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Why JFK Believed Israel Must Flourish

Israel’s loss would be a tragedy not only for the Middle East but also for the world as a whole.
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Why JFK Believed Israel Must Flourish
A picture of then Senator John F. Kennedy on July 15, 1957. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images
Timothy S. Goeglein
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In 1960, while addressing the Convention of the Zionist Organization of America in New York City, then-Sen. John F. Kennedy said:
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Timothy S. Goeglein
Timothy S. Goeglein
Author
Timothy S. Goeglein is the vice president of government and external relations at Focus on the Family and the co-author of the new book WHAT REALLY MATTERS: RESTORING A LEGACY OF FAITH, FREEDOM, AND FAMILY (Fidelis, 2026).