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Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel Paperback – February 21, 2014

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"Prodigiously documented... Alison Weir must be highly commended for throwing such a brilliantly hard light on the relationship between the United States and Israel. I hope this marvelous book gets all the attention it deserves." – Ambassador Andrew Killgore Soon after WWII, US 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. Few Americans today are aware that US support enabled the creation of modern Israel. Even fewer know that US politicians pushed this policy over the forceful objections of top diplomatic and military experts. As this work demonstrates, these politicians were bombarded by a massive pro-Israel lobbying effort that ranged from well-funded and very public Zionist organizations to an “elitist secret society” whose members included Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. AGAINST OUR BETTER JUDGMENT brings together meticulously sourced evidence to illuminate a reality that differs starkly from the prevailing narrative. It provides a clear view of the history that is key to understanding one of the most critically important political issues of our day.

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February 21, 2014
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Editorial Reviews

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"This provocative book documents a history that is essential in understanding today's world. Scholarly, yet readable, it is a must for all Americans." -Senator James Abourezk, CounterPunch

"If you never read another book, read this one." -Daily Kos diaries

"[A] book every American should obtain, read and discuss... In spite of its succinctness, the book is saturated with information and insights that are backed by valuable historical references and primary source quotes." - Israeli author and musician Gilad Atzmon

"Ms. Weir's text is revelatory and articulate..." - Truthout

About the Author

Alison Weir is the president of the Council for the National Interest and executive director of If Americans Knew, a think tank that provides information on Israel-Palestine and the American connection. She is a former journalist. Upcoming book readings can be seen at againstourbetterjudgment.com/events/

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition (February 21, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 149591092X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1495910920
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.59 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #100,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #713 in History & Theory of Politics

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John S. Reid

A History of Zionist Bullying of America 1889-1949

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019

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This book is essentially a history – generally not known – of Zionist bullying of American politicians, and Americans, in order to bring about the state of Israel, covering the period 1889-1949. The vast number of citations and references (covering 136 pages in a book of only 229 pages) indicates that this book is not an anti-Semitic rant, but rather a well researched history of the subject.

The author covers not only the bullying of American politicians (Truman, in particular), but also lies presented to the American public about the Zionists’ true agenda. I applaud the author for staying well-clear of suggesting that the “Holocaust” was used for propaganda, but at pg. 30 she hints to the possibility. Obviously, saying more on this subject might have caused her book (like so many others) to be “banned by Amazon”. (Can’t find “Debating the Holocaust” by Dr. Thomas Dalton on Amazon? Just Google the title, and take the red pill. Also try “Dissolution of Eastern European Jewry” by W. Sanning – another red pill. See last paragraph of review for “red pill” reference.)

As of the time of my review, there are already 525 other reviews. I reviewed the one-star reviews (14%), and found most to be just attacks on the author, with very few offering legitimate criticism of the historical research presented by the author.

My only complaint about this book is with respect to the so-called “Endnotes” (109 pages, against only 93 pages of primary text). Most of the (373) “Endnotes” are in fact citations. The author should have separated actual “endnotes” from “citations”, and placed each in separate sections, as trying to read the book and follow the informative material in the “Endnotes” was a major distraction for me.

Red pill: To quote from "Morpheus" in the movie "The Matrix": “You take the red pill … and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.” I recommend taking the red pill.

161 people found this helpful

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esox

An honest history of the creation of modern Israel

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018

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Criticism of Israel is often met by defenders who attempt to conflate anti-Zionism and Antisemitism. The book is so well documented that tactic does not work. Ms Weir exposes the activities of justices Brandeis and Frankfurter, and AZEC, as they placed their own interests above the well being of their own nation. America and the world have been paying for it ever since. For anyone determined to find the root causes of the Middle East disaster, this book is an excellent starting point. Thank you, Alison Weir.

102 people found this helpful

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Ultra left wing garbage ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020

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First clue to skewed bias is this completely unsourced diatribe:
“For example, I discovered that large numbers of Palestinian children were being killed by Israeli forces, many of them through gunfire to the head – and that they had been killed before the far smaller number of Israeli children who eventually began also to be tragically killed. Similarly, I found that over 140 Palestinians of all ages had been killed before any Israelis in Israel, even though the media consistently were referring to Israeli violence as retaliatory.”

