Article: Abba Eban, z"l.

In a manner of speaking, Abba Eban, zichrono livrachah, who passed away at age 87 in November, was the Adlai Stevenson of Israel. The comparison is not far-fetched. Both were golden-tongued orators; both represented their respective countries nobly in the United Nations at the most critical of times and brought honor to the causes they espoused. The two men also served in other crucial positions of government with diligence, wit, wisdom, and tenacity. And both of these ultimately tragic characters, though honored beyond imagination by foreigners, were essentially blocked by their fellow and sister citizens and politicos from achieving the highest position and the greatest ...

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