Truman and Israel / Michael J. Cohen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-329) and index.

Prelude to the presidency. The early years ; Truman's entry into politics ; The Jewish problem : first acquaintance ; Truman and Zionism -- The presidency. The shaping of Truman's Palestine policy : the Zionist lobby ; The anti-Zionist forces -- "Refugee Zionism." The problem of Jewish displaced persons ; Toward an Anglo-American consensus -- Truman and Israel. The UN partition resolution : November 29, 1947 ; The retreat from partition ; The American trusteeship proposal ; Truman recognizes Israel ; The first Arab-Israeli war : Truman and the Bernadotte plan ; The 1948 elections ; Reaching a consensus : Israel as a strategic asset.