With very mixed emotions Abba Eban is dispatched to America to convey Israel's position that it must strike preemptively to avoid enormous losses and a two front war that would be hard to sustain. Eban was distrusted by his own people to be faithful to his mission. By the time the war breaks out, he will prove himself to be Israel's greatest representative.

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Abba Eban Speech at Special Assembly of the UN, June 19, 1967 (Joe Wouk)

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Summary LBJ warned Prime Minister Eshkol that Israel may not fire the first shot. This bound Eshkol in a gordian knot: he had to convince the world that he had to act, while convincing the Israelis why he shouldn't. Israel's fate in the international arena was entrusted to the very competent hands of its Foreign Minister, Abba Eban. To many outside observers, Israel's fate could not have been in better hands than those of Foreign Minister Abba Eban. Hailed as the greatest orator of the century, he marshaled all his skills on behalf of Israeli diplomacy.

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Mike Wallace - Abba Eban Interview April 12,1958 CSPAN

Abba Eban speaking at UCLA 11/12/1970

Israel Speaks - Selections From The Speeches of Abba Eban (1959)

Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban on "Face the Nation," March 1971

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In this episode TFJ dives into some modern applications of the big lie by those motivated by financial considerations. In these instances - perpetrated in our very own times - there is also a body count.

The risks of smoking are now well known, and the damaging effects of cigarettes on human health are indisputable. But before the cat was burst out of the bag, the tobacco industry perpetuated a campaign of misinformation on the American public concerning the safety of tobacco products.

Now that traditional tobacco use has declined, deception is being employed to rope impressionable youth into vaping or e-cigarettes, touting that e-cigarettes are a considerably safer alternative to traditional tobacco and even a method to quit the habit of smoking altogether.

Disaster misinformation is another example - this time for political purposes — of how a big lie can deny the truth at the precise moment people need accurate information in order to survive.

One must be aware that social media is not optimized for truth, and it can - and often is - a medium for lethal and viral misinformation.

Because the liar incarcerates himself in a prison of his own making; it is critical to disassociate - to "stay far away," as the Bible refers to dishonesty, before there will be a need for more lies to sustain the illusion, and become irrevocably entrapped in moral erosion.

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Blu E Cigarette - Stephen Dorff: QuitDocFoundation

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Spreads Jewish Space Laser Conspiracy Theory: Rebel HQ

How to spot a liar | Pamela Meyer | TED

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