{"id":250412,"date":"2023-12-18T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=250412"},"modified":"2023-12-13T05:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T05:12:00","slug":"from-dallas-to-gaza-how-jfks-assassination-was-good-for-zionist-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/12\/from-dallas-to-gaza-how-jfks-assassination-was-good-for-zionist-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"From Dallas to Gaza: How JFK\u2019s Assassination Was Good for Zionist Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

12 Dec 2023 – <\/em>President John F. Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli Palestinian conflict would have evolved differently. Possibly the path toward Israeli apartheid and genocide in Gaza could have been avoided.<\/p>\n

In his short time in office, Kennedy changed US foreign policy in significant ways. As documented in the book, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Still Matters<\/em>, JFK resisted the CIA and military industrial complex in the policies he set regarding the Third World and Soviet Union. The Vietnam War, assassination of Indonesia\u2019s President Sukarno, and continued hostility to Cuba and the Soviet Union would not have happened had Kennedy lived and won a second term.<\/p>\n

Less well known, Kennedy\u2019s policies also challenged and opposed the military and political ambitions of Zionist Israel. At the time, Israel had only existed for thirteen years. It was still evolving and the course was not totally set. There was significant international resolve to find a compromise solution regarding Palestinian refugees from the 1948 Nakba. When Israel attacked Egypt and seized the Sinai peninsula in 1956, the Eisenhower administration demanded Israel withdraw from the captured territory. They complied.<\/p>\n

At this time, in the early 1960\u2019s, prominent Jewish voices criticized the racism and discrimination of the Israeli government. Israelis like Martin Buber assailed Ben-Gurion and noted<\/a> that \u201cAt the inception of the state, complete equality with the Jewish citizens was promised to the Arab population.\u201d Many influential Israelis realized their long term security and well-being depended on finding a just settlement with the indigenous Palestinian population.<\/p>\n

In the United States, the Jewish community was divided and many were anti-Zionist. The American Council for Judaism<\/a> was influential and anti-nationalist. The racist and militaristic character of Israel was not yet set in stone. Nor was American Jewish support for Israel. When Menachim Begin came to the United States in 1948 he was denounced <\/a>by prominent Jewish leaders including Albert Einstein. They said Begin, who later became Israeli Prime Minister, was a \u201cterrorist\u201d who preached \u201can admixture of ultra-nationalism, religious mysticism and racial superiority.\u201d Many American Jews had mixed feelings and did not identify with Israel. Others supported Israel but on the basis of there being peace with the indigenous Palestinians.<\/p>\n

There are four key areas where the Kennedy policy was substantially different from what followed after his death.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Was Not Biased in Favor of Israel <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kennedy administration sought good relations with both Israel and the Arab nations. Kennedy aimed to extend US influence throughout the Middle East, including with nations friendly with the Soviet Union and at odds with NATO partners.<\/p>\n

JFK personally supported Arab and African nationalism. As a senator in 1957, he criticized the Eisenhower administration for supporting and sending weapons to France in their war against the Algerian independence movement. In a 9,000 word presentation <\/a>to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he criticized \u201cwestern imperialism\u201d and called for the US to support Algerian independence. Algerian President Ben Bella, who France had tried to assassinate and considered far too radical by many in NATO, was given a huge and impressive welcome<\/a> to the White House.<\/p>\n

Kennedy changed the previous frosty relations with the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. For the first time, the US approved loans to them. Kennedy wrote respectful letters to the Arab presidents before he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion to Washington. The Arab leaders could see the difference and responded with appreciation. Those who claim there was no difference with Kennedy ignore the fact that Egypt\u2019s Nasser, Algeria\u2019s Ben Bella and other nationalist leaders saw a big difference.<\/p>\n

In 1960, when Kennedy was campaigning for the presidency, he spoke<\/a> at the Zionists of America Convention. He made complimentary remarks about Israel but also expressed the need for friendship with all the people of the Middle East. He said the US should \u201cact promptly and decisively against any nation in the Middle East which attacks its neighbor\u201d<\/em> and \u201cThe Middle East needs water, not war; tractors, not tanks; bread, not bombs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Kennedy frankly told the Zionists, \u201cI cannot believe that Israel has any real desire to remain indefinitely a garrison state surrounded by fear and hate.\u201d<\/em> By maintaining objectivity and neutrality on the Israeli Arab conflict, Kennedy wanted to steer the Jewish Zionists away from the racist, militaristic and ultra-nationalistic impulses which have led to where we are today.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Wanted the Zionist Lobby to Follow the Rules <\/strong><\/p>\n

