regarding the Israel-Arab hostilities mostly “The Palestinian Question.” Ross discusses each of the key people including the America’s own Machiavelli, Henry Kissinger. The author also covers the problems for the U.S. Ross enumerates the number of factors leading to a strengthening of the ties during the Cold War. Ross discusses the relationship with each president starting with Truman’s recognition of Israel just eleven minutes after its Declaration of Statehood in 1948.

Ross states this is not a history of Arab-Israeli peace efforts but rather a discussion of the evolution of Israeli-American diplomatic relations. Dennis Ross has served as one of the United States Middle Eastern policy makers through four recent administrations. This is an absolutely fascinating book so packed with information I could hardly put it down. Doomed to Succeed offers compelling advice for how to understand the priorities of Arab leaders and how future administrations might best shape U.S.

Ross points out how rarely lessons were learned and how distancing the United States from Israel in the Eisenhower, Nixon, Bush, and Obama administrations never yielded any benefits and why that lesson has never been learned. In Doomed to Succeed, he takes us through every administration from Truman to Obama, throwing into dramatic relief each president's attitudes toward Israel and the region, the often tumultuous debates between key advisers, and the events that drove the policies and at times led to a shift in approach. He served in senior roles, including as Bill Clinton's envoy for Arab-Israeli peace, and was an active player in the debates over how Israel fit into the region and what should guide our policies. policy toward the Middle East, and Israel specifically, for nearly thirty years. But it was not always this way.ĭennis Ross has been a direct participant in shaping U.S. Today our ties to Israel are close―so close that when there are differences, they tend to make the news. policy has always emphasized the unbreakable bond between the two countries and our ironclad commitment to Israel's security.

Ī necessary and unprecedented account of America's changing relationship with Israel Winner of the National Jewish Book Award 's Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award in History.

Doomed to Succeed by Dennis Ross