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VOL. 14—NO. 7
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Arab A • gression, Egyptian Cla -im
To Ne ev Defied at U N by Eben
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PARIS.—As Israel gained status in world public opinion with the reaffirmation of
both Democratic and Republican party pledges in support of the Jewish State, made in
the United States by President Truman and Governor Dewey, Abba Eben, ISrael'S spokes-
man before the United Nations, defied Arab charges at Tuesday's meeting of the Security
Council :and declared that the Egyptians do not possess "any substantive right in the
Negev"—the territory in southern Palestine which he claimed as "by right a part of the
sovereign State of Israel."
"The Negev, which has emerged from a strait-jacket, cannot now return. to crip-
pling confusion," 'he. declared. The UN Security Council also received a written Israeli
claim that the Lebanese forces had broken the truce . in Galilee, in northern' Palestine. .
(The Democratic and RepUblican statements, issued by President Truman and
Governor Dewey, appear in full on Page 7 in this issue. Assurances were given this
week' that the Export-Import Bank is approving of a loan for Israel and that 'de jure
recognition will be given by the United States as 'soon as the Jewish State has a dubr
elected, representative government.)
Threatening "self defense against Zionist _ aggression" unless the Security Council.
Makes "new aggression impossible," Egyptian, Lebanese and Syrian representatives hurled
new accusations of truce breaking against Israel. The Arabs even attempted to lay guilt
for the latest Lebanese assaults against Jewish positions at the door of Israel.
A series of Arab speeches were delivered after acting mediator Dr. Ralph Bunche de-
clined the invitation of the President of the Council to give his report on the situation.
The Egyptian delegate asserted that Zionists "whose ambitions have grown recently" are
waging an aggressive war against Egypt which seeks nothing but peace. He charged
that Israelis violate 'the UN arms embargo daily and have built up considerable air force
and naval units which are now participating in the battle, and that a large number of
arms factories have been established throughout Israel. Thus, he maintained that Israelis
have derived "tremendous advantage in violation of the truce" and their military situa-
tion has improved greatly. He added that "hourly" hundreds of new Arab families are
being dislocated. - /
The Lebanese delegate declared that his troops had only defended themselves in
northern Galilee but. admitted they had defended themselves so vigorously that it
seems they ended up on the offensive.
The Syrian delegate charged Jews with long having planned offensives in the Negev
and Galilee in the hope of establishing a fait accompli. He urged "neutral" powers on.
the council to address themselves to the Palestine issue. "Otherwise Arabs are ready to
defend themselves," he declared, but "How will they be assured that the Security Coun-
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cil is not going to crucify them later for having attacked Jews?"
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Triumph in Negev:
Israeli troops, defying
renewal of aggression by the Egyptians, scored another great military
Triumph in the Negev, the southern portion of Palestine. As Egyptian
forces were throwing a defensive arc around Gaza (I), Israel's troops
were able to overcome the invading forces and t4 establish a land-
link with the Negev. The victory followed three days of air and
land fighting in the Gaza area, where the Egyptians had cut off
supply lines to 25 isolated Jewish settlements. New hostilities mean-
while broke out in Jerusalem. The truce asked by the United Nations
Security Council now is in force in southern Palestine, with Israeli
authority re-established on the lifeline to Jewish colonies. The
capture of Beersheba by Israeli forces was completed several hours
before the new truce went into effect.
Communiques Report Iraqi Attacks
TEL AVIV (JTA)..—Israel's. Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok returned from Paris
Monday but is expected to go back there shortly. An official communique stated that
Iraqis attacked all day Monday at Mazar, southeast of Affuleh, and at Lajjun and Me-
giddo,' southwest of Affuleh. Iraqis used artillery and small arms. Shelling came from
the vicini, y of Jenin. In Eastern Galilee sniper firing persisted Monday, while in the
Negev all was peaceful.
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