Moynihan's moment : America's fight against Zionism as racism / Gil Troy.

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On November 10, 1975, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution declaring Zionism a form of racism. The move shocked millions, especially in the United States-- the country largely responsible for founding the UN. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the American Ambassador to the UN, denounced this attack on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Troy, Gil
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
United Nations > United States.
Moynihan, Daniel P. > (Daniel Patrick), > 1927-2003.
World politics > 1975-1985.
Antisemitism > History > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Zionism > Government policy > United States.
Physical Description:x, 357 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • From 1945 to 1975: From "we the peoples of the United Nations" to "the United States in opposition"
  • Insider and outsider, warrior and diplomat
  • Creating a "fashionable enemy": Turning Zionism into racism
  • Moynihan on the move, October 1975
  • Oom, shmoom: "Where are your bloody Jews?"
  • The speech
  • Backlash
  • Backlash against Moynihan
  • The politics of patriotic indignation
  • "Words matter"
  • Conclusion: "what we're fighting for"