March to Zion: United States Policy and the Founding of Israel

The seeds of U.S. policies in the Middle East were sown in the late Roosevelt presidency and germinated during the Truman administration. This book deals with U.S. reactions to the ArabZionist conflict in those crucial years leading to the 1948 creation of Israel. It also examines popular attitudes and official policies toward Jewish refugees, Jewish and Arab nationalism, and the quest for Arab oil.

The American public generally admired the ideals of Jewish settlement in the Holy Land. Amer...