ABSTRACT
Reuven Shiloah refused to give up the idea of persuading the US to add ‘bite’ to the Eisenhower Doctrine. Neither was he willing to give up the fight when faced with NATO resistance to the idea of formal or even informal ties with Israel, over and above the relations that some of the NATO countries maintained with Israel separately. He continued with his unflagging efforts to balance pressure with counterpressure - Israeli pressure against Arab pressure.
