Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel

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