<p><span class="deck"> HOW AND WHY THE UNITED STATES GOT INVOLVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST</span> </p>
<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> The behind-the-scenes struggle in 1948 between the President and the State Department</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck">The unquiet history of the modern state of Israel has been tied up with the United States from the beginning.</span></p>
<p><span class="deck">On Israel’s 50th anniversary, we should remember the role that a black American played in its creation.</span></p>
