Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0209; The Zionist Vote
- Episode Number
- S0209
- Episode
- The Zionist Vote
- Producing Organization
- Southern Educational Communications Association
- South Carolina Educational Television Network
- Contributing Organization
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University (Stanford, California)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-514-bz6154fh75
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Unquestionably the single most widely discussed vote ever taken by the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Buckley begins, "was that in which it defined Zionism as a form of racism and racial discrimination." Most Jewish leaders had "interpreted [this] as a vote encouraging anti-Semitism throughout the world," but not Mr. Lilienthal, who believes that "Zionism in its treatment both of Jews and non-Jews is racist. If you're surprised when I say, 'both of Jews,' it's because ... under the Law of Return it does not consider [Jews] as full citizens in the countries in which they live, but merely as potential citizens." Mr. Riebenfeld takes the bull by the horns--"I'd like to say that it is rather unusual to refer to Dr. Lilienthal... as a Jewish leader.... As a matter of fact he prefers not to call himself a Jew but a Judaist"--and we're off and running. Currently there is only a digitized transcript available for this episode.
- Series Description
- The television series Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. was a venue for debate and discussion on political, social, and philosophical issues with experts of the day. Firing Line broadcasts from 1966 through March 1971 were produced and syndicated by WOR-TV, a commercial station in New York, but some of them were also broadcast on noncommercial television stations. Starting in April 1971, Firing Line broadcasts were produced by the Southern Educational Communications Association, an arm of South Carolina Educational Television. Hoover Institution Library & Archives' Firing Line collection guide can be found at: https://www.hoover.org/library-archives/collections/firing-line.
- Date
- 1975-11-26
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Topics
- Public Affairs
- Subjects
- Zionism; Antisemitism
- Rights
- Copyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 01:00:15:01
- Credits
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Guest: Lilienthal, Alfred M.
Guest: Riebenfeld, Paul
Guest: Kramer, Michael
Guest: Duff, Daniel
Guest: Roberts, Sam
Host: Buckley, William F., Jr.
Producing Organization: Southern Educational Communications Association
Producing Organization: South Carolina Educational Television Network
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Stanford University
Identifier: cpb-aacip-63a8bce2255 (Filename)
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 1:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0209; The Zionist Vote,” 1975-11-26, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 2, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-bz6154fh75.
- MLA: “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0209; The Zionist Vote.” 1975-11-26. Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 2, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-bz6154fh75>.
- APA: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.; S0209; The Zionist Vote. Boston, MA: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-514-bz6154fh75