The second difference in Kennedy\u2019s policy is regarding Zionist lobbying on behalf of Israel. Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), organizations that promote or lobby on behalf of a foreign government are required to register and account for their finances and activities. Under Attorney General Robert Kennedy, the Department of Justice (DOJ) instructed the American Zionist Council (AZC) to register as agents of a foreign country. AZC is the parent organization of the American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC).<\/p>\n

As documented in detail here<\/a>, on 21 November 1962, the Assistant Attorney General wrote to them \u201cthe receipt of such funds from the American sections of the Jewish Agency for Israel constitutes the (American Zionist) Council an agent of a foreign principal\u2026. the Council\u2019s registration is requested.\u201d<\/p>\n

The emergence of Israeli political influence was also scrutinized in the Senate. Under Senator William Fulbright<\/a>, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings<\/a> in May and August 1963. They revealed that tax free donations to the United Jewish Appeal, supposedly for humanitarian relief in Israel, were being channeled back to the US where the money was used for lobbying and Israeli public relations.<\/p>\n

Attorneys for AZC stalled for time. On August 16, 1963, a DOJ analyst<\/a> reviewed the case and concluded, \u201cDepartment should insist on the immediate registration of the American Zionist Council under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.\u201d<\/p>\n

On October 11 the DOJ demanded<\/a> that AZC register and \u201cDepartment expects a response from you within 72 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

On October 17, a DOJ memorandum <\/a>reports that attorneys for AZC pleaded for not being required to register as foreign agents. They offered to provide the required financial disclosures but that registering as a foreign agent \u201cwould be so publicized by the American Council on Judaism that it would eventually destroy the Zionist movement.\u201d As indicated in this discussion, political zionism was not yet dominant in the American Jewish community and was actively opposed by the American Council on Judaism.<\/a>and other Jewish groups.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Supported Palestinian Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

A third difference is regarding Palestinian rights. Although he was only 44 when he became president, Kennedy had more international experience than most US presidents. In 1939 he spent two weeks in Palestine. In a lengthy letter<\/a> to his father, he described the situation and difficulties. He wrote, \u201cThe sympathy of the people on the spot seems to be with the Arabs. This is not only because the Jews have had, at least some of their leaders, an unfortunately arrogant, uncompromising attitude, but they feel that after all, the country has been Arabic for the last few hundred years \u2026. Palestine was hardly Britain\u2019s to give away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In comments that are still true, Kennedy remarks how the Jewish residents are divided between \u201cstrongly Orthodox Jewish group, unwilling to make any compromise\u201d<\/em> and a \u201cliberal Jewish element composed of the younger group who fear these reactionaries\u201d<\/em>. His analysis is sympathetic to both Jewish and Arab peoples and addresses the difficulty but necessity to find a compromise solution.<\/p>\n

In the early 1960\u2019s, the US State Department was not locked in to a biased acceptance or approval of Israeli policies. The US supported UN Resolution 194<\/a> resolving (in paragraph 11) that \u201crefugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.\u201d This has become known as the \u201cright of return\u201d.<\/p>\n

On November 21, 1963, the day before Kennedy\u2019s assassination, the NY Times has two news stories<\/a> which exemplify the discord between Washington and Tel Aviv. A report from the United Nations is titled \u201cIsrael Dissents as U.N. Group Backs U.S. on Arab Refugees\u201d. It begins, \u201cA United States resolution calling for continued efforts to resolve the predicament of the Palestinian Arab refugees was approved tonight 83 to 1\u2026 Israel cast the single negative vote\u2026.The issue centers on a 1948 resolution whose key section, paragraph 11, concerns the future of the Arabs who were displaced from their homes by the Palestine conflict. They have been living in the lands bordering Israel \u2026. The revised United States text calls on the Palestine Conciliation Commission to \u2018continue its efforts for the implementation of Paragraph 11\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second NYT story is titled \u201cU.S. Stand Angers Israel\u201d. It reports from Jerusalem that \u201cPremier Levi Eshkol expressed extreme distaste today for the United States\u2019 position in the Palestine refugee debate\u2026.Israel\u2019s anger was conveyed \u2018in the strongest terms\u2019 to the US Ambassador \u2026. The Israeli Government is upset about the American resolution before the UN Political Committee and by American maneuvers over the issue.\u201d Israel was angered and objecting because the Kennedy administration was trying to resolve the Palestinian refugee situation including the right of return.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Tried to Stop the Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fourth and biggest contention between Kennedy and the Israeli leadership was regarding their developing nuclear weapons. This issue was kept so secret that crucial documents and letters have only been released in recent years.<\/p>\n

