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When Zionism was maligned at the UN, he fought for truth — what would he say today?

JL;DR SUMMARY Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., took a pivotal stand against the 1975 U.N. Resolution 3379, which equated Zionism with racism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismDaniel Patrick MoynihanRacismUnited NationsJewish Self DeterminationDiplomacyMoral ClarityResolution 3379

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Ask most New Yorkers today, and they will tell you that Moynihan is the name of a grand, elegant train hall on the West Side."
Israel
"Zionism was not a form of hatred, he argued, but rather part of the general upsurge of national consciousness and aspiration that overtook most peoples of Europe and in time spread to all of Africa and Asia."

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