American Holy Land: What was the Reason?

First, the academic journal “American Quarterly” is a reference when it comes to American studies. It asses many subjects such as the one analyzed by Milette Shamir: American Holy Land. Professor Shamir, from Tel Aviv University, analyses the journeys of Americans going to the Holy Land. She argues that the United States’ actions in the Holy Land were motivated by its will to create a new nationalist infatuation. Her arguments are stated from her part of this academic journal: "Our Jerusalem: Americans in the Holy Land and Protestant. Narratives of National Entitlement.”.