President Kennedy was a strong advocate for stopping nuclear proliferation. After the 1962 Cuba missile crisis, he realized how easy it would be to intentionally or accidentally trigger a catastrophic nuclear war. If nuclear weapons were allowed to spread to more countries, the risks of global catastrophe would be all the greater. It was also predicted that if Israel acquired nuclear weapons capability, they would become more aggressive and less likely to reach a compromise agreement regarding Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n

When intelligence indicated that Israel might be trying to build a nuclear weapon at Dimona in 1962, Kennedy was determined to find out if this was true, and if so to stop it. This caused an intense diplomatic confrontation between JFK and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. The proof of this has recently been revealed in the exchange of letters<\/a> between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Ben-Gurion and his successor Levy Eshkol. They are all labeled \u201cTop Secret\u201d or \u201cEyes Only\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is important to see the sequence and some details to understand how intense this showdown was. These communications are all from 1963. (Note to reader: skip ahead to the next section if you become tired of the detail in the following exchanges.)<\/p>\n

In March the US State Department instructed<\/a> the US Ambassador to inform the government of Israel (GOI) that for \u201ccompelling reasons\u201d the \u201cUSG seeks GOI assent to semi-annual repeat semi-annual visits to Dimona, perhaps May and November, with full access to all parts and instruments in the facility, by qualified US scientists.\u201d (underline added)<\/p>\n

On April 19 the State Department instructed the US Ambassador to Israel to \u201cpress\u201d for an \u201caffirmative reply\u201d to the earlier request for semi-annual inspections of Dimona.<\/p>\n

On April 26, Israeli PM Ben Gurion replied<\/a> to President Kennedy. He evaded the issue of nuclear facility inspections and instead expressed his concern regarding a recent proclamation from Egypt, Syria and Iraq. He compared Egyptian President Nasser to Germany\u2019s Hitler.<\/p>\n

On May 4 JFK responded<\/a> to Ben Gurion\u2019s concerns and underscored the US commitment to Israel and peace in the Middle East. He told the Israeli leader he is much less worried about an \u201cearly Arab attack\u201d than the \u201csuccessful development of advanced offensive systems\u201d.<\/p>\n

On May 8 a Special National Intelligence Estimate<\/a> concluded, \u201cIsrael intends at least to put itself in a position to be able to produce a limited number of weapons\u201d and that \u201cunless deterred by outside pressure [the Israelis] will attempt to produce a weapon sometime in the next several years.\u201d The analysis predicted that if Israelis had the bomb it would \u201cencourage them to be bolder in their use of the conventional resources both diplomatic and military in their confrontation with the Arabs.\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 10 US State Department sent an \u201cEyes Only Ambassador\u201d telegram <\/a>to the US Ambassador to Israel. The ambassador was instructed to remind the Israeli leadership that they have previously agreed to the bi-annual inspections. The telegram also says Israeli concerns about Arab development of a nuclear bomb \u201care not valid\u201d because there is nothing comparable to the \u201cadvanced Israeli program.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tensions between the Kennedy administration and Tel Aviv caused the Israel lobby to escalate pressure on the White House. This is revealed in a May 11 TOP SECRET State Department memo<\/a> regarding \u201cWhite House Concern with Arab-Israeli Matters\u201d. It begins, \u201cIn recent weeks, as you are aware, it has become increasingly clear that the White House is under steadily mounting domestic political pressure to adopt a foreign policy in the Near East more consonant with Israeli desires. The Israelis are determined to use the period between now and the 1964 Presidential election to secure a closer, more public security relationship with the Unites States, notably through a public security guarantee and a cooler, more antagonistic relationship beween the United States and the UAR [United Arab Repubic].\u201d This is a highly interesting memo showing Israeli influence in US foreign policy and electoral politics. It further shows Kennedy\u2019s effort to mitigate this influence while standing firm on the goal to stop nuclear proliferation.<\/p>\n

