Israelis should be grateful to Harry Truman

Today's Washington Post has the full story of US President Harry S. Truman's decision to make the United States the first country to recognize the nascent State of Israel on May 14, 1948 (corresponding to the 5th day of the Jewish month of Iyar - which is this Saturday - in the year 5708). Truman's determination overcame the powerful anti-Semitism of the US State Department (yes, then too). Here