We Will Not Buy Peace at Price of
Sapping Our Lives'-mmSharetes Reply

pointed reminders this week that rion emphasized, "has been and
Ben-Gurion went on to cite
"collective responsibility" is a will always be the rehabilitation numerous violations by the Arab
basic tenet of membership in the of the ruins of our country, the countries of the armistice agree-
cabinet,
ingathering of the sons of our ment, the contraventions by
Proposals from the Herut Party people, the building of an ex- them of the United Nations
of a merger on an "activist" pro-
than any official Soviet state- gram to secure Israel are under emplary state, the realizatibn of Charter, the anti-Israel boycot,
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our Messianic aims by redemp- the anti - Israel blockade by
ment
in
recent
months
in
assail-
the Port of Eilath at the head of
consideration by the central com- tion of man, nation and human- Egypt of the Suez Canal and the
the Gulf of Akaba, but there ing Israel and embracing the mittee of the General Zionist ity and cooperation with our
Red Sea, and the number of Is-
might be continued pressure for Arab cause.
Party.
neighbors in a spirit of mutual rael casualties inflicted by Arab
Diplomats
who
saw
the
state-
other territorial concessions by
affinity, and the "strengtheningof- guerilla warfare which runs into
Israel. Of Israel's arms request ment as having been dictated Call on U. S. to Prevent
world peace.
many hundreds. The guerilla
to the U. S., he said the reply out of Soviet resentment over War in Middle East
"We know," Ben-Gurion said, warfare, he said, did not at-
A run-down of recent events
had been delayed and that after- „criticism of the Communist sup-
the New Year Israel would renew ply of arms to the Arab States, affecting Israel reveals the fol- "that any war — one even in tract world public opinion be-
which we gain the upper hand— cause the murders did not pro-
its efforts to obtain defensive were concerned as to the extent lowing:
the Khrushchev declaration fore-
Attorney General Jacob K. Ja- involves ruin and destruction for vide the world press with sensa-
Weapons from Washington.
Together with Israel's demand bode further anti-Israel actions vits of the State of New York both parties and intensifies hat- tions.
has urged President Eisenhower red between nations. We know
The Premier recalled how
for defensive arms, Mr. Sharett by the Communist bloc.
In his report on the interna- to submit to Congress a resolu- that, after our victory in one Egyptian representatives at the
went on, "we must intensify our
opposition to the arming of Arab t i o n a l situation, Khrushchev tion, adopted by New York Zion- war, a second round is possible, United Nations declared express-
countries which, in blind hostil- scored t h e American - backed ists "affirming our country's de- and after our victory in the sec- ly that Egypt continues to main-
Baghdad Pact, accusing the West- termination to prevent any war ond war a third round may tain a state of war with Israel.
ity, refuse to make peace."
He voiced a "warning" ern Powers of trying to "in- of aggression on the armistice come, and there is no end to He pointed out that there has
never been, and here is also not
against further arming of the veigle" the Arab states into an borders between the Arab states this business."
Citing Israel's efforts to re- now, any reason for a political
Arabs and against attempting "aggressive bloc." But, he said, and Israel."
the
Arab
people
were
resisting
The Orthodox Rabbinical Al- build the country, the Premier or territorial conflict between Is-
to force Jordan into the Bagh-
this attempt and, he added, liance of America, at a national pointed out that during the short rael and Egypt. "Israel," he said,
dad Pact, and denounced the
"Soviet public opinion has been conference in New York, adopted period of Israel's existence the "wishes to see a free, independ-
shipment of British arms to
and is following sympathetically a resolution urging the U. S. Gov- present government had to re-
ent and progressive Egypt, and
Egypt. He noted that Israel's
the valiant struggle of the people
opposition to the arming of of Jordan against the attempts ernment "to use all its powers build the ruins and "set right we bear no enmity for Egypt's
Arabs did not constitute provo- to force their country into joining and prestige at the United Na- the misdeeds" of conquerors and action in recent times. It never
tions" to persuade the Arab states foreign rulers from the Roman occurred to us to exploit Egypt's
cation, but said that the Jewish the Baghdad Pact."
to negotiate with Israel for a days until the time of the Brit- difficulty with the great pow-
State stands ready to beat off
"We understand the yearnings
ish mandate.
ers. ),
any hostile campaign against of the people of the Arab nations permanent peace settlement.
At least two Israelis were re-
it. However, he stressed that who are fighting for their full
