Zion's Fifth Column

Zion’s Fifth Column is a polemical political tract in which California State Senator Jack B. Tenney presents his investigation and allegations concerning Zionist organizations, lobbying efforts, and political influence in the United States and abroad. Framed as a legislative report, the book assembles historical narratives, organizational profiles, and contemporary events to argue that Zionism operates as a coordinated political movement rather than a purely religious or humanitarian cause. Written in the language and assumptions of mid-twentieth-century anti-communist inquiry, the work reflects the anxieties of its era and documents how Tenney interpreted Zionism’s role in American politics, the United Nations, and the creation of the state of Israel.