Bobby Kennedy’s 1948 visit to the Palestine front lines
In April 1948, one month before Israel declared independence, Robert Kennedy traveled to Palestine to report on the conflict for the Boston Post.
Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy standing on Julian’s Way, Jerusalem, known today as King David Street, April 1948. Barbed wire and a British Army checkpost can be seen in the background(photo credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY/RFK MEMORIAL /JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY)