while Israel was arming it- liberation from foreign depend- ported dead last week-end, and
self for defense, it would still ence. One 'cannot at the same a number wounded, in revived
make every effort for peace, time, fail to recognize as con.:. violence on Israel's borders.
although "we will not buy demnable the acts of the State of Egyptians fired at Israelis in
peace at the price of conces- Israel which, ever since it came the Gaza border after two
"The Facts About the Dead contents of the scrolls have un-
sions that sap our ability to live into being, has been threatening Egyptian Vampire jet fighters
Sea Scrolls" will be discussed by folded a hitherto unknown world,
flew
over
Israel's
positions
in
and encourage further en- its neighbors and pursuing a
Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz, LaMed and have brought about consid-
the southwestern Negev. The
croachment and destructive policy hostile to them."
Professor of Jewish Studies at erable controversy in both the
worst attack by Arabs was on
scheming against us."
The Soviet leader charged that the Eilat-Beersheba road where
Wayne University, in a series of Jewish and non-Jewish world.
He reported serious discussion Israel had been pursuing a policy
three
lectures co-sponsored by
Reputable scholars have taken
Shimeon
Schwartz,
24,
and
in Washington with U.S. Govern- hostile to the Arab states from
the Jewish Community Council positions on opposite sides, some
ment leaders on the problem of the first day of its existence. He Abraham Eretzkedosha, 21,
and the university.
affirming that the scrolls are
peace in the Middle East, as well added that "imperialist" powers were killed and a third man
The
first
of
the
lectures,
all
of
genuine products of the first cen-
wounded.
discussion
with
the
British.
as
were using Israel as a weapon
UN Truce Chief Maj. Gen. E. L. which will be presented in the tury of the Common Era, others
He rejected Prime Minister Eden against the . Arab countries.
M. Burns, in a statement issued small lecture hall of the Detroit protesting that they are not
as a mediator in the Middle East,
in Jerusalem, took issue with the Institute of Art, will be present- authentic.
noting that the British leader had Ben-Gurion's Policies
Dr. Rabinowitz, who has
formal announcement of the Is- ed at 8 p.m., Jan. 16. The com-
disqualified himself because of Debated by Mapai Party
munity is invited.
studied the scrolls and related
his attempt to "fix in advance
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Premier rael Ministry that Israel had ac-
Following the program, there subjects, received his doctorate
the nature of settlement."
David Ben-Gurion met critics of cepted and Egypt had rejected
will be a recep- in Semitic languages and litera-
Mr. Sharett did admit the his security policies in a closed the proposals of UN Secretary
tion honoring ture from Yale University, and
.necessity for concessions, but two-day session of the political General Dag Hammarskjold for
Dr. Rabinowitz was visiting lecturer in Aramaic
insisted they must be mutual. committee of the Mapai' Party pacification of the Nitzana-El
in the David at the Hebrew Union College—
He said that in Washington and Mapai MPs and answered Auja demilitarized zone. Gen.
Henry Lounge Jewish Institute of Religion.
there had been discussion of the their charges that his "activist" Burns said the negotiations have
of Wayne's Stu-
He also has taught Hebrew,
Southern Negev and that "we policy of border retaliations was not "broken down."
The next Security Council ses-
dent Center, at Arabic, Syriac and Aramaic dia-
stated unambiguously" that there endangering Israel's position on
which time the lects, and lectured in biblical
could be no question of Israel re- the international scene by isolat- sion on the Israel-Syrian dispute
Jewish commun- Apocrypha and Judeo-Hellinistic
nouncing any part of its terri- ing the country, estranging the is expected to be held next
ity will be able studies.
tory, and that it was "inconceiv- Western Powers and making Tuesday.
In Israel, it is generally be-
to meet Dr. Ra-
Since 1948, when portions of
able" that Israel surrender Eilath peace more difficult of attain-
lieved that Egypt, within a short
binowitz person- the scrolls were newly discover-
or unbroken access to the port. ment.
ally.
While there is no reason to be-
ed, Dr. Rabinowitz devoted him-
The party, which maintained time, will possess a vast war ma-
The series is self to their study. He has writ-
lieve that the U.S. will pressure strict secrecy over the course of chine of a quantity hitherto un-
being presented ten numerous papers on the texts.
further on the Eilath question, he the debate, announced that it had known in the Middle East. It is
said it is likely Israel will be established a special committee estimated that before the end of
because of the
The Wayne professorship is
