Posts Tagged: Abba Eban
‘Mini-Deal,’ Maximum Mistake
JNS.org - Both Winston Churchill and Abba Eban have been credited with saying, “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing… after...
70th Anniversary of Israel’s Admission to the UN: The Historic Abba Eban Speech
On May 5, 1949, the Ad Hoc Political Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations met to hear the words of Israel's envoy, Abba...
Israeli Attitudes Towards American Jews
JNS.org - As the Israeli elections approach, cleavages are revealing themselves in Israeli attitudes towards American Jews. This is unfortunate, as Israel does not exist in...
‘Never Again’ — Forgotten Within 22 Years
Like other teenagers during May-June 1967, I was bopping to the hits of the time. While The Tremeloes sang “Silence is Golden,” with Sandie Shaw’s...
Israel and the Betrayal of the Intellectuals
JNS.org - The problem with being an intellectual is that you rarely have your ideas tested in the real world. But sitting on the...
How to Fight Back When the Media Blames “ŽIsrael for Destroying Peace Talks
As the indefatigable John Kerry plods on, ignoring the huge unbridgeable gulf between the Israeli and Palestinians' peace terms positions, Israel's advocates must make clear to...
The 1967 Lines Are ‘Auschwitz Borders’
Once again, the United States is applying significant pressure on Israel to advance the Middle East peace process. Not satisfied with Israel's freeing of more...
Kerry’s Mission Impossible
No, it is not a bird, a plane or, least of all, Superman. It is only Secretary of State John Kerry flying yet again to...
Middle East Maps Portray ‘Actual Conditions’ of the Region
JNS.org - Israeli Minister of Tourism Uzi Landau caused a media stir last month when, at a cabinet meeting, he quoted from former Israeli foreign...
Einstein’s Never Before Seen Israel Independence Day Speech Revealed
A newly published document from the Israel State Archive and the Albert Einstein Archive at Hebrew University offers insight into famed physicist Albert Einstein 's...
Mahmoud Abbas and the UN General Assembly
Mahmoud Abbas's drive for unilateral Palestinian recognition at the United Nations is like a train running full steam ahead -- except this one is going...
The Top 10 Living Spokespeople for Jews and Israel
From Abba Eban to Menachem Begin, and from the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Theodore Herzl, there is a valiant history of great Israeli & Jewish advocates...
Nine Lives of Israel: A Nation’s History through the Lives of Its Foremost Leaders (REVIEW)
Nine Lives of Israel: A Nation's History through the Lives of Its Foremost Leaders, by Jack L. Schwartzwald. (Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland...
Arafat Poison Story: Another Palestinian Libel
The Arabs, as the late Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban famously said, never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Last week's furor over allegations that...
