A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel

review of A Safe Haven

This book gives an in depth and behind the scenes view of United States government's attitude towards and involvement with the founding of the state of Israel. It documents and analyzes the positions of the Zionist movement, the U.S. State Department, and President Harry Truman, while recognizing the importance of the U.S. legislature, especially, Representative Emmanuel Cellar. The venemous antipathy of Aneurin Bevin representing the British government, as well as that of the U.S. Dept. of State are well illustrated. Although Harry Truman eventually supported the division of Palestine and made sure that the U.S. was the first country to recognize Israel, he was more concerned with the Jewish DP's in Europe, and he was not a gung-ho pro Zionist. This book is an excellent read for anyone interested in Israeli statehood and the politics that affected it.

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Safe Haven

A good general overview of the establishment of State of Israel and the US involvement. Well written. Footnotes were not enlightening but at least easy to follow because the authors numbered the footnotes rather than using the newer (and what I consider to be lousy) method of footnoting by phrases.

An Excellent Book

This is the best book I've have read on the decision process that was going on in the American Government in general, and Truman in particular, as Israel was being created. It broke new ground for me, and stayed away from the trappings of simplifying a complex subject. I found Trumans portrayel in this book very well researched and informative. It's a top notch book.

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