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Informationen zum Autor Joseph Heller is Professor Emeritus in International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Klappentext The Arab-Israeli conflict cannot be properly understood without considering the larger context of the Cold War. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Israel's relationships with the United States and the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1967, showing how the fledgling state had to manoeuvre between the two superpowers in order to survive. Collating information from hundreds of sources, many of them unavailable to the general public, it will be of great interest to students and scholars in international relations and political history, but also to the general reader, providing as it does a wide perspective of both Israel and the Arab countries and their interaction with the superpowers. Zusammenfassung 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 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)ConclusionsIndex...
