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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aridan, Natan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbying--United States.

Lobbying.

Lobbyists--United States.

Lobbyists.

Israel--Foreign relations--United States.

Israel.

United States--Foreign relations--Israel.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-5378-8