On May 12, 1963 Ben Gurion wrote another long letter<\/a> to President Kennedy. Again evading the US request, Ben Gurion gives a distorted history including the claim that Palestinian refugees left Palestine \u201cat the demand of Arab leaders\u201d . He again compares Nasser to Hitler and suggests the danger of a new Holocaust. He says, \u201cMr, President, my people have the right to exist \u2026 and this existence is in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 19 Kennedy responded<\/a> to Ben Gurion emphasizing the importance he placed on not allowing the spread of nuclear weapons. \u201cWe are concerned with the disturbing effects on world stability which would accompany the development of a nuclear weapons capability by Israel.\u201d Kennedy underscores the \u201cdeep commitment to the security of Israel\u201d but says the commitment and support \u201cwould be seriously jeopardized\u201d if the US is unable to obtain reliable information about \u201cIsrael\u2019s efforts in the nuclear field.\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 27 Ben Gurion responded<\/a> to Kennedy saying that the nuclear reactor at Dimona \u201cwill be devoted exclusively to peaceful purposes\u201d. He counters Kennedy\u2019s request for bi-annual visits starting in June by suggesting annual visits \u201csuch as have already taken place\u201d starting at the end of the year. The condition is significant because the previous \u201cvisit\u201d to Dimona was restricted in time and space.<\/p>\n

On June 15 Kennedy wrote<\/a> to Ben Gurion after he had received a scientific evaluation of the minimum requirements for a nuclear site inspection, After welcoming Ben Gurion\u2019s assurances that Dimona will only be devoted to peaceful purposes, Kennedy issued a polite ultimatum. \u201cIf Israel\u2019s purposes are to be clear to world beyond reasonable doubt, I believe the schedule which would best serve our common purpose would be a visit early this summer, another visit in June 1964, thereafter at intervals of six months.\u201d He specifies that the \u201cvisit\u201d must include access to all areas and \u201csufficient time be allotted for thorough examination.\u201d<\/p>\n

On June 16, the US Embassy in Israel reported<\/a> that Ben Gurion resigned as Israel\u2019s Prime Minister. This was a huge surprise; the explanation was that it was for \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d. It is likely that Ben-Gurion knew the contents of the forthcoming letter from Washington (received at the embassy the day before). The impact of his resignation was to stall for time. US Ambassador Barbour suggested waiting until the \u201ccabinet problem is worked out\u201d before sending JFK\u2019s near ultimatum to the next Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

Kennedy did not wait long. On July 4, he wrote <\/a>to new Israeli Prime Minister Levy Eshkol. After congratulating Eshkol on becoming new Prime Minister, he goes straight to the point \u201cconcerning American visits to Israel\u2019s nuclear facility at Dimona.\u201d Kennedy says, \u201cI regret having to add to your burdens to soon after your assumption of office, but \u2026\u201d He then goes on to request inspections as was requested in the letter to Ben-Gurion and that \u201csupport of Israel could be seriously jeopardized\u201d if this is not done.<\/p>\n

On July 17, Eshkol wrote<\/a> to Kennedy that he needed to study the issue more before responding to Kennedy\u2019s request for visits to Dimona. US Ambassador Barbour added that Eshkol verbally conveyed that he was \u201csurprised\u201d at Kennedy\u2019s statement that US commitment to Israel might be jeopardized. Indicating Israeli defiance, Eshkol told the US Ambassador\u201cIsrael would do what it had to do for its national security and to safeguard its sovereign rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

On August 19, Eshkol wrote<\/a> to Kennedy re-iterating the \u201cpeaceful purpose\u201d of Dimona and ignoring the request for a summer inspection. He proposed the inspection take place \u201ctoward the end of 1963\u201d.<\/p>\n

On August 26 Kennedy wrote<\/a> to Eshkol accepting the visit at year end but emphasizing it needs to be done \u201cwhen the reactor\u2019s core is being loaded and before internal radiation hazards have developed.\u201d Kennedy set these conditions because they were essential for determining whether the facility could be used for developing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n

