A Safe Haven, Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
| Author | Allis Radosh, Ronald Radosh |
| Publication information | Harper, 1st edition, May 12, 2009, 448 pages |
| Abbreviation | ISBN 10 0060594632 |
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Based on never-before-used archival material, A Safe Haven was a complete account of the events that led to the historic occasion just moments after sovereignty had been declared in Jerusalem on May 14, 1948, when, under President Harry S. Truman, the United States became the first nation to recognize the State of Israel.
It was hardly a foregone conclusion the United State would welcome the creation of the new country.
While acknowledging this as one of his proudest moments, Harry S. Truman admitted that no issue was "more controversial or more complex than the problem of Israel."
As the president told his closest advisers, these attempts to resolve the issue of a Jewish homeland had left him in a condition of "political battle fatigue.".
Allis Radosh and Ronald Radosh explored the national and global pressures bearing on President 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.