{"product_id":"i-did-it-for-my-country-sirhan-sirhan-palestine-and-the-assassination-of-robert-f-kennedy-paperback","title":"I Did It for My Country: Sirhan Sirhan, Palestine, and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Fischbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1968, a twenty-four-year-old Palestinian immigrant named Sirhan B. Sirhan assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy, marking yet another killing in a decade haunted by political violence. As he was being subdued, Sirhan shouted, \"I can explain. I did it for my country,\" by which he meant Palestine. On trial, he testified that his motives included opposition to Zionism, with particular anger directed toward Kennedy because of the senator's call for arms sales to Israel. Despite Sirhan's confessions, the significance of the Arab-Israeli conflict to the slaying largely escaped notice--or was actively obscured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Did It for My Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory account of Sirhan and the political dimensions of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. It illuminates Sirhan's Palestinian background, war-torn childhood, and experience of displacement, considering to what extent trauma contributed to his mental health problems. Michael R. Fischbach uncovers how prominent actors--from the United States and Middle Eastern governments to Jewish and Arab American groups--deliberately depoliticized the assassination by downplaying Sirhan's grievances about American support for Israel. He also examines why US authorities investigated possible Arab co-conspirators and explores how Palestinians understood Sirhan's action, as well as how Sirhan has maintained his Palestinian nationalism during his decades in prison. Drawing on in-depth archival research--including FBI and CIA documents--this book pinpoints a missed opportunity to consider how US foreign policy could affect domestic security.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael R. Fischbach is professor of history at Randolph-Macon College. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Movement and the Middle East: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Divided the American Left\u003c\/i\u003e (2019); \u003ci\u003eBlack Power and Palestine: Transnational Countries of Color\u003c\/i\u003e (2018); and \u003ci\u003eRecords of Dispossession: Palestinian Refugee Property and the Arab-Israeli Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53878593356083,"sku":"9780231222112","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/LhW9FBlFt39780231222112.webp?v=1787199789","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/i-did-it-for-my-country-sirhan-sirhan-palestine-and-the-assassination-of-robert-f-kennedy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}