The problem with John Judis’s book about Harry Truman and the Jews
Judis is clear about his agenda in writing 'Genesis'
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Breaking News John Judis Fires Back at Critics of Book on Harry Truman and Israel
John Judis, author of the provocative book, Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, says he generally believes any publicity is good publicity. Now he is to be questioning that credo. In an article published in The New Republic, where Judis works as a senior editor, he fires back against critics…
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Israel News Feud Over Israel Erupts at Jewish Institutions
A senior editor of The New Republic is invited, disinvited and — after protests — re-invited to discuss his widely reviewed new book on U.S. policy toward Israel at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage. A renowned literature and philosophy professor is forced to withdraw from giving a presentation on Franz Kafka, one of her…
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Breaking News Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Extends New Invitation to John Judis
New Republic senior editor John Judis has been reinvited to speak about his latest book at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, after having been disinvited last week due to the controversial nature of his book, which portrays an overbearing U.S. Zionist lobby during the state’s early years. The museum’s decision to rescind Judis’s invitation sparked…
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Israel News John Judis Caught in Controversy Over Book’s Tale of Harry Truman and Israel
The New Republic senior editor John Judis has become the latest author presenting a perspective critical of traditional Zionist narratives to be canceled by a prominent Jewish institution. Judis was invited on February 11 to speak in June at the Museum of Jewish Heritage about his new book on President Harry Truman’s Middle East policies…
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