How Israel Helped Win the Cold War
Worth more than “five CIAs.”
October 20, 2020
How Israel Helped Win the Cold War
Worth more than “five CIAs.”
When Harry Truman announced that he was inclined to recognize the fledgling Jewish state, George C. Marshall and other eminent foreign-policy advisers urged him not to, arguing that the new country would be a severe liability to American interests—a way of thinking that persists to this day. But, to the contrary, Israel has proved itself time and again to be an invaluable ally. Joshua Muravchik describes some of its important contributions to fighting the cold war:
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