Vietnam, Jews and the Middle East - Unintended Consequences (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)

This study demonstrates that the Six Day War, which transformed the Middle East, split the left and gave birth to Neo-conservatism, was an unintended consequence of the Vietnam War. In 1967 Moscow created a Middle Eastern crisis in response to Washington's escalation in Vietnam. America's Asian focus had left her Atlantic 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 from Israel. The Palestinians embarked on a Vietnamism-inspired "people's war," and Moscow interpreted Israeli retaliation as support for US policy in Vietnam. This Six Day War turned Israel into a Soviet nuclear target and transformed some liberals into Neo-conservatives.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Judith A. Klinghoffer
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	232
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-21841-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-312-21841-9
Barcode:	9780312218416

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