Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel
This is a PAPERBACK REPRINT of the exceedingly difficult hardover to find.
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Note: This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.
Hardcover originally published in 1984; paperback printed in 2026.
6" x 9" / 370 pages
Book description
What really defines America’s relationship with Israel? Declassified files and buried episodes tell a story far removed from the official narrative.
In Taking Sides: America’s Secret Relations with a Militant Israel, Stephen Green traces the hidden history of U.S.–Israel foreign policy through original government documents, firsthand interviews, and the personal writings of key officials.
President Eisenhower cut off all U.S. aid to Israel—the only American president to ever do so.
In 1967, the USS Liberty was napalmed by Israeli jets, while Washington downplayed the attack.
John F. Kennedy’s plan to rein in Israel’s nuclear ambitions died with him in Dallas.
Behind the scenes, CIA and Mossad operations shaped policy outcomes few Americans ever knew existed.
From the Lavon Affair to Israel’s early nuclear development, Green charts a timeline of covert maneuvers, secret intelligence sharing, and hardwired dependency. What emerges is a portrait of an alliance that advanced Israeli interests through deception, pressure, and political infiltration—often at odds with America’s own strategic goals.
Suppressed. Forgotten. Now exposed.
This unflinching account is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how foreign aid, intelligence collusion, and military policy were quietly redirected by a trusted ally.
