The arc of a covenant: the United States, Israel, and the fate of the Jewish people

Abstract

The mystery of Zion -- The quest for planet Vulcan -- A knock at the door -- George Washington and the Jews -- The end of history and the American mind -- Maelstrom -- Great decisions -- Blackstone and lodge -- American Cyrus -- Cyrus and Britain -- Cyrus and Stalin -- Cyrus agonistes -- The cold peace -- Alliance -- The great miscalculation -- The great MacGuffin and the quest for the Holy Grail -- Right nation -- Apocalypse now : Israel policy under George W. Bush -- Israel and the exceptional American left -- Cool hands, hot world -- American crisis and the fate of the Jews.