Genesis of American Support for Israel: The Gentile Push for a Jewish State

Walter Russell Mead, the author of <em>The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People, </em>discusses the centuries-long history of Zionism in America, the hurdles Truman overcame to recognize the state of Israel, and the evolution of Israel’s role in U.S. domestic politics. Mead is a columnist for the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> and a scholar at Hudson Institute.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>