Title The United States, the Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-67 : superpower rivalry / Joseph Heller

Edition First English-language edition Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016 ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color Series EBSCO Academic Collection Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright information; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Alpha map; Introduction; 1 The Soviet Union and Israel: from the Gromyko declaration to the death of Stalin (1947-53); 2 The United States and the Cold War: from Truman to Eisenhower (1948- 53); 3 Israel and the Soviet Union prior to the Suez Crisis (1953- 56); 4 Sharett versus Eisenhower and Dulles (1953- 56); 5 Israel and the United States on the road to war (November 1955-November 1956); 6 The Eisenhower Doctrine and Israel (November 1956-January 1958) 7 Soviet-Israeli relations after the Suez War (1956-61)8 How the Middle East crises affected US policy toward Israel (1958-60); 9 Kennedy, Israel and the Cold War before the Cuban Missile Crisis (1961-62); 10 Was Kennedy the 'father' of the US-Israeli alliance? (1962-63); 11 Khrushchev, Israel and Soviet Jewry (1961-64); 12 Was Johnson the 'father' of the US-Israeli alliance?: the Memorandum of Understanding (1964-65); 13 Johnson, Israel and the Cold War: testing the Memorandum of Understanding (1965-67); 14 The Soviet Union, Israel and Soviet Jewry (1964-67) 15 The United States and the crisis of the Six Day War (May 14-June 5, 1967)16 The Soviet Union and the Six Day War (May 14-June 5, 1967); Conclusions; Israel in the regional and international arenas: asset or liability?; Israel's image as a victim; Patrons and clients; Soviet Jews as a star in the Cold War constellation; The test of leadership; The failure of the Jewish lobby; Bibliography; Index Summary This book presents a comprehensive history of the modern Middle East and Arab-Israeli conflict through the Cold War, focusing on relations between the region and the two superpowers Analysis Cold war Iran Kennedy Turkey Zionist ideology the US the USSR Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index Notes Print version record Subject Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- Israel. The Cold War. Middle East. Jewish Studies. HISTORY -- Middle East -- General. HISTORY / Middle East / Israel Arab-Israeli conflict Diplomatic relations Politics and government SUBJECT Israel -- Politics and government -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96011929 Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States Israel -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel Soviet Union -- Fore Subject Israel Soviet Union United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9781526103833 1526103834 9781526103840 1526103842

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