The American President Harry S. Truman's Administration and the Palestine Question, 1945-1948

This research explores the role of American president Harry S. Truman in supporting the Zionists ambitions in Palestine, and the establishment of Israel. In so doing, he was guided by his personal background as a conservative Christian, domestic political consideration i.e. Jewish vote, and the growing American public opinion sympathy to holocaust Jews.

            This official Commitment by the president toward the Zionists had its negative ramifications on the Arab-American relations at the time of growing American economic and strategic interests in the Arab world. The president's dedication to Israel became a pattern that was followed by all American administrations until now. This policy encouraged Israel to continue its aggression against the Palestinians and the Arabs, and increased the Arabs antagonism against the U.S. and its friends.