A young Robert F. Kennedy describes first-hand the tense final days of the British Mandate of Palestine, the Arab preparations for war and the tenacity of the underequipped Jewish fighters seeking an independent Israel in 1948.
“Jews Make Up for Lack of Arms with Undying Spirit, Unparalleled Courage” reads a headline from the Boston Post in a series of Kennedy articles that were lost for decades until being uploaded online in 1998. Hear about his close-calls in the days leading up to Israel’s War of Independence.
Plus, the tragic assassination of Senator Kennedy by an Arab nationalist in 1968.
NOTES:
Robert Kennedy’s 1948 Reports from Palestine by Lenny Ben-David, who recovered the rare articles in 1998 - Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy by Mel Ayton
"R.F.K. Must Die!": Chasing the Mystery of the Robert Kennedy Assassination by Robert Blair Kaiser
Coverage of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination in 1968 - Walter Cronkite, CBS news
Kennedy Recalls Visit to Plaestine; Makes Plea for Votes in the Bronx and Westchester - New York Times, 1964
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