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NOVEMBERS PAST: HIGHS AND LOWS FOR ISRAEL AND ZIONISM

Nov 1, 2024, 10:48 PM
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A month ago, I looked back in the Times of Israel at some of the highs and lows
for Israel and the pro-Israel community. “October: A Month of Hope and Despair
for Jews. 


 Now on to November!

Nobody need reminding that the first week of November is election time in the
United States with the perennial possible ramifications for Israel and the
American Jewish community.  In 1984, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Republican Senator, Charles Percy lost to Paul Simon and the
pro-Israel community took credit (whether fully-justified or not). In the words
of then-AIPAC head, Tom Dine “All the Jews in America, from coast to coast,
gathered to oust Percy. And the American politicians–those who hold public
positions now, and those who aspire– got the message.”

Beyond U.S. elections, a list of November “Highpoints” for Israel and her
supporters, would include the Balfour Declaration of 1917; the UN Partition Plan
Vote  of 1947 (which somehow over the years, has been transformed into “November
29” and “Nakba” day). And Anwar Sadat’s amazing visit to Jerusalem in 1977 (I
was in Israel at the time of the visit, as an overseas student at Tel Aviv
University at the time at the Sadat Visit)

November lows would include Kristallnacht in 1938 and the heinous assassination
of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.

If the Partition Vote was the November highlight in the United Nations: it also
saw several lowlights.  It is 50 years this month (November 1974) since the
PLO’s Yasser Arafat first addressed the United Nations General Assembly
(possibly wearing a revolver) with his finale “Today I have come bearing an
olive branch and a freedom-fighter’s gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from
my hand…”

A year later (November 1975): The UN General Assembly adopted the heinous
“Zionism is Racism” resolution, attenuated only by the inspiring speeches from
then US-Ambassador to the UN, Daniel Patrick Moynihan; and Israeli Ambassador to
the UN (and future President and father of another future President) Chaim
Herzog

November 1956 saw the Sinai Campaign (“Operation Kadech” ) with Israel taking
Gaza and reaching Sharm El Sheik and the Anglo-French involvement taking the
Suez Canal.  US pressure against the UK, France and Israel which resulted (after
American threats) in David Ben-Gurion withdrawing Israeli troops from Sinai and
Gaza in return for UN Peace Keeping troops. (That clearly worked out well – as
we saw in 1967, and in the years since!)

Taking step towards peace: 1967 saw UN Resolution 242 adopted ostensibly setting
the framework of Arab-Israel resolution” And in 1973 Israel and Egypt sign a
cease-fire agreement, at Kilometer 101.

November 1979 saw the start of infamous 444-Day Iranian Hostage Crisis.  (When
US elections came around a year later; Iran was still holding American diplomats
hostage. (An act for which Iran was never really punished – even if President
Carter was.)

There have been great moments and less great moments in the U.S.-Israel
relationship. Already mentioned the pressure and threats of the Eisenhower
Administration after the 1956 Sinai campaign. In 1985, Jonathan Pollard was
arrested by the U.S for spying for Israel. Over the years Pollard’s action (and
Israel’s actions with Pollard) had significant impact on US-Israel relations – 
how American Jews in “sensitive” government positions, were perceived. On the
brighter side: in November 1995; the Jerusalem Embassy bill became law. (It just
took another 25 years before a President actually opened a US Embassy in
Jerusalem. )

Other November actions: I944 British High Commissioner Lord Moyne Killed in
Cairo by the Stern Gang

. In November 1983, Israel released over 4,500
Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners in return for six Israeli POWs.  Some
questioned the skewed ratio of this exchange.

There have been innumerable acts of International Terrorism during Novembers
including the 1974 Beit Shean Massacre. The 1990 killing in New York of Meir
Kahane by El Sayyid Nosair (with all that later came out about the killing).
There was also the slaughter of over 60 Tourists at Luxor in Egypt in 1997. In
2003 there were two suicide bombings at Synagogues in Turkey killing over 20
people…And the Paris Terrorist attacks of 2015 that killed over 130 people
(leading to World expressions of support for France)

In the world beyond Israel and Jews but obviously impacted by these events;
November saw the Russian Revolution in 1917. In 1918: An end finally came to
“The War to End all Wars.” The Armistice famously coming at the 11th hour of the
11th day in the 11th month.  1963 of course saw the assassination of President
John F. Kennedy (Conspiracists of course saying “The Mossad did it”) And then
Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald was   two days later by Jack Ruby. 1947: 
The “Hollywood Ten” (six of the ten Jewish) were cited for contempt of Congress
and went to prison. And in 
1950 there was the attempted assassination of 
President Truman, then staying at Blair House.

To quote from Ecclesiastes (famously sang by The Byrds): “For every thing there
is a season…a time to be born, and a time to die….a time to kill, and a time to
heal….a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.



”

Zei Gezunt

About the Author
A native of London, England; Michael spent several years in Israel including 2
years on Kibbutz Kfar Blum where he met his future wife (and learned to love
cats!) Michael has spent the past 45+ years in the United States: First at
Rutgers and Princeton. And then for the past 40 years in Washington DC: After a
year at the Washington Institute; Michael was since 1986, until very-recently
Director of Policy Analysis at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
(AIPAC). Michael also devotes inordinate attention to supporting and posting
about the English soccer club Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
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