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4,,s Ask UN

Immediate Action to Prevent
Egyptian Jewry's Destruction
Demanded by World Leaders

Hand-Chopping ILn Sand
Brings to U. S. Demand
For Gifts of Jet Planes

By MILTON FR I EDMAN

(Copyright, 1957, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

WASHINGTON — The Administration has pre-
pared a royal welcome for Arabian King Ibn Saud
despite his extreme anti-Jewish prejudice. The King
arrives Jan. 30.
In 1954, Saud declared that the Arabs should sac-
rifice up to 10 million people if necessary to wipe out
Israel. Since the Saudi Arabian population is only
6,500,000 it is assumed that he was generously recom-
mending that 3,500,000 Arabs of other nations join his
subjects in death.
Saud shows a similar democratic generosity
toward his subjects in other ways. Though he receives
$300,000,000 a year in oil ,royal-
' ties, hungry persons who steal
food are punished by having
their hands chopped off.
The King uses his huge in-
come to finance not only pro-
CoMmunist subversion in Jor-
dan and other Arab lands but
also to buy U.S. arms to sup-
press his own people. Human
slavery is practiced in Saudi
Arabia with the King exercis-.
ing the power of life or death.
Despite the King's neon-equip-
Ibn Saud
ped palaces and many pink air-
conditioned Cadillacs, he carefully sees to it that 99.5
percent of his population remain unable to read or write.
It- is not surprising that the King is hostile to
Israel. Bid it shocked many Americans to learn that
the U. S. Government acquiesced to Saudi Arabia's
anti-Jewish discrimination. American citizens of Jewish
faith are barred from an air base leased by the United
States in Saudi Arabia.
Out of deference to Saud, the Department L_. De-
fense now screens both civilians and military person-
nel assigned to the air base there in order to keep out
any American Jews. Thus, the U. S. Government di-
rectly .applies a religious test to Federal employment
in direct contravention of the Constitutional stipula-
tion that "no religious test shall ever be required as a
qualification to any office or public trust under the
United States."
Today Saudi Arabia is demanding a gift of 90
U. S. F-86 jet planes, obviously for use against
Israel, as part of the price for renewing the U.S. air
base lease. The State Department has recommended
that this and other concessions be made to Saud. It is
hoped that by pleasing him, acceptance may be gained
Of the Eisenhower Middle East doctrine.
King Saud provided Egypt with $20,000,000 soon
after Nasser seized the Suez Canal. This money came
from the Arabian-American Oil Co. (ARAMCO), the
American consortium made up by Standard Oil of
California, Standard of New Jersey, Socony-Mobil and
the Texas Co.
Alfred Lilienthal, pro-Arab propagandist who al-
leges to be Jewish, recently visited Saudi Arabia. In a
broadcast in Arabic from Mecca, Lilienthal was quoted
as lauding the "great progress" in Saudi Arabia and
claiming that "the Saudi people are content with King
Saud's ways of building the country!' He said the Saud
government was "doing its utmost to enlighten the
people . . . "
Lilienthal called for application of "justice" as
America's key to Arab hearts. He said "no American
policy will have a chance of success unless it endeavors
to repair the great injustice done to the Arab people
In Palestine."
Will it be similar "justice" that King Saud will
. demand in Washington: continued discrimination by
• the U.S. Government against U.S. Jews and all the anti-
Israel concessions he can extract?
(Editor's Note: King Ibn Saud and Jordan's King
Hussein conferred with other Arab leaders in Cairo
on President Eisenhower's Middle East policy last
week-end. Among others, Nasser conferred last week
with Syrian Prime Minister 59.bri Assail),

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News)

