The 'Kosher Cowboy' With His
Yenta Princess
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Newly Released Tapes Show Johnson's Real Roots
A few weeks ago, the Associated Press reported that newly released
tapes from US president Lyndon Johnson's White House office showed
LBJ's "personal and often emotional connection to Israel." The news
agency pointed out that during the Johnson presidency (1963-1969),
"the United States became Israel's chief diplomatic ally and primary
arms supplier."
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He Sacrificed American Boys To His Zionist Masters
But the news report does little to reveal the full historical
extent of Johnson's actions on behalf of the Jewish people and the
State of Israel. Most students of the Arab-Israeli conflict can
identify Johnson as the president during the 1967 war.
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His Zionist Affair Began In 1935
But few know about LBJ's actions to rescue hundreds of endangered
Jews during the Holocaust - actions that could have thrown him out of
Congress and into jail. Indeed, the title of "Righteous Gentile" is
certainly appropriate in the case of the Texan, whose centennial year
is being commemorated this year.
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Johnson's Entire Family Were Zionists
Research into Johnson's personal history indicates that he
inherited his concern for the Jewish people from his family. His aunt
Jessie Johnson Hatcher, a major influence on LBJ, was a member of the
Zionist Organization of America.
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The Rape And Murder Of A 12 Year Old
As a young boy, Lyndon watched his politically active grandfather
"Big Sam" and father "Little Sam" seek clemency for Leo Frank, the
Jewish victim of a blood libel in Atlanta. Frank was lynched by a mob
in 1915, and the Ku Klux Klan in Texas threatened to kill the Johnsons.
The Johnsons later told friends that Lyndon's family hid in their
cellar while his father and uncles stood guard with shotguns on their
porch in case of KKK attacks. Johnson's speechwriter later stated,
"Johnson often cited Leo Frank's lynching as the source of his
opposition to both anti-Semitism and isolationism."
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In 1938 He Approved Jewish Immigration
In 1937, LBJ supported an immigration bill that would naturalize
illegal aliens, mostly Jews from Lithuania and Poland.
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The Great Immigration Wave
Congressman Johnson used legal and sometimes illegal methods to
smuggle "hundreds of Jews into Texas, using Galveston as the entry
port. Enough money could buy false passports and fake visas in Cuba,
Mexico and other Latin American countries.... Johnson smuggled
boatloads and planeloads of Jews into Texas. He hid them in the Texas
National Youth Administration, and paid them.
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Johnson Always Fought For Israel
A decade later while serving in the Senate, Johnson blocked the
Eisenhower administration's attempts to apply sanctions against Israel
following the 1956 Sinai Campaign. "The indefatigable Johnson had
never ceased pressure on the administration," wrote I.L. "Si" Kenen,
the head of AIPAC at the time.
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President Johnson's Closet Advisors
Among Johnson's closest advisers during this period were several
strong pro-Israel advocates, including Benjamin Cohen (who 30 years
earlier was the liaison between Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis
and Chaim Weizmann) and Abe Fortas, the legendary Washington
"insider."
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Johnson Provided The Zionist With American Weapons
But Johnson approved tanks and fighter jets, all vital after the
1967 war when France imposed a freeze on sales to Israel. Johnson met
with prime minister Levi Eshkol's and approved these weapons on a
visit to the LBJ ranch.
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Johnson Was Involved In The Attack
On June 6th, 1967, Israel attacked the USS Liberty and killed 34
sailors, and wounded 177 more.
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Israel Occupies The Egyptian Sinai
The crafting of UN Resolution 242 in November 1967 was done under
Johnson's scrutiny. The call for "secure and recognized boundaries"
was critical. The American and British drafters of the resolution
opposed Israel returning all the territories captured in the war.
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