C arole F ink . West Germany and Israel

As in marital relationships, mutual need between nations can be a source of strength and durability—though also of contention and resentment. This is especially true if the nations in question were barely out of infancy and still feeling their way in a dangerous environment. Such was the case with Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in their first decade as a full-fledged diplomatic couple. The FRG needed Israel’s benediction in its effort to gain readmission to the community of civilized nations. Israel needed continued financial restitution for Nazi crimes, ongoing development loans, favorable trade agreements, and semisecret arms deals. In this meticulously researched study, West Germany and Israel: Foreign Relations, Domestic Politics, and the Cold War, 1965–1974, Carole Fink has chosen to focus on the years 1965–1974—the period spanning the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two states and the departure from the scene by Golda...

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