Eban Scores Arab-USSR
Attacks Against Israel at UN
UNITED NATIONS—Ambassa-
dor Abba Eban, head of the Is-
rael delegation to the United
Nations. speaking at the UN
Political Committee meeting. hit
out sharply at anti-Israel state-
ments made by representatives
of the Arab countries who, he
said, revealed an "hysterical
Jew-baiting vehemence" in their
speeches.
Declaring that the unpro-
voked denunciations by the
representatives of Iraq and
Syria constitute "a modern
edition of the Protocols of the
Elders of Zion," Mr. Eban con-
demned the Arab charges. He
described the Lebanese repre-
sentative's assertion that the
Zionists had invented and ex-
aggerated the whole anti-Jew-
ish campaign behind the Iron
Curtain as a "false and ghoul-
ish remark," one of the worst
he had ever heard.
The Israel Ambassador de-
clared that the issue did exist
and that, though Israel was
satisfied with the Moscow state-
ment, it still did not erase Zion-
ist indignation over the Slansky
trial in Prague at which Israel
and Jews were vilified. "We still
say to the Communist leaders:
"What about the results of the
original libels, their effect in the
Middle _East, the contagion
which has spread into the very
heart of our region?"
"Can we be consoled," he
asked, "if the doctrine of the
world - Jewish conspiracy is
now banished from Pravda
and Izvestia only to find a
sounding board, in far worse
form, at Arab desks in the
United Nations?" He said that
the climax of the "sorry" Arab
assault was the statement.
made by the Syrian represen-
tative that Israel • and the Zi-
onist movement were plotting
to unleash a new world war.
Mr. Eban emphasized that he
had been impresSed and moved
by the reaction of world opinion
to "the dark threat of anti-Jew-
ish incitement." He referred to
the way in which numerous del-
egates at the United Nations
spoke against this incitement.
"There is every evidence," Mr.
Man said, "that the intensive
expression of international
opinion on this matter over re-
cent weeks has had a positive
and salutary effect. Israel for its
part draws encouragement and
conciliation from the vigor and
sincerity of the world's reac-
tion."
The Arab speakers, Mr. Eban
declared, were right in saying
that international peace was not
only a function of the great
powers, but a principle to be
applied in all regions of the
world. He hoped "that they will
join us in drawing the conclu-
sions which flow from that
premise." Arab delegations here
kept urging the great powers to
get together and negotiate their
differences without delay or pri-
or condition; why did they not
apply this "excellent advice" to
their own regional relations? he
asked.
Referring to a remark by the
delegate of Poland that there
was no anti-Jewish issue, and
there is no reason to worry
about such an issue ever arising
in Communist Poland, Mr. Eban
said: "If this consoling observa-
tion contains an assurance and
A pledge for the future in the
name of all the countries asso-
ciated in alliance with Poland,
then we welcome it with deep
and ardent sincerity. Our object
here is not to score points in a
debate but to avert a disaster,
by arresting the anti-Jewish
process at its commencement."
Soviet delegate Andrei Vi-
shinsky, replying to Mr. Eban's
speech, told the Political Com-
mittee that what the Israel
delegate had said about the
Soviet Union was "a mixture
of slander and poisonous in-
sinuation." He added that he
could only repeat that "one
does not argue with slander-
ers" and that it was beneath
the dignity of the Soviet dele-
gation to reply "to all this
filth."
Czechoslovakia delegate Vaclav
David told the session that Mr.
Eban's statement forced him to
speak again. "The representa-
tive of Israel had heaped slan-
der on Czechoslovakia," he said.
"A duly constituted Czechoslovak
court had convicted Slansky of
the worst crimes against his
country. What right had the
representative of Israel to deny
the sovereign right of Czecho-
slovakia to punish criminals?"
he asked." Because some of the
accused in the Slansky trial were
of Jewish origin should they
have been dealt with in a dif-
ferent manner than the non-
Jewish accused? Was an immu-
nity against punishment for
criminals of Jewish origin being
demanded?" he asked.
The Prague trial "had exposed
a gang of spies and saboteurs
who had been in the service of
the United States," Mr. David
declared. That Zionism was "a
tool of American intelligence,"
was confirmed even by the
western press, he claimed. The
Czechoslovak people, he said, re-
jected anti-Semitism.
"The struggle against Zionism
a struggle against espionage,
sabotage and subversion," Mr.
David maintained, "and had
nothing to do with anti-Semi-
tism." The attempt to substitute
anti-Semitism for anti-Zionism
was a "most insolent fraud com-
mitted by the Zionists, and their
masters," the Czech diplomat
stated, adding that statements
by the Arab delegates had ex-'
posed the "imperialistic threat"
of Zionism.
Attack by Lebanese
Edward A. Rizk of Lebanon
said that "the Zionists had
worked themselves into a
frenzy" spreading "wild and ex-
travagant rumors" about anti-
Jewish persecutions in the coun-
tries behind the Iron Curtain.
He added that they had "some
measure of success" in arousing
world public opinion "through
their control of the press, radio
and television, and because of
the tendency of world public
opinion to accept rumors at face
value, without checking them."
