Books
As a rule, the species writer is very different from the species mover-and-shaker.
Nov. 22, 1992
World & Nation
The political career of veteran Israeli leader Abba Eban came to a sudden end today when the Labor Party denied the prominent dove a top spot on its list for November general elections.
June 15, 1988
Veteran Israeli statesman Abba Eban testified behind closed doors at the trial of Mordechai Vanunu, a former Israeli nuclear technician accused of leaking state atomic secrets to a British newspaper.
Dec. 10, 1987
Abba Eban, the Israeli diplomat and author whose career spanned the Jewish state’s turbulent founding and a generation of warfare with Arab neighbors, and whose early views on conflict with the Palestinians proved wrenchingly prescient, died Sunday at age 87.
Nov. 18, 2002
Former Israel diplomat and cabinet minister Abba Eban begins work this week on a four-segment, 4 1/2-hour PBS miniseries called “Israel 1947 to 1988: A Personal Witness.”
Feb. 7, 1989
In some other country, for some other man, there might have been farewell speeches and maybe even a few tears to mark the official end of an illustrious parliamentary career spanning nearly 30 years.
July 28, 1988
Israeli statesman Abba Eban gave a ringing, unqualified endorsement to the Mideast peace plans of U.S.
April 11, 1988
The long and distinguished public career of Abba Eban, for the better part of 40 years Israel’s most recognizable and eloquent voice in international affairs, is about to end.
June 17, 1988
Television
Suddenly, public television is providing a crash course in the politics and history of the Middle East in the 20th Century.
Jan. 23, 1993
Judges ruled Sunday that Foreign Minister Shimon Peres must testify at the trial of Mordechai Vanunu, a former nuclear technician accused of spilling Israel’s nuclear secrets, the defense said.
Dec. 7, 1987