Vietnam, Jews and the Middle East: Unintended Consequences (Paperback)

Judith A. Klinghoffer (author)

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Paperback 232 Pages / Published: 01/01/1999

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Synopsis

In 1967 Moscow created a Middle Eastern crisis in response to Washington's escalation in Vietnam. America's Asian focus had left her Atlantic flank vulnerable to Soviet penetration. Israel refused to plant her flag in Saigon, American rabbis led the peace movement and the President threatened to withdraw his support for Israel. The Palestinians embarked on a Vietnamese inspired 'people's war' and Moscow interpreted Israeli retaliation as support for US policy in Vietnam. The Six Day War turned Israel into a Soviet nuclear target and transformed some liberals into Neo-Conservatives.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781349275045
Number of pages: 232
Weight: 320 g
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 14 mm
Edition: 1st ed. 1999

MEDIA REVIEWS

Judith Klinghoffer has written a provocative, wide-ranging study of the Six Day War and its relationship to broader currents of international, Israeli and American politics in the years 1966-68. David Kaiser for H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews

...an important work.

-MESA Bulletin, Anthony O. Edmonds