America's Israel (eBook)

The US Congress and American-Israeli Relations, 1967-1975

Kenneth Kolander (Autor)

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2020
280 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7949-0 (ISBN)

Infos

One of the defining features of United States foreign policy since World War II has been the nation's special relationship with Israel. This informal alliance, rooted in shared values and culture, grew out of a moral obligation to promote Israel's survival in the aftermath of the Holocaust as US policymakers provided military aid, weapons, and political protection. In return, Israel served American interests through efforts to contain communism and terrorism in the region. Today, the US provides almost four billion dollars in military aid per year, which raises questions regarding interest and propriety: At what point does US support for Israel exceed the boundaries of the countries' unconventional relationship and become counterproductive to other national interests, including the pursuit of peace in the Middle East?Kenneth Kolander provides a vital new perspective on the US-Israel bond by focusing on Congress's role in developing and maintaining the special relationship during a crucial period. Previous studies have focused on the executive branch, but Kolander demonstrates that US-Israel relations did not follow a course preferred by successive presidential administrations, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. Instead, he illuminates how influential lobbyists, America's affinity for Israel and antipathy towards Arabs, and economic pressures influenced legislators and inspired congressional action in support of Israel. In doing so, he presents an essential investigation of the ways in which legislators exert influence in foreign policy and adds new depth to the historiography of an important dynamic in postwar world politics.

Autor

Kenneth Kolander is a contract historian. He was a 2018-2019 Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Haifa in Israel.

Inhalt

Introduction
1. Johnson, Congress, and the Special Relationship: An American Commitment to the Survival of Israel
2. Phantom Peace: Henry "Scoop" Jackson, J. William Fulbright, and Military Sales to Israel
3. Stepping Forward? Congress, the Nixon Administration, and Step-by-Step Diplomacy
4. The Spirit of the 76: The Israeli Embassy, Congress, and President Ford's Reassessment
5. The Sinai II Agreements of 1975: A New Relationship
Conclusion: A Separate Peace
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.8.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
• Reihe/Serie: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
• Zusatzinfo: 12 b&w halftones, 1 map, 2 graphs, 1 table
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Cold War • Congress • congressional studies • Diplomacy • diplomatic history • foreign military sales • foreign policy • International Relations • Israel • Jewish state • Middle East • military sales • national security • Palestine • Peace Process • Politics • Presidents • Special Relationship • United States • US presidents
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7949-1 / 0813179491
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7949-0 / 9780813179490