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Gloomy Au ury for Israel on the New Year

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Jordan, Egypt Renew Threa s,
Ben-Gurion Makes Concessions

While the Eisenhower-Dulles plans for a new Middle East Doctrine, to protect
the peace of that area, held out much hope that protection thereby will be afforded
to Israel against the renewed threats of attacks from fedayeen, latest reports, received
at the advent of the New Year, do not augur well for the Jewish State.
Arab leaders appear to be defying the United Nations, the United States and.
her Western allies, by renewing threats that their major aim is to destroy Israel.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News)
It became evident this week that the U. S. is excluding efforts for an Arab-Israel
GENOA—The United Press reports that 15,000 Jews
peace from its new Middle East policy. This, coupled with intimations that economic
are fleeing Egypt through this Italian port in a mass exo-
aid will not be restored to Israel immediately, is causing serious concern in Israeli
dus to Israel. The total figures were estimated by the
ranks.
Israel Consul here. The first group of 300 left for Israel
Denying reports of negotiations with France for a military alliance, Israeli spokes-
last- Friday.
men said this week that they are against any foreign alliances. At the same time they
VIENNA—Thousands of Lithuanian Jews are apply-
made it clear that Israel has not approved the new Eisenhower Middle East proposals.
ing for Polish citizenship to avoid deportation to Siberia,
U. S. State Department officials reiterated that Arab - Israel disputes are being
it was learned here by the United Press from diplomatic
left
to
the UN for future action.
sources.
The continued glonmy augury for Israel is contained in the following latest re-
The report says that 15,000 Jews applied for pass-
ports, received by The Jewish News by direct teletype wires from the Jewish Tele-
ports, but it is believed that none were issued. The move
graphic Agery:
was touched off by reports that 4,000 Jews were deported
LONDON—Jordan's opposition to any settlement with Israel was made clear in
from White Russia and the Ukraine to Siberia because of
an interview given to the London Times by Prime Minister Suliman Nabulsi.
a shortage of workers.
The Jordan leader said that the only way to prevent Israel aggressions and to
MONTREAL—One. fifth of the 8,700 Jewish Hun-
achieve peace in the Middle East is to deprive Israel of her sovereignty.
garian refugees processed by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
The statement echoed a Cairo newspaper which said that Egypt would not allow
Society in Vienna are coming to Canada.
resumption of navigation through - the Sue z Canal until Israeli forces are withdrawn
Arrangements for the transfer were made with the
to the original demarcation line..
Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada and the Cana-
dian Jewish Congress. About 265 settlers have already
TEL AVIV—The New York Daily News reports that Israel Premier Ben-Gurion
arrived or are on their way.
is ready to drop thoughts about atirryinp the Gaza Strip. agreeing instead to Joint
Israel-United Nations control of territory.
Under the latter plan, Israel would control Gaza's
permanent population and be responsible for security
matters. The UN would control the 200,000 Arab refugees.
Later, a plebiscite or conferences will decide. whether
Gaza is to become independent, a UN protectorate or a
part of Israel.
WASHINGTON — The United States attaches top
priority to Israeli troop evacuation from the Gaza Strip,
State Department sources here said Monday.
The source said that the U. S. is mindful of renewed
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Great Britain has proposed to Jordan the p o icing of lsraeli-
Jordanian borders by the United Nations to end infiltrations by fedayeen committing murder
fedayeen raids, but feels this is a secondary issue. Israel
and sabotage inside Israel.
must first withdraw from Sinai and Gaza, the report
The British made the proposal after Jordan, replying to a British warring of "grave
concluded.

Jews in Flight from Many
Lands; nungarian, Russian,
Egyptian Exoduses Reported

Jordan Unable to Cope With Fedayeen
Problem; Britain Proposes UN Police
Border; Israel Alerts West to Dangeir -

