The international diplomacy of Israel's founders : deception at the United Nations in the quest for Palestine /

"During the early to mid-twentieth century, the Zionist Organization secured a series of political victories on the international stage, leading to the foundation of a Jewish state and to its ability to expand its territorial control within Palestine. The International Diplomacy of Israel'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Quigley, John B. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	United Nations > Israel > History > 20th century. Israel > Foreign relations. Palestine > History > Partition, 1947. Arab-Israeli conflict. Propaganda, Zionist. Propaganda, Israeli. LAW / International. United Nations. Partition of Palestine (1947) Diplomatic relations. Israel. Middle East > Palestine. 1900-1999 History.
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Table of Contents:

1. A public relations imperative
2. Promises, promises
3. Pranks in Paris and Geneva
4. Courting the commissar
5. Saving Europe's Jews
our way
6. Smoke and mirrors at the YMCA
7. The ship that launched a nation
8. Cocktails at the consulate
9. Causing chaos
10. Denying the undeniable
11. A peace-loving state?
12. Joining the world with fingers crossed
13. Israel: 1, United Nations 0
14. A phantom attack
15. Sabras in Sinai: pardon my French
16. Suez smoke-screen
17. Mr. Nasser, please attack
18. Abba Eban's finest hour
19. Old issues, new lies
20. An organization turned sinister
21. Prevarication pays.