In this riveting analysis, Doron Almog describes the pivotal role of the Jewish community in the United States in helping Israel fight for its independence. Though their government had its doubts, American Jews saw the righteousness of the cause of establishing a Jewish homeland after World War II and the Holocaust. In defiance of official policy and often the law, the supporters of Jewish statehood in America determinedly provided for the needs of the nascent nation, laying the groundwork for one of the most fundamental alliances in the modern Middle East.

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