Harry Truman

Presidential Advisers, Arab Anti-Semites, Left-wing Zionists, and the Birth of the Jewish State

Israel’s moment.

Jeffrey Herf
Dec. 5 2022 12:01AM

Understanding the Brief Moment When the Soviet Bloc Sided with Israel, and the U.S. Government against It

The first Western diplomat to equate Zionism with racism.

Robert Satloff
Nov. 2 2022 12:01AM

When It Comes to Israel, the Biden Administration Won’t Make Things Much Worse—or Much Better

Some historical perspective.

Tevi Troy
Jan. 6 2021 12:01AM

The Story of Cyrus the Great, Invoked by Harry Truman, Is a Cautionary as Well as a Hopeful Tale

The first movement against the Jewish right to Jerusalem.

Meir Soloveichik
Oct. 2 2019 12:01AM

The Forgotten Diplomat Who Helped Lay the Groundwork for Israel’s Special Relationship with the U.S.

James McDonald, the first American ambassador to Israel.

Benny Morris
Feb. 22 2018 12:01AM

Jerusalem Is Israel’s Capital, No Matter What Anyone Says

But it will do good for the U.S. to acknowledge reality.

Shmuel Rosner
Dec. 7 2017 12:01AM

The Historic Crossroads of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism

The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry.

Norman Goda
May 10 2016 12:01AM

When the U.S. Army Published the Talmud

The Survivors’ Talmud.

Lily Rothman
May 9 2016 12:01AM

Truman Falsified

The latest book seeking to turn liberals against Israel relies on an erroneous and morally obtuse reading of how America came to support the Zionist enterprise. 

Joshua Muravchik
April 9 2014 12:01AM

Abba Hillel Silver, Man of the Zionist Hour

The forgotten story of the arrogant, overbearing egotist who, with one speech, united the American Jewish community behind the Zionist idea and helped secure the Jewish future

Allan Arkush
Dec. 11 2013 10:38PM