Thirty-Six Years Ago Today, Richard Nixon Saved Israel—but Got No Credit

Thirty-Six Years Ago Today, Richard Nixon Saved Israel—but Got No Credit.

Although Nixon was a known anti-Semite, he nevertheless absolutely helped save Israel from being defeated by the Arabs. I’ve read somewhere previously that his mother told him once never to resist a chance to help the Jewish homeland, for whatever reason, and that part of the reason he didn’t hesitate to help was precisely for this reason, especially considering that he was in the midst of the Watergate mess, Vietnam and no overwhelming need to risk the American economy on Arab ire over his help to Israel. Pretty amazing, all things considered…