Joining the conservative brotherhood: Israel, President Nixon, and the political consolidation of the ‘special relationship’, 1969–73FootnoteNoamKochavi holds a Ph.D. in American history fromthe University of Toronto (1999). A Lecturer of international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he is the author of A Conflict Perpetuated: China Policy during the Kennedy Years (Praeger, 2002) and Conservative Partnership: Nixon and the Consolidation of the American-Israeli Relationship (SUNY press, forthcoming).

NoamKochavi holds a Ph.D. in American history fromthe University of Toronto (1999). A Lecturer of international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he is the author of A Conflict Perpetuated: China Policy during the Kennedy Years (Praeger, 2002) and Conservative Partnership: Nixon and the Consolidation of the American-Israeli Relationship (SUNY press, forthcoming).

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