. ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist - Z ion ist ▁youth ▁movement ▁of ▁Hash omer ▁Hat za ir . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁she ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 7 9 ▁( rev oked ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁resolution ▁ 4 6 / 8 6 ), ▁which ▁" det erm ine [ d ] ▁that ▁Z ion ism ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ". ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁ ▁Ab zug ' s ▁career ▁in ▁Congress ▁ended ▁with ▁an ▁un success ful ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁which ▁she ▁lost ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁percent ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁moder ate ▁Daniel ▁Patrick ▁Mo yn ih an , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁N ixon ▁and ▁Ford ▁Administr ations ▁as ▁White ▁House ▁Urban ▁Affairs ▁Ad visor , ▁Coun sel or ▁to ▁the ▁President , ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁India , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁Mo yn ih an ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁four ▁terms ▁in ▁that ▁office . ▁ ▁President ▁Carter ▁" app oint ed ▁her ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Observ ance ▁of ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Year ▁and , ▁later , ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ad vis ory ▁Commission ▁for ▁Women ". ▁ ▁Later ▁life