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A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
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Author
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Allis Radosh & Ronald Radosh.
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Publisher
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Harper
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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9.25
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6.3
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1.55
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ISBN
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9780060594633
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Pages/Publication Date
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428/2009
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Daedalus Item Code
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30060
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Description
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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 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," and it left him in a condition of "political battle fatigue." 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. "Even knowing how the story ends, A Safe Haven had me sitting on the edge of my seat watching Harry Truman weigh the arguments of his friends and advisors in the months, then weeks, then days leading up to his recognition of Israel."—Cokie Roberts
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