Israel's Armor: The Israel Lobby and the First Generation of the Palestine Conflict

ISBN-13: 9781108483902 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 324 str.

Ohio) Walter L. Hixson (University of Akron

Opis

Israel's Armor analyzes the 'special relationship' between the United States and Israel. It fills a gap in the literature by providing a foundational history of the Israel lobby and its influence on American foreign policy in the first generation of the Palestine conflict.

Recenzje

'… exciting and deeply researched … sheds important light on the power of domestic interest groups to shape U.S. foreign policy and public opinion, as well as to function effectively as nonstate actors that have independent relationships with foreign governments.' Lauren Turek, H-Diplo

Spis treści

List of figures; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Prologue: 'erect a Jewish state at once'; 1. 'Friendship of the American people for the Zionist ideal'; 2. 'New forms of propaganda had to be found'; 3. 'We should not be deterred by political pressures'; 4. 'What kind of relationship was this?'; 5. 'The best friend that Israel could have'; 6. 'Let the Israelis do this job themselves'; 7. 'Israel will remain where she is'; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.