"Israel's special relationship with the united States has come under close public scrutiny in recent months following revelations about Israeli involvement in the Iran-Contra and Jonathan Pollard spy scandals. Cheryl Rubenberg's controversial new book traces the evolution of that relationship from the Truman through the Reagan administrations and challenges the widely held view that close ties between Tel Aviv and Washington have served U. S. interests well in the Middle East. Indeed, she makes a convincing case that, in the two decades since 1967, U.S. policymakers have tended to confuse what is best for Israel with what is best for the United States and to ignore what she regards as the most pressing problem in the Middle East, the quest for a Palestinian homeland." -- Douglas Little, International History Review
 

"Rubenberg has courageously joined the ranks of a 'few good men,' such as Ball and Findley, who have taken professional risks to defy the conventional wisdom surrounding an issue of great importance for generations to come in an increasingly militaristic age. Her book deserves to be read by both Israeli and Arab supporters In addition, it certainly should be read by those who perhaps have little or no sympathy for either side of the conflict but whose concern for American interests is paramount." -- Roberta L. Coles, American-Arab Affairs

"Rubenberg has skillfully peeled away the dark, heavy encrustations of mythology in which the Arab-Israeli conflict is cloaked, disclosing realities that bear little resemblance to those confronting the average American newspaper reader." -- George W. Ball, former under secretary of state