Final_Judgment

184 A Little Unpleasantness [123]
THE OAS AND 'ISRAEL'S FRIENDS IN FRANCE'
One of the few American conservatives to recognize the strange
dynamics between DeGaulle and the CIA was Dan Smoot, who commented
perceptively as early as 1958 that: "In the current liberal-internationalist
smear of DeGaulle, the lefties hammer that DeGaulle is anti-American; but
they never tell why." 333 He pointed out that DeGaulle was angry about CIA
support for the anti-DeGaulle left in France, and commented that largely
DeGaulle was more, instead "anti-CIA, which is something else again." 334
He added, "The New York Times was almost hysterical about DeGaulle
coming to power—You can understand why." 335
In fact, during this time of CIA intrigue against DeGaulle, it is worth
noting that the aforementioned OAS leaders—Salan and Challe—among
many others "were known as Israel's friends in France," 336 according to
Israeli historian Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi.
Ultimately, Israel rewarded Challe for his efforts. After Challe was
released from prison in 1967, having been convicted of his involvement in
attempting to topple DeGaulle, Challe was hired by Zim, the Israeli
shipping concern, 337 part of the international corporate empire of one of the
Mossad's most valued assets, billionaire Shaul Eisenberg, whose enterprises
were an integral part of the economy of the state of Israel itself.
We first met Eisenberg in Chapter 7 where we learned of his
partnership, along with Mossad officer Tibor Rosenbaum, in the Swiss-
Israel Trade Bank. But we will learn much more about Eisenberg and his
ventures on behalf of Israel's drive for a nuclear arsenal later in these pages.
More importantly, however, we will see how Eisenberg's activities tie
directly into the JFK assassination—a story that has never been told before.
That Israel and its allies in the CIA would be conspiring against
Charles DeGaulle during the same period when they were likewise
conspiring against John F. Kennedy, as we shall see, is quite significant
indeed.
THREE POWERFUL FORCES
All of these connections illustrate the cycle which continually links key
players in the international intrigue between not only the CIA and the Israeli
Mossad, but also the Meyer Lansky Organized Crime Syndicate—three
powerful forces all of which desired the removal of John F. Kennedy from
the White House.