Declaring that his govern-
ment, as well as the government
of all other Arab states, are
Quality Camping
A flexible program for the children
of discriminating parents. Accredited
by the Michigan Camping Assn. For
boys and girls, ages 3 thru 14 years.
DR. GOLDBERG'S
DAY CAMP
19451 Birwood Ave. (21)
UNIV. 4-5942
w. A. Goldberg, Ph.D., Owner
Director of Day Camping since 1948
"
DAY * NIGHT* SUNDAY
ERVIC
FAST
AUTHORIZED SERVICE 'ON
PHILCO • GE • • CR9SLEY
,
RCA • ZENITH • ADMIRAL
MOTOROLA • EMERSON
STROMBERG • CAPEHARt
HALLICRAFTER
IT NO ANSWER CALL
ELECTRONIC
SERVICE
SINCE 1938
WE
RENT
TV SETS
TR.2-8282
IN
YOUR
HOME
WEST SIDE SERVICE
TE 2858
EAST SIDE SERVICE
LA. 7-5462
DEXTER TELEVISION CO.
against anti-Semitism because
the Arabs, too, were of the
Semitic race, the Lebanese
representative said that one of
the reasons why this delegation
condemns anti- Semitic pre-
judice is because "the Arab
states had paid a very dear price
for the wave of anti-Semitic
persecution which swept over
Europe in the loss of Palestine
and the consequent forcible up-
rooting of 1,000,000 of its right-
ful Arab inhabitants.''
Opposes Emigration of Jews
A resurgence of anti-Semit-
ism in Eastern Europe, he went
on, would mean a further ex-
odus of millions of Jews to Is-
rael, greatly increasing Israel's
military power and tempting Is-
rael "to expand beyond its pres-
ent illegally-held frontiers." He
took exception to "the oft-re-
peated demand of Israeli
spokesmen and Zionist sym-
pathizers that the Jewish citi-
zens of the East European
countries and the Soviet Union
be permitted to emigrate to Is-
rael."
Justifies Soviet Action
Dr. Farid Zeineddine, Syrian
delegate, told the UN Political
Committee that the stand on
Zionism lately taken by the
Soviet Union and the severance
of relations with Israel were not
a question of religion or reli-
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5
Friday, April 24, 1953
gious minorities, but a political
question.
The Soviet Union, he said, was
"being prompted by the urge to
deal with Zionism and Israeli
policy on their own merits" and
indicated "a good understand-
ing of the realities of the situa-
tion in the Middle East." He
emphasized that the Arab coun-
tries "see nothing strange in the
Soviet attitude except that it
was delayed.
Soviet delegate Andrei Vishin-
sky, referring to the criticisms
voiced in the debate over the
Soviet anti-Jewish policy, de-
nounced- "certain slanderers" of
the Soviet Union. He said they
had attacked the Soviet Union
over the arrest of 15 doctors in
Moscow and now these doctors
had been released, they still at-
tack the Soviet Union.
GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
Takes pleasure in announcing
The Appointment of
KESSLER
BUICK, INC.
at
9669 GRAND RIVER
(1 I/2 blocks E. of Livernois)
As Detroit's Newest
Buick Dealer
Formerly known as
PHIL
BLOOMGARDEN, INC.
SPECIAL!
Our soles staff and service
department has earned an
enviable record of customer
relationship.
12x14
BAR MITZVA H
AND
WEDDING C425
ALBUMS w
Reg.
$6.50
Names GOLD Engraved
FREE of Charge
At Our 2 Large Stores
The same staff in both de-
partments will continue to
serve as Buick's newest
Detroit agency.
Before you buy any car—
come see BU I C K ... the
greatest Buick mode in 50
years.
DETROIT HEBREW
BOOK STORES
9669 GRAND RIVER
18294 WYOMING UN. 3-0543
WE. 3-7845
(No. of Curtis)
12226 DEXTER
TO. 8-6111
(at Cortland)
The Men Behind .
•
The Beth Yehudah Schools Annual Dinner
Members of the Businessmen's Council of the Schools
Who Are Assuming the Entire Cost of This Year's Event:
David I. Berris
Louis H. Golden
A. Howard Bloch
Nathan I. Goldin
Harry Levine
Abraham Borman
Abe Green
Abraham Nusbaum
Harry Citrin
Samuel Hechtman
David Pollack
David J. Cohen
Joseph Holtzman
Alex Saltsman
Daniel A. Laven
Isadore R. Cohen
Joseph Kukes
Nathan Silverman
Benjamin Freedland
Louis Kukes
Samuel B. Solomon
David Goldberg
Arthur Klein
Phillip iStollman
This Year's Dinner by Invitation Only, with No Solicitation at Dinner
The Beth Yehudah Schools Will Receive
100 Percent of All Contributions
DATE: Sunday, May 3, 1953
TIME: 6 p.m. for Cocktails; 6:30 p.m. for Dinner
PLACE: Latin Quarter, 3067 E. Grand Blvd.
Entertainment Will Feature:
JAN BART
Cantorial and Operatic Singer
HAROLD GARY
Comedian of Stage, Screen, Radio and Television
(Recently seen with Detroit Troupe of "Oklalrma'`)
DAVE DIAMOND'S ORCHESTRA