{"product_id":"moynihans-moment-americas-fight-against-zionism-as-racism-9780199920303","title":"Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn November 10  1975  the General Assembly of United Nations passed Resolution 3379  which declared Zionism a form of racism. Afterward  a tall man with long  graying hair  horned-rim glasses  and a bowtie stood to speak. He pronounced his words with the rounded tones of a Harvard academic  but his voice shook with outrage: \"The United States rises to declare  before the General Assembly of the United Nations  and before the world  that it does not acknowledge  it will not abide by  it will never acquiesce in this infamous act.\"  This speech made Daniel Patrick Moynihan  the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations  a celebrity  but as Gil Troy demonstrates in this compelling new book  it also marked the rise of neo-conservatism in American politics--the start of a more confrontational  national-interest-driven foreign policy that turned away from Kissingers dtente-driven approach to the Soviet Union--which was behind Resolution 3379. Moynihan recognized the resolution for what it was: an attack on Israel and a totalitarian assault against democracy  motivated by anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism. While Washington distanced itself from Moynihan  the public responded enthusiastically: American Jews rallied in support of Israel. Civil rights leaders cheered. The speech cost Moynihan his job--but soon won him a U.S. Senate seat. Troy examines the events leading up to the resolution  vividly recounts Moynihans speech  and traces its impact in intellectual circles  policy making  international relations  and electoral politics in the ensuing decades.  The mid-1970s represent a low-water mark of American self-confidence  as the country  mired in an economic slump  struggled with the legacy of Watergate and the humiliation of Vietnam. Moynihans Moment captures a turning point  when the rhetoric began to change and a more muscular foreign policy began to find expression  a policy that continues to shape international relations to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648215965749,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199920303","price":42.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199920303.jpg?v=1781713030","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/moynihans-moment-americas-fight-against-zionism-as-racism-9780199920303","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}