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel.   Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953. ISBN:  9780374161095 (hc.) 0374161097 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  x, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-409) and index. Contents:  Two peoples and one land. The origins of Zionism : Herzl, Ahad, Ha'am, and Gordon ; The origins of Palestinian nationalism ; Chaim Weizmann and the Balfour Declaration ; Herbert Samuel and the British Mandate ; The failure of the "double undertaking" ; The irrepressible conflict -- The paradox of American Zionism. The origins of American Zionism ; Zionism and American liberalism : Brandeis and his circle ; Abba Hillel Silver and the Zionist lobby -- Truman and Israel. Harry Truman and the $64 question ; The search for an Anglo-American consensus ; Nahum Goldmann and the road to partition ; Passing the buck ; Unmatched ineptness ; Triumph and catastrophe -- Obama and the Truman precedent. Summary:  "A probing look at one of the most incendiary subjects of our time--the relationship between the United States and Israel There has been more than half a century of raging conflict between Jews and Arabs--a violent, costly struggle that has had catastrophic repercussions in a critical region of the world. In Genesis, John B. Judis argues that, while Israelis and Palestinians must shoulder much of the blame, the United States has been the principal power outside the region since the end of World War II and as such must account for its repeated failed efforts to resolve this enduring strife. The fatal flaw in American policy, Judis shows, can be traced back to the Truman years. What happened between 1945 and 1949 sealed the fate of the Middle East for the remainder of the century. As a result, understanding that period holds the key to explaining almost everything that follows--right down to George W. Bush's unsuccessful and ill-conceived effort to win peace through holding elections among the Palestinians, and Barack Obama's failed attempt to bring both parties to the negotiating table. A provocative narrative history animated by a strong analytical and moral perspective, and peopled by colorful and outsized personalities, Genesis offers a fresh look at these critical postwar years, arguing that if we can understand how this stalemate originated, we will be better positioned to help end it"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 327.7305694 J92g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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