John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel
Author | : Abraham Ben-Zvi |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136344077 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136344071 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel written by Abraham Ben-Zvi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume seeks to reconstruct the process by which the Kennedy administration decided to sell to Israel Hawk surface-to-air missiles. It argues that both domestic considerations and political calculations were part of a highly complex decision made by members of Washington's high policy elite.