consequences" if the Arab state continued to permit her territory to serve as a base for
Egyptian-organized fedayeen raids, said the situation was beyond Jordanian control. .
Israeli circles were reported as believing that Jordan's inability to control her borders is
no reason for Israeli agreement to a UN police force on Israeli territory.
The Israel government moved to alert the Western Powers to the large-scale resumption
of fedayeen raids by Egypt and to enlist their aid in compelling Egypt to adhere to the United
Nations resolution of Nov. 2 calling on all parties to cease hostilities.
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So serious did Israel consider this situation that Premier David Ben-Gurion summoned
Edward B. Lawson, the American ambassador, to an urgent meeting in which Mr. Ben-Gurion
stressed the gravity of the situation. This meeting preceded presentation of a note to the
State Department in Washington and similar notes to the French Foreign Ministry in Paris and
the British Foreign Office in London.
The note charged that Egypt had violated the terms of the United Nations cease-fire
agreement. Egyptian commando raids, now mainly launched from Jordanian bases, indicate
Egypt is returning to belligerency. Israel referred to a United Nations. resolution adopted
Nov. 2, calling for cessation of all hostilities.
It drew the attention of the State Department to a Cairo broadcast of Dec. 2, announcing
resumption of fedayeen activities against Israel. Israel reported that this broadcast was followed
by 19 raids, mostly from Jordanian territory. The raids took place between Dec._ 3 and Dec. 24.
A State Department spokesman said later that the note had been taken "under advise-
ment."
In Paris, when Israel Ambassador Yaakov Tsur presented the note to French Foreign
Minister Christian Pineau, assurances were given that France would support Israel.
Frank Kelley, New York Herald Tribune correspondent, reported from Paris that M.
Pineau told the Israel envoy that in negotiations for. Middle East a n d Suez settlements,
France would seek to assure Israel of free use of the canal, access to Elath on the Gulf of
Aqaba, internationalization of the Gaza Strip provided Israel does not get control of it in a
general settlement, and demilitarization of the Sinai area so that Israel need not fear its use
as a base for aggression.
In Jerusalem, the Israel Foreign Ministry issued a statement warning of the danger of
"disastrous results" from continued fedayeen activities. It chargedthat
Egypt is openly step-
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ping up its policy of aggression against Israel in defiance of the U N.
Walter Eytan, director-general of the Foreign Ministry, pointed out in a statement that
the -official Cairo radio had announced on Dec. 2 that "fedayeen have decided to Strike a
severe blow inside Israel this winter." "This policy." said Mr. Eytan, "must have disastrous
results for security in the Middle East."
The Foreign Ministry official pointed out that one of the United Nations resolutions
adopted by the special General Assembly, after Israel's action had started in the Sinai cam-
paign, called on all countries "to desist from raids into neighboring territory." Israel, said
Mr. Eytan, still awaits reassurances from the United Nations against the renewal of Egyptian
belligerence.
(From Tel Aviv it was reported that fedayeen • commandos struck at the settlements of
Ein Vered and Ein Sarid, in the Sharon Plain near the Jordan border, dynamiting a house at
Ein Vered. Israeli guards intercepted the commandos and exchanged fire with them, repulsing
the attackers after throwing some hand grenades at them. While retiring, the fedayeen evi-
dently managed to place a. time bomb under a house at Ein Vered: the bomb exploded but
.eaused no casualties.)

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Dr. Neumann Asks If U. S. Will Defend Israel

NEW YORK—Dr. Emanuel Neumann, president of
the Zionist Organization of America, in an ABC radio
address, called attention to the Nasser alliance with Mos-
cow. He declared that the fundamental U. S. mistake is
to view the long simmering crisis as a local squabble
between Israel and Egypt. "The struggle in the Middle
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Moslem Tunisia's PremAer
Protests Maltreatment of
Tunisian Jews by Egypt

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TUNIS, (JTA) — The Prime Minister of the Moslem
state of Tunisia became the first head of a government
to take action to protect JeWish victims of persecution
and discrimination in Egypt.
Although Jews of many nationalities have been af-
fected by the anti-Jewish persecutions of the Nasser
regime, the newly-established state of Tunisia became
the first country to act to protect its Jewish nationals
in Egypt.
Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba summoned the
Egyptian Ambassador here and protested to him against
the maltreatment of Tunisian Jews in Egypt. , Mr. Bour-
guiba told the Egyptian envoy he had received reports
that Egypt refused to recognize the citizenship of Tu-
nisian Jews living in Egypt. He declared that Tunis does
not differentiate among its citizens on religious grounds
and insisted that all holders of Tunisian passports were
entitled to equal treatment and protection by the Tu-
nisian government.
Mr. Bourguiba's action, apparently, was so strong
that the Egyptian ambassador said he would leave for
Cairo to report in person on the situation.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bourguiba reported to the Tunisian
Cabinet that Egyptian measures against Jews of Tunisian
nationality include confiscation of property, a require-
ment that such persons leave Egypt, and a rule that they
must surrender their Tungiati : passports.

