Between America and Israel: The Quest for a Distinct European Jewish Identity in the Post-War EraThis essay traces the development of European Jewish consciousness from its earliest formulations in the immediate post-war era to its culmination in the editorials and sponsored colloquia of the ...
The Six Day War that erupted on June 5th, 1967, was a profound event in Middle Eastern history that reshaped the political landscape of the region and redrew the boundaries of the state of Israel. But its consequences are far wider reaching. In its lightning victory against the Soviet-suppor...
What are America's Major Wars? The United States has fought many wars and conflicts since the nation was founded in the midst of the American Revolutionary War. While there are easily dozens of wars, conflicts, and military interventions that are include
The film is co-produced by author of "The attack on the Liberty," American James Scott. Scott's father Ensign John Scott had served on board the fateful day of June 8, 1967 during the Six Day War between three Middle East countries and Israel. A brief war the US had only intended to...
The United States, the Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1948–67: Superpower rivalry Four questions stand before the historian of the cold war and the Arab-Israeli conflict: 1) Did Israel and the US have a 'special relationship'? 2) Were Soviet-Israeli relations destined for failu...
"America is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and reforming!" [Israel ZangwillThe Melting Pot] "America, thou half-brother of the world;" "With something good and bad of every land" [Philip James BaileyFestus] ...
with allies as much as possible rather than act alone. Not surprisingly, those who see America as having more of a role in solving problems around the world and want the U.S. to work with allies rather than go it alone are more supportive of sending military aid to both Israel and ...
Israel-Hamas war in October last year, U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria have faced about 150 attacks. An Iraqi Shiite militia calling itself "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" claimed responsibility for multiple attacks, saying that they were a response to U.S. support for Israel against ...
and Israel. He cites periods in history when relations were not very good, including America's indifference towards Zionism and the U.S. weapons embargo during Israel's war of independence. He thinks that the relationship will not always be smooth but the challenges are surmountable because both...
Riv-Ellen Prell American Studies University of Minnesota Jewish Centers and Peripheries: Europe Between America and Israel Fifty Years After World War II, edited by S. Han Troen. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1999. 438 pp. $44.95. In the wake ofthe tragic destruction ofEuropean ...