43 people found this helpful

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Brion Dontavious Martin

VERY EYE OPENING!! A MUST BUY

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2018

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I couldn’t put this book down. Alison has truly done her research and what she’s found is not good.

As a Christian, this book was hard to accept given the sacred status of Jews in the Bible... but the true prophets of old always brought to light Israel’s indiscretions and called her to repent!

This book is easy to read but hard to swallow. Very informative and sad to know that so many are deceived...

81 people found this helpful

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Well written and referenced

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018

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I had no clue about this subject until just now. I am 60 years old with a bachelor's degree from OSU.
I understand much better about the unrest in the middle east now.
This should be taught in world history in high school and college.

47 people found this helpful

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Fe

Good read for the avid historian or any student of history

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017

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Unpopular and rarely taught aspects of history, but honest facts which are painful but true. half of the book is citations and annotations of empirical evidences.

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mackenzie jones

A DIFFERENT AND DISCOMFORTING NARRATIVE

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015

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I too was a media-savvy person and believed the talking points of the American corporate press and was on board with our Middle East policy. However. the brutality of the attack on Gaza last summer compelled me to dig deeper. I could not understand how a people who believe they are God’s chosen people and who suffered unspeakable brutality during the Holocaust, could wreak such death and destruction on a suppressed people with no Army, no Navy and no Air Force and who had nothing at all to do with the Holocaust..
I started by Googling words like Belfour Declaration, the Irgun, the Nakba, the Stern Gang, King David Hotel, Plan Dalet, “mowing the lawn” and USS Liberty, to mention just a few. A new narrative started to emerge. It was a narrative that was very discomforting and at odds with what I had so firmly believed.
Along the way I came across this book, which succinctly summarized and documented all I had discovered by Googling individual terms.
If you have a hard time believing what is written in this book do your own research.
The Zionist goal is to seize as much Palestinian land as possible even if it required the extermination of the Palestinians people on that land—Plan Dalet. It appears that Israel was born of death and destruction by Zionist terrorist groups—an inconvenient and discomforting truth.
Albert Einstein was so incensed by this travesty, he wrote a letter to the NYT in which he presciently warned us against the Zionist fascists. ( You can read it online.) This is a " must read" book for those interested in understanding why we give Israel over 3 billion dollars a year in military aid..

277 people found this helpful

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It's an easy read, extremely well researched and so relevant for ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017

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Every taxpaying american should read this book. It's an easy read, extremely well researched and so relevant for these times.

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Hany K.

Why you need to read this book?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2019

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While the topic is controversial , however it is very important. The book highlights how a small group of extreme activities managed to change the moderate view and to reach the centres of power in the US and beyond and had major impact on world events. The tragedy is that they still have a effect and are stopping peaceful solutions. The author is brave and has provided lots of evidence and details in making a case for her argument . This is an important book and provide lots of new material that was not previously known.

12 people found this helpful

S L Shaw

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2018

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The revelations in this book are shocking.
It should be given the publicity it deserves and read by every responsible politician in USA and UN.
There can never be a resolution to the Palestinian debacle until all issues are laid open and grievances properly declared and acknowledged.
Many of the well known names of the past should hang their heads in shame.

16 people found this helpful

Inara L

Should be compulsory reading in schools

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2019

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This book is impeccably researched unbiased balanced and extremely well written it focuses on clear facts and explains in easy to comprehend Language how the selfish actions of a few have caused unimaginable conflict pain and wars which continue to this day.
This book is a must read in today’s world of fake news false flag attacks & so much corruption

7 people found this helpful

Fiona S

Excellent book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2020

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I can't rate this book highly enough. It is factual and non-emotive, showing the truth of the US involvement with Israel. David Icke's 'The Trigger' is also very revealing, leaving no stone unturned in his thorough investigations of the 911 attacks.

6 people found this helpful

ch

Worth reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2019

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This is an excellent research piece, open minded and well written - most importantly the author provides detailed research notes - I checked a fair percentage of them, and they exist - agree with her or not, she's produced a fine piece of work.

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