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Israel Is Pi ■ a for Action
By West Against Egypt at UN
Preparing for Sukkot:
This elder-
ly scholar at a market in Jerusalem scrutinizes the ethrog
(citrus) , one of the Four Species used to symbolize fertil-
ity during the Feast of Tabernacles. He is one of the many
fascinating people caught by the camera in "Journey to Is-
r'ael," Holy Land pictorial guide published by Monde.
Israel, the only nation whose ships have been denied passage by Egypt through
the Suez Canal, is emerging as the only member of the United Nations through whom
the West will be able to press the case in support of a "Users Association" against
the Egyptians, before the Security Council and later before the UN General As-
sembly.
Bypassed since 1951, when the UN condemned Egypt's discrimination against
Israel's shipping, the Jewish State alone now is believed able to press the case before
the UN, with the Western Powers taking over from that point.
The Manchester Guardian Weekly's New York correspondent, Alistair Cooke, in
a cable to_ his paper, emphasized this eventuality by pointinc; out: "There is rejoicing,
among the distressed friends of Britain and France, that Israel
has made a protest
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to the United Nations because a Greek ship bound for Israel has been held up since
May. Far from the passions that swirl between London, Paris, and Cairo, the United
Nations onlookers see the Western flag flying atop the mast of that Greek freighter."
William Randolph Hearst Jr., in his ."Editor's Report: British Lion May Nip Nas-
ser," in last Sunday's Hearst newspapers, made this assertion:
"There is another aspect of this situation which is disturbing. That is the revival
of frontier- incidents between Jordan an d Israel.
"The Jordan Arabs have started pin-pricking Israel with border attacks to which
the Israeli forces have responded with sharp retalliation.
"This indicates the Arabs would try to take advantage of any conflict with the
Western powers to wipe out Israel. They would be making a big mistake.
"It might have a restraining influence on Egypt and the Arabs generally in this
whole affair if we sent to Israel those jet planes earmarked for Yugoslavia."
Israel's case now is receiving a hearing in many quarters—in the British House
of Commons, in the press of the world and in discussions by the world's diplomats.
The Christian Science Monitor, in an editorial, "Israel and Suez," declared:
"Had it not been overshadowed by the Suez Canal crisis the rise of violence
along the frontiers of Israel in the last few weeks would have engaged worldwide
attention. As it is, the situation can hardly be ignored, and it has an important rela-
tion to
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"Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold of the United Nations, in calling upon
both Arabs and Jews to observe the Palestine armistice, has described the situation
as a 'mounting series of incidents, followed, by countermoves.' These 'countermoves'
have been drastic—wiping out two police posts with around a score of casualties in
each case.
"The provocation extends back for months. The Embassy of Israel in Washing-
ton lists 61 'attacks' on Israeli territory, some minor, some serious, during May and
June, and 73 in July and August.
"The list included such items as machine-gun fire at a-tractor operator, a fishing
boat, or a border patrol, hand grenades thrown at Israeli workmen, marauders cross-
ing the border, cars blown up by land mines, a civilian bus ambushed, a UN observer
killed and three others wounded in separate incidents. Ten Israelis were killed and
26 injured during the two months.
"The British Government has expressed strong disapproval of the first Israeli
reprisal. Mr. Hammarskjold raises the question whether violations by all parties
have reestablished a state of war in the area, but declares this interpretation is cob-
lously unjustifiable.' (Continued on Page 28)
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Proposed Israeli
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Dotted line on map on left
shows the route of the proposed
Israeli canal which would parallel
the Suez Canal to provide- an alter- •
nate channel from the Mediter-
ranean coast to the port of Eilat.
The canal would run 150 miles
through the Negev. Such a plan
was proposed by Dr. Theodor
Herzl, as recorded in his Diaries,
in 1898.
The upper map, on the right
compares the long route from
England around Africa to India
with the shorter Suez route, mark-
ing a difference of more than 5,000
miles. The African route is 12,374
miles and Suez is 7,117, The
African route is proposed if Egypt
refuses Suez passage to the "Users
Association."
Lower map shows how Soviet
infiltration in that area is bypass-
ing Israel.