On September 16 State Department prepared a Memorandum of Conversation<\/a> with a counselor from the British Embassy. There was joint concern but agreement that Dimona would be visited and inspected \u201cprior to the activation of the reactor.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Assassination of JFK on November 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) became president, US mideast policy changed significantly. From the start, LBJ told<\/a> an Israeli diplomat, \u201cYou have lost a very great friend. But you have found a better one.\u201d The Israeli publication Haaretz says, \u201cHistorians generally regard Johnson as the president most uniformly friendly to Israel.\u201d The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs writes<\/a> \u201cLyndon Johnson Was First to Align U.S. Policy with Israel\u2019s Policies\u201d and \u201cUp to Johnson\u2019s presidency, no administration had been as completely pro-Israel and anti-Arab as his.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the crucial issue of Dimona inspection, the Israelis ignored JFK\u2019s condition and the reactor went critical on December 26. When the inspection occurred three weeks later, they could not inspect the areas that had been irradiated. A handwritten comment on the report<\/a> says, \u201cWe were supposed to see this first!\u201d We do not know what would have happened it JFK had been in the White House but given the intensity of his effort, and deep convictions regarding the dangers of nuclear proliferation, it would not have been ignored as it was under LBJ.<\/p>\n

Under LBJ, relations with Egypt deteriorated. The US stopped providing direct assistance loans and grants<\/a> to Egypt. The US became increasingly antagonistic to President Nasser, as desired by the Israel lobby.<\/p>\n

US support for a resolution to the Palestinian refugee issue decreased and then stopped.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice efforts to require the American Zionist Council to register as foreign agents became increasingly weak until they were dropped under LBJ\u2019s new Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. The sequence of exchanges includes:<\/p>\n

On December 11, 1963, the AZC attorney wrote <\/a>to the DOJ saying, \u201cOur client is not prepared to register as an agent of a foreign government.\u201d Instead, he proposed to provide \u201cvoluntarily\u201d the required financial information.<\/p>\n

In January and February 1964, there were more exchange between AZC and the DOJ. AZC expressed concern because the American Council on Judaism publicly said that AZC was acting as \u201cpropaganda agents for the state of Israel and that the Jewish Agency was being used as a conduit for funds for the Zionist organization in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

In summer 1964 Nicholas Katzenbach becomes Attorney General. Negotiations continued. DOJ staff noted that AZC was \u201cstalling\u201d and not providing acceptable information despite the increasingly special and favorable treatment. In spring of 1965 the DOJ accepted<\/a> that AZC was NOT required to register as foreign agent. Their financial information was kept in a unique expandable folder.<\/a> In November 1967 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) applied for a federal tax exemption. The US Treasury Department granted i<\/a>t, backdated to 1953.<\/p>\n

Increasingly Aggressive and Uncompromising Zionist Israel <\/strong><\/p>\n

The successful development of nuclear weapons added to Israel\u2019s aggressive actions and unwillingness to resolve the Palestinian refugee crisis.<\/p>\n

With intelligence information provided by Washington, Israel made a surprise attack on Egypt,Syria and Jordan in June 1967. The \u201cSix Day war\u201d was a crucial turning point in middle east history. Israel quickly defeated the unprepared combined armies. In the West, public perception of Israel changed overnight. The mythology of Israeli military (and general) superiority was created. Among the American Jewish population, doubts and concerns about Israel evaporated and support skyrocketed.<\/p>\n

Israeli leaders arrogance and deceit is exemplified by the attack on the USS Liberty<\/a> during the Six Day War. The communications navy vessel was monitoring the air waves in the eastern Mediterranean when it was attacked by Israeli aircraft and boats. Thirty four US sailors were killed and 172 injured. Amazingly , the ship managed to stay afloat. The plan was evidently to sink the ship, blame it on Egypt and consolidate US support and hostility to Egypt and the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n

Lyndon Johnson over-ruled the calls for help from the vessel, saying \u201cI will not have my ally embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deadly incident was covered up for decades.<\/p>\n

We do not know for sure what might have happened had JFK not been assassinated. It is possible that Israel would have been stopped from acquiring the bomb. Without that, they may not have had the audacity to launch the 1967 attacks on their neighbors, seizing the Golan, West Bank and Gaza Strip. If the Zionist lobby had been required to register as foreign agents, their influence would have been moderated. Perhaps Israel could have found a reasonable accommodation with Palestinians in one or two states. .<\/p>\n

Instead, Israel hardened into an apartheid regime <\/a>committing increasingly outrageous massacres. As Kennedy warned in 1960, Israel has become a \u201cgarrison state\u201d surrounded by \u201chate and fear\u201d. The assassination of John F Kennedy insured Zionist control of Israel, suffering for Palestinians and permanent instability.<\/p>\n

___________________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Rick Sterling is a member of the <\/em>TRANSCEND Network<\/em><\/a> and an investigative journalist who lives in the SF Bay Area, California. He can be contacted at <\/em>rsterling1@gmail.com<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>rsterling1@protonmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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