TRUMAN THE POLITICIAN AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRAEL.

The article presents an examination into the foreign policy of U.S. President Harry S. Truman regarding the emergence of the state of Israel in the late 1940s. Particular attention is given to the domestic political dynamics of the Truman administration's interactions with the U.S. Zionist activism lobby. Discussion is given analyzing Truman's personal political philosophy and ambitions, suggesting that his decision-making process over Israeli-support made a larger priority of domestic political logistics than the greater need of the Middle Eastern situation at the time of the state's formation.