John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Peace in the Middle East is not one step nearer reality today than it…”

On the recordAugust 25, 1960

Peace in the Middle East is not one step nearer reality today than it was 8 years ago - but Russian influence is immeasurably greater.

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Zionists of America Convention, Statler Hilton Hotel, New York, NY

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Peace in the Middle East is not one step nearer reality today than it was 8 years ago - but Russian influence is…”