02041nam a22003854a 4500 ebr10137810 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050218s2005 inua sb s001 0 eng 2005004485 0253346479 (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647542329 a-is--- BX1629.I75 B53 2005eb 327.56940456/34/09045 22 Bialer, Uri. Cross on the star of David [electronic resource] : the Christian world in Israel's foreign policy, 1948-1967 / Uri Bialer. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2005. xiv, 240 p. : ill. Indiana series in Middle East studies Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-233) and index. The sense of threat emerges -- The struggle for Jerusalem : the papal connection -- At the gates of the Vatican -- Theology and diplomacy -- Missionary activity -- Goat and chicken diplomacy : Israel and its Christian communities -- Israel and the question of the Russian ecclesiastical assets -- Land in the shadow of the cross : German Lutheran, Catholic, and Greek Orthodox property in Israel -- Epilogue: on viewing the enemy and bridge building. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Catholic Church Foreign relations Israel. Church and state Israel. Christians Government policy Israel. Israel Foreign relations Catholic Church. Israel Politics and government 1948-1967. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Indiana series in Middle East studies. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10137810 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 83538 83538