NEW YORK.—Immediate United Nations action to prevent destruction of Egypt'S 50,000
Jews by Nasser, charged with acting on adVice of "notorious Nazis" and using techniques
"elaborated on by totalitarian regimes," was unanimously demanded Tuesday by leading
spokesmen of Jewish communities throughout the world.
. Meeting in an all-day international emergency session at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
here, they asked specifically that the UN General Assembly "request the Secretary-General
to conduct a full investigation of the situation and to report on it to the General Assembly.
Participating - in discussions were representatives of 30 national organizati6ns, spokes-
men for Jewish communities in eight countries on five continents including . the United
States, Britain, France, Canada, Germany, Australia, Argentina and South
In a statement of its position unanimously adopted, the conference expressed solidarity
urith Egyptian Jewry and warned that an "attack on Jews only inaugurates a_process which
is intended eventually to strike down every group which would stand in the -Wray of Islam-
ization and consolidation of a regime whose ambitions look far beyond the frontiers of
,Egypt."
Events in Egypt, they said, "hold a solemn warning for the democratic world. We hope
this warning will not go unheeded." Hitler, too, they underscored, "began his campaign of
genocide by singling out Jews as his first victims. Thereafter, he proceeded against men,
women and children of all faiths. Nasser seems bent on pursuing the same strategy —if - his.
hand is not stayed."
Discussions which preceded the adoption of the statement were led by Dr. Nahum Gold-
mann, president. of the Jewish Agency; Baron Alan de Rothschild, of Conseil Representatif
des Juifs Defense; Barnett Janner, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews; Gus-
tav Saron, of the South African Board of Deputies; Sydney Einfeld, of the Executive Council .
of Australian Jewry; Levi Becker, of the Canadian Jewish Congress; Dr. Israel Goldstein,
president of American Jewish Congress, and Irving Engel, president of American Jewish
Committee.

Nasser's Jackpot

British, U. S. Spokesmen Interpret UNEF'S Status

5,588 Egyptians
For 4 Israelis

UNITED NATIONS.—British sources here implied
Tuesday that Secretary General Hammarskjold needs no
further mandate or resolution from the General Assem-
bly to deploy the UN Emergency Force or to determine
.its length of stay in areas it may occupy.
The length of UNEF's stay "should be determined
by fulfillment of its functions," the highly authoritative
British source stated. He made it clear that in the British
view UNEF's functions include not only to secure the
ceasefire as between Israel and Egypt, which is already
in effect, but also "ensuring that there is no resumption
of hostilities."
Interpretations of UNEF's functions should be, in
the British view, subjected to "neither Israeli nor Egyp-
tian veto." •
A spokesman for the U.S. delegation here refused to
discuss in detail the viewpoint expressed by British

At last—"modest" President Nasser
of Egypt consented to the prisoner-
exchange with Israel. Once again, the
dictator hit the jackpot.
In exchange for the four Israelis
who were captured in the Sinai Oper-
ation, Egypt is receiving 5,588 Egypt-
ians—all officers from the rank of
sergeant to general.
Egypt balked against the exchange.
But on Monday, Red Cross and
United Nations representatives com-
menced the exchange arrangements
—at the rate of 500 a day. The four
Israelis were freed after 2,000 Egypt-
ians were returned.

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire Service
to The Jewish News)

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Aggravated Middle East Crisis Calls for
New Approaches to Defend. Israel's Status

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

WASHINGTON—Rapidly changing world con-
ditions, which have led to a deterioration in
Israel's hopes for a peaceful solution of problems
affecting her very_existence, are creating the need
for new approaches by those who earnestly desire
to avert a calamity and to protect Israel's exist-
--
Mon.: than ever, there is need today to dis-
seminate the truth among our legislators. Many
of them are searching for the facts; too few of
them have been provided with them.
In spite of the depressing atmosphere at the
United Nations, Israel is not altogether without
friends. The Jewish State has many staunch sup-
porters here. Although they are a minority, they
are not altogether silent.
There are several members in both Houses of
Congress who advise ISrael to stay in Gaza and
Sharm el Sheikh in her own protection. They
have not spoken for the record, but their resent-
ment against the unjust UN resolution is apparent
whenever they speak about the Middle East situ-
ation.
(The London Sunday Express advised Israel
not to withdraw from Gaza and stated "it is better

for Israel to be abused by the United Nations now
than to be attacked by Nasser later.")
There is concern alsO over the cancellatiOn of
all economic and technical aid to Israel by the
United States and the Export-Import Bank's in
terruption of negotiations for Israel's requested
new $75,000,000 loan.
Utterances in Israel's defense have been heard
from such tried friends as Senators Humphrey,
Fulbright, Morse, Douglas and several on the
Republican side.
Unfortunately, they are helpless. Policy is made
elsewhere. Congressional sentiments are valuable,
but they seldom influence foreign policy, especi-
ally in matters as vital as those presently involved
in the Middle East. And it is approaching futility
to attempt to say to our administration that the
Arabs no doubt will never sacrifice American
dollars for Russian roubles in oil deals; that no
matter how much we appease Nasser, the Egyp-
tians give credit for all their "successes" — after
the West makes such "successes" possible by trun-
cating Israel's triumphs--by shouting "Long Live
KhruslicheV."
But the force of public opinion must not be
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