Support Any Friend: Kennedy's Middle East and the Making of the U.S.-Israel Alliance
At the Cold War's height, John F. Kennedy set precedents that continue to shape America's encounter with the Middle East. Warren Bass explains how Israel persuaded the Kennedy administration to start arming the Jewish state. He grippingly describes JFK's showdown with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion over Israel's secret nuclear reactor. From the Oval Office to secret diplomatic missions to Cairo and Tel Aviv, Bass offers stunning new insights into the pivotal presidency that helped create the U.S.-Israel alliance and the modern Middle East.
