John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel [Hardcover]

This volume seeks to reconstruct the process by which the Kennedy administration decided to sell to Israel Hawk surface-to-air missiles. It argues that both domestic considerations and political calculations were part of a highly complex decision made by members of Washington's high policy elite.This volume argues that both domestic considerations and political calculations were part of a highly complex decision made by members of Washington's high policy elite to sell Israel Hawk surface-to-air missiles.Chapter 1 Introduction: The Debate; Chapter 2 The Sale of Arms to Israel, 195360: Perceptions and Policies; Chapter 3 The Sale of Arms to Israel, January 1961August 1962: Perceptions and Policies; Chapter 4 Essence of Decision: Missiles and Refugees; Chapter 5 Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index;USCopyright ? 2002 Jaffee Center