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Overview

On May 14, 1948, under the stewardship of President Harry S. Truman, the United States became the first nation to recognize the State of Israel—just moments after sovereignty had been declared in Jerusalem. But it was hardly a foregone conclusion that America would welcome the creation of this new country. While acknowledging this as one of his proudest moments, Truman also admitted that no issue was "more controversial or more complex than the problem of Israel." As the president told his closest advisers, these attempts to resolve the issue of a Jewish homeland had left him in a condition of "political battle fatigue."

Based on never-before-used archival material, A Safe Haven is the most complete account to date of the events that led to this historic occasion. Allis and Ronald Radosh explore the national and global pressures bearing on Truman and the people—including the worldwide Jewish community, key White House advisers, the State Department, the British, the Arabs, and the representatives of the new United Nations—whose influence, on both sides, led to his decision.

Impeccably researched, brilliantly told, A Safe Haven is a suspenseful, moment-by-moment re-creation of this crossroads in U.S.-Israeli relations and Middle Eastern politics.

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“This is an excellent examination of a presidential decision that has had immense historical consequences.”
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“[A] revelatory account of Truman’s vital contributions to Israel’s founding. . . . Told by the Radoshes with an elegance informed by thorough research.”

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780060594633
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 5/12/2009
  • Pages: 448
  • Sales rank: 480,227
  • Product dimensions: 6.36 (w) x 9.34 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Allis Radosh has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and the City University of New York, and served as a program officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ronald Radosh, professor emeritus of history at the City University of New York and adjunct senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, is the author or coauthor of fourteen books, including The Rosenberg File. He has written for The New Republic, National Review, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. This is the second book they have written together. They live in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 9, 2010

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    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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  • Posted August 31, 2009

    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.

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  • Posted July 6, 2009

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    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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