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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

John F. Kennedy

In this November 23, 1963, file photo, surrounded by detectives, Lee Harvey Oswald talks to the media as he is led down a corridor of the Dallas police station for another round of questioning in connection with the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. (AP)
August 2, 2023, 3:07 am
New JFK documents reveal assassin’s CIA monitor was Jewish spy Reuben Efron
Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, who later lived in Jerusalem, screened the mail of US president’s killer before the assassination, newly released files show
By Ron Kampeas
Newton Minow delivers a speech at the Gannett Foundation Media Center at the Columbia School of Journalism on the 30th anniversary of the speech in which he criticized television as a vast wasteland, May 9, 1991, New York. (Susan Ragan/AP)
May 7, 2023, 8:14 am
Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief and tireless champion for quality television, dies at 97
Jewish official, who famously dubbed TV a ‘wasteland,’ played key role in expanding range of broadcast channels, tech, content in US; early Obama supporter, gave him summer job
By AP and ToI Staff
Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald, who is being escorted by Dallas police detective Jim Leavelle (left), November 24, 1963 (Robert H. Jackson / Wikipedia)
April 12, 2023, 9:19 pm
Hillel Silverman, Dallas rabbi whose congregant killed JFK’s assassin, dies at 99
Silverman was spiritual leader of Shearith Israel from 1954 to 1964; Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner with links to the Mafia who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, was one of his congregants
By Steve North
This file photo taken on October 24, 1962 shows US President John F. Kennedy signing the order of naval blockade of Cuba at the White House in Washington, DC, during the Cuban missiles crisis. (AFP)
December 16, 2022, 4:50 am
Newly released Kennedy assassination files outline shooter’s moves before killing
Biden administration releases trove of documents, but holds thousands back for security; new information includes KGB officer saying assassin was monitored but not hired to kill
By Chris Lefkow
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pauses as he delivers his speech, during a protest against the COVID-19 vaccination green pass in Milan, Italy, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
December 16, 2021, 1:47 pm
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built a dangerous anti-vaxx juggernaut amid COVID-19
Ex-US president’s nephew rakes in funding and followers by peddling dangerous and false narrative about vaccines; experts say operation targets Black community
By Michelle R. Smith
Mort Sahl, comedian, during taping at WRC studios in Washington December 6, 1978. (AP)
October 27, 2021, 5:26 am
Mort Sahl, satirist who brought politics to comedy, dies at 94
Credited as the first to give stand-up acts an iconoclastic edge, Sahl skewered presidents from Eisenhower to Trump, paving the way for comics like George Carlin and Jon Stewart
By AP
Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, is shown with his pets. This undated photo was on the wall of Ruby's office. (AP Photo)
September 26, 2021, 6:44 am
Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV, yet his trial was no slam dunk
In new book ‘Kennedy’s Avenger,’ Dan Abrams and David Fisher dig deep into the trial of the Jewish nightclub owner, who shot JFK’s assassin and sparked endless conspiracy theories
By Rich Tenorio
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden waves to media as he leaves St. Joseph On the Brandywine Catholic Church after attending Mass in Wilmington, Delaware, Sept. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
October 19, 2020, 8:48 am
A practicing Catholic, Biden hopes to peel believers away from Trump
Former VP determined not to cede religious voters to Republicans; 6 in 10 white Catholics backed Trump in 2016, while nearly 7 in 10 Hispanic Catholics voted for Clinton
By Elodie Cuzin
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand on stage during the first day of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
October 3, 2020, 8:24 am
How would a possible US presidential power transfer look under 25th Amendment?
Trump has not invoked clause; if necessary, would send letter saying ‘unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office’ and VP would assume role
By Jessica Gresko
Bob Dylan accepts the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year award at a ceremony in Los Angeles, February 6, 2015. (Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
April 18, 2020, 4:55 pm
In new tune, Dylan likens himself to Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Frank
His second release in a month, ‘I Contain Multitudes’ is a rumination on singer’s multifaceted personality
By AFP
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2012, Bob Dylan performs during the 21st edition of the Vieilles Charrues music festival in Carhaix-Plouguer, western France (Fred TANNEAU / AFP)
March 28, 2020, 5:30 pm
Bob Dylan releases 17-minute song about JFK assassination
‘Stay safe, stay observant, and may God be with you,’ says 78-year-old songwriter in announcement about surprise track
By AFP
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton lectures on foreign policy at Rackham Auditorium on October 10, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)
October 21, 2019, 2:44 am
‘Don’t be a dick, ok?’ Mocking Trump, Hillary posts parody Kennedy letter
Defeated presidential candidate posts Cuban missile crisis missive written in the style of Trump’s ‘Don’t be a fool’ letter to Erdogan, claiming it was ‘found in the archives’
By AFP
US President John F. Kennedy and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion get together for a talk at the Waldorf Towers in 1961 (Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News via Getty Images, JTA)
May 7, 2019, 4:03 pm
Kennedy warned Eshkol US support was ‘jeopardized’ without nuclear inspections
US president was furious with the Jewish state over its atomic program, fearing the Soviet Union could use it as leverage, 1963 telegram recently posted online shows
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative photo of an El Al plane taking off from Ben Gurion Airport, August 5, 2013. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
April 3, 2019, 7:48 pm
El Al flight attendant hospitalized in serious condition with measles
Woman, who was said to have been vaccinated, is attached to a respirator; Health Ministry warns other travelers on New York-Tel Aviv flight
By ToI Staff
Senator Robert F. Kennedy speaks to the delegates of the United Auto Workers at a convention hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 9, 1968. (AP Photo, File)
June 7, 2018, 2:54 am
50 years on, Robert F. Kennedy Jr wants new probe of father’s assassination
Diaries in which Palestinian-born Sirhan Sirhan had written ‘RFK Must Die’ were entered as evidence along with a motive of supposed hatred for Kennedy’s support for Israel
By Chris Lefkow
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