Decade of Transition: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance

248 Pages·1998·9.567 MB·English

by  Abraham Ben-Zvi

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Decade of Transition
Eisenhower, Kennedy; and the Origins of
the American-Israeli Alliance
Abraham Ben-Zvi
Colorado Christian UnsvGfssiy uor&iy
3787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, Colorado 80226
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS /NEW YORK
Columbia University Press
Publishers Since 1893
New York Chichester, West Sussex
Copyright © 1998 Abraham Ben-Zvi
All rights reserved
The views expressed in this book are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect
the views of the Jaffee Center, its trustees, officers, or other staff members or the
organizations and individuals that support its research
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ben-Zvi, Abraham.
Decade of transition : Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the origins of the
American-Israeli alliance / Abraham Ben-Zvi.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193) and index.
ISBN 0-231-11262-9 (acid-free paper). — ISBN 0-231-11263-7 (pbk.
: acid-free paper)
1. United States—Foreign relations—Israel. 2. Israel—Foreign
relations—United States. 3. United States—Foreign
relations—1953-1961. 4. United States—Foreign
relations—1961-1963. 5. Kennedy, John F. (John'Fitzgerald),
1917-1963. 6. Eisenhower, Dweight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
I. Title.
E183.8.I7B45 1998
327.7305694—dc21 98-5232
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permanent and durable acid-free paper.
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This book is dedicated to the memory of
Ruth (Trude) Rosenbaum, my wife’s cherished and
beloved mother, and a model of gracefulness, affection and
loving care, who witnessed it all.