Book Review: 'Genesis,' by John B. Judis

In accusing Zionists of colonial aggression, a new history equates Europe's mightiest powers with its greatest victims, the Jews.

Feb. 11, 2014 7:22 p.m. ET

The library of books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vast, and it grows every year. John Judis's "Genesis" claims to distinguish itself by focusing on President Harry Truman's efforts "to resolve the conflict between Jew and Arab." Mr. Judis thinks that we can learn from Truman's failures and wants readers "to approach the subject from when the conflict actually began." But "Genesis" distinguishes itself in another way: It isn't so much a history as an inquisition—one that weighs the moral balance of the conflict from on high and finds Zionism, and its American...

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