 Numbed and helpless bystanders as Adolf Hitler waged his demoniacal war against the Jewish people, embittered by our failure to rouse the democracies to deter Hitler, to rescue and open doors to those who might be saved, American Jews assumed their responsibility during World War II.Despite the opposition of the Department of State, they made a commitment to establish an independent Jewish state where Jews could live in freedom and security.Regarding the establishment of AIPAC he wrote