{"product_id":"between-east-and-west-israels-foreign-policy-orientation-1948-1956-hardback-9780521362498","title":"Between East and West; Israel's Foreign Policy Orientation 1948–1956 (Hardback) 9780521362498","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBetween East and West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIsrael's Foreign Policy Orientation 1948–1956\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Bialer describes the internal debates within the Israeli political parties on the choices between pro-Soviet, pro-Western or non-aligned foreign policies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eUri Bialer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521362498, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 February 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 2.7 cm, 0.485 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… his scholarship and analysis have made a major contribution to the on-going historical debate.'  Shofar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIsrael's political allegiance to the West is unquestioned. In the early years after 1948, however, the direction of Israel's foreign policy remained uncertain. In this important book Dr Bialer describes the internal debates within the Israeli political parties, and particularly the highly ideological labour movement, on the choices between pro-Soviet, pro-Western or non-aligned foreign policies. Making use of declassified documents, the author has carried out extensive research in the State Archives and other archives, and his account is based overwhelmingly on primary sources. This book examines the ideological components of these debates as well as the more material motivation factors, such as dependence on US aid, trade links with the Soviet bloc, the reliance on Czech arms supplies and the degree of freedom allowed to the Soviet and East European Jewish communities to emigrate to Israel. Dr Bialer concludes that there was no alternative strategy for Israel to adopt; the tilt towards the West was inevitable. This book provides valuable material for comparative research on the foreign policies and security relationships of small states in the international system immediately after the Second World War.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Internal Dimension: 1. The affiliation dilemma\u003cbr\u003e 2. Publicism, inter-party politics and non-alignment\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Red Star Over Zion: 3. 'Let my people go'\u003cbr\u003e 4. The aliyah tie with Moscow\u003cbr\u003e 5. The eastern European arena\u003cbr\u003e 6. Trade with the Soviet Union\u003cbr\u003e 7. Political cooperation\u003cbr\u003e 8. The military dimension\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Western Connection: 9. The military and economic dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 10. From neutrality to the search for a link\u003cbr\u003e 11. Solidification of a Western orientation\u003cbr\u003e 12. Failure of 'facts and pacts' policy\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: 'A people that dwells alone?'\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I: U.N. voting record\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II: biographical notes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix III: Israel's votes at the U.N.\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007134519576,"sku":"9780521362498","price":75.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521362498i_fe1db49e-ee73-41cd-9edb-73f68d115cf6.jpg?v=1691375719","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/between-east-and-west-israels-foreign-policy-orientation-1948-1956-hardback-9780521362498","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}