Friday, May 23, 2008

The Mike Wallace 1958 Interview of Abba Eban

From the University of Texas website, 12 April 1958 (50 years ago):

As Israel celebrates its tenth anniversary, Abba Eban, Israel's ambassador to the United States, talks to Wallace about Arab nations, the Arab refugee problem, Egypt's President Nasser, Jews in America, and the charge that Israel threatens world peace with a policy of territorial expansion.

Follow the link to the whole 4,300-word interview, which is well worth viewing or reading. Eban was not only Israel's outstanding spokesman but ranks with Winston Churchill as among the most eloquent English-language statesmen of recent times.

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