Pivotal Events (1977)

November 18, 1977

Today's Golden Oldie is from 1977. Thirty five years ago!

The words of the Bob Dylan song rang in our ears; "The times they are a-changin!" Our economy was being freed and Anwar Sadat was about to open the door to real peace with Egypt. The dream was about to become real.

* * * So thirty five years have passed and peace and normalcy with the people and nation of Egypt is a dream that never really blossomed and seems about to die. Sad.

Anwar and Menachem (1977)

Exactly thirty years have slipped by since I drew today's Golden Oldie. It was published on November 11 1977 ...less than a month after our hated "Travel Tax" had been abolished.

Back then, in 1977, we were about to be treated to two real statesmen, rising to meet the challenge of making a real peace. Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.

What a pitifully far cry from those leaders are 2007's version of leadership ... Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert!