Truman the Politician and the Establishment of Israel

While Truman is associated with "the buck stops here" mindset, the reality is that he was insecure in many ways, not least about the hyped up "Jewish vote" in the 1948 election. The Israel Lobby outmaneuvered a State Department that knew recognition of Israel would be disastrous. pic.twitter.com/qHPe5fI1Sk

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