Friends in Deed: Inside the U.S.- Israel Alliance

by Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman

Book Overview

The best-selling authors of Every Spy a Prince journey behind the scenes to examine the four-decade evolution of the complex political, strategic, and economic relationship between Israel and the United States.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786860065
• ISBN13: 9780786860067
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 537 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good, if a bit focused

This is one of those books which you wished included a bit more information, at times. The authors recount the history of Israel's relationship with the United States from the founding of Israel (1949) to the mid-90s. Especially in the early part of the book, I was constantly curious for more information with regards to various issues, for instance the early Soviet support for Israel and its evaporation (was the US involved in that?), earlier espionage by Israel in the US (when we weren't that friendly), and other issues. The authors tend to skim over this period some. Then, later, the book stops approximately when it was written (in the mid-90s) so of course you're wishing it would continue on through the various gyrations that the Peace Process took in the late 90s, and of course the second Gulf War and the war on Terror are in the future from this perspective. That makes this a good book, but somewhat dated. I'd be interested to see if the authors had any thought of revising and updating the work, and what they would say about current events.