Introduction: Eleanor Roosevelt: supporting Zion, denying Palestine -- Early influences on Eleanor Roosevelt's character and the role of her Jewish friends -- Changing cultural times: the Roosevelts' evolving support for Zionism -- Rooseveltian reaction to a Zionist Palestine 1932-1945 -- Eleanor Roosevelt supports the creation of Israel 1946-1947 -- Before the creation of Israel 1947-1948: discussion, disharmony, dissent 1947-1948 -- New creations in 1948: the state of Israel and the Palestinian refugees -- Roosevelt defends Israel 1949-1956 -- Roosevelt visits the Middle East and the Palestinian refugees in 1952 -- Conclusion.
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