asked to make other territorial to prepare "a comprehensive plan 1956 Egypt will have 700 tanks Dr. Rabinowitz wide-spread in- held by Dr. Rabinowitz under
concessions. "We are determined for the present emergency situa- of superior power, self-propelled terest in the ancient scrolls found a grant from the LaMed Founda-
to reject them all," he concluded. tion" to be headed by Pinchas guns and between 150 and 300 jet in caves near the Dead Sea. The tion.
Prime Minister David Ben-
Lavon, one-time Minister of De- fighters, as well as 60 heavy anti-
•Gurion, who spoke before Mr. fense in the Sharett cabinet, who aircraft guns, 20 jet bombers and
Sharett, told the Knesset that was replaced in that post by Mr. eight submarines. Syria, like-
"there is only one certain
Ben-Gurion when the latter wise, is receiving vast quantities
method to prevent war in the emerged from political retire- of ammunition.
After his meeting with Prime
Middle East — speedy supply ment.
Minister Eden, Hugh Gaitskell,
. of defensive arms to Israel." He
Mr. Ben-Gurion was described
leader of the British Labor
said Israel demands, and has a
in press reports as having
Party, pointed to the urgent
right to, arms equal to those
taken full personal responsi-
need for an Israel-Arab peace
received by Egypt. Mr. Ben-
bility for the attack on Syrian
and called the 1950 Tripartite
Gurion declared that the
positions on the northeastern
Declaration "an indispensable
• Czech-Egyptian arms deal had
shore of Lake Tiberias on Dec.
instrument for preventing
transformed the Middle East
11.
. situation in the "gravest and
The attack, which resulted in war."
While the British Prime Min-
.. most dangerous manner."
the death of 50 Syrian soldiers,
The character and political was one of the reasons cited by ister's office continued to main-
objectives of the arms deal were United States State Department tain that it is Britain's policy to
clarified in the most explicit and sources for delay in announcing prevent an arms race in the Mid-
unreserved manner by Khrush- a decision on Israel's plea for dle East, a JTA report from
chev," he said, in reference to defensive weapons from the London revealed that dock works
the Soviet leader's attack on Is- United States to offset Com- ens at Liverpool, who had threat-
ened to refuse to load British
rael last week. He drew the at- munist arms supplied to Egypt.
(The New York Times, in a armaments shipments intended
tention of the Deputies, Israel
and the public opinion of the dispatch from Jerusalem, said for Egypt, were working over-
world to the "terrible danger" of that "in a sense the struggle in time placing military equipment
.the Mapai Party is between Mr. aboard the vessel "Star of Suez."
the arms deal.
Ben-Gurion and Mr. (Foreign The dock workers followed the
Minister Moshe) Sharett but advice of trade union leaders to
noted that "actually, the con- continued loading until a stand
troversy goes deeper than per- in the matter is taken by the
sonalities." It said that "the heart British Labor Party.
Ben-Gurion, addressing an
of the argument is whether Mr.
Ben-Gurion has power to' act overcrowded session of the Is-
' (Copyright, 1956, Jewish Telegraphic
rael Parliament, said that, al-
without consulting his party and
Agency, Inc.)
LONDON, (JTA)— Diplomatic Cabinet colleagues" and quoted though Israel sees "imminent
observers sought to establish the one analyst as phrasing the issue, danger" of an attack by Egypt
and must be prepared to de-
full significance of the bitter "who has power in Israel to
attack launched on Israel before initiate action that involves the fend itself, it would neverthe-
less be a "serious mistake" to
the Supreme Soviet in Moscow whole nation?")
assume that war against Israel
Other members of the coalition
by Nikita Khrushchev. secretary-
general of the Communist Party government were expected to is "unavoidable."
Making sure everyone knows about the Jewish -
The general line of Ben-Guri-
and "strong man" of the regime. make their positions known soon.
They noted that Khrushchev's There was said to be some resent- on's speech was approved by the Federation Women's 10th annual Institute at Ada.
Synagogue, on Jan. 18, are (left to right) Mrs./
speech had gone much further ment among them over Mr. Ben- entire Cabinet which also ap-
COOPER, public relations committee chairman;/
Gurion's alleged failure to con- proved the views presented by
28—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS sult them before ordering the Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett. DREWS, metropolitan publicity; Mrs. EMIL R07
Friday, January 6, 1956
Tiberias action and there were
"Our dearest wish," Ben-Gu- nel and arrangements, and Mrs. DAVID RANT'

Ben-Gurion Sees War as
Possible, Not Inevitable

Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz to &gin Series
Of Lectures on Dead Sea Scrolls

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Announce Women's Institute

Weigh Effects of
Bitter Khrushchev
Attack on Israel

