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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of "Against Our Better Judgment: the hidden 
 history of how the U.S. was used to create Israel" by Alison Weir. The 
 author will read excerpts from her book, discuss a myriad of largely 
 unknown facts about the U.S.-Israel relationship, answer questions, and 
 sign copies of the book.\n\nBook description:\n\nSoon after WWII, U.S. 
 statesman Dean Acheson warned that creating Israel on land already 
 inhabited by Palestinians would "imperil" both American and all Western 
 interests in the region. Despite warnings such as this one, President 
 Truman supported establishing a Jewish state on land primarily inhabited by 
 Muslims and Christians.\n\nFew Americans today are aware that U.S. support 
 enabled the creation of modern Israel. Even fewer know that U.S. 
 politicians, businessmen, and lobby groups pushed this policy over the 
 forceful objections of top diplomatic and military experts.\n\nAuthor 
 info:\n\nAlison Weir, former journalist and author of Against Our Better 
 Judgment, has written extensively on the Middle East conflict and speaks 
 internationally on this issue. She is founder and executive director of If 
 Americans Knew, a think tank that focuses on Israel-Palestine, and 
 president of the Council for the National Interest based in Washington, 
 D.C.\n\nSponsored by UUSF Peace and Justice Committee\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/06/27/18757964.php
SUMMARY:The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel
LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco\n1187 Franklin St 
 (Franklin and Geary)\nSan Francisco, CA 94109\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/06/27/18757964.php
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