Plan Offers isra 1 Guarantees

Envisages Fast Withdrawal
from Gaza, Aqaba Areas

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without a resolution. This ap-
parently, is what is happening.
• T h e newly-proffered plan
holds out hope of UN guarantees
for Israel's security, based on
immediate withdrawal of Israeli
troopi for both Aqaba and Gaza.
It puts an end to discussion of
sanctions. It elithinates acrimo-
nious attacks on Israel such as
are • so often heard from the
Arabs; •from the Russians, from
men like V. K. Krishna Menon
of India. The latter at a press
conference tried hard to leave
the impression that he and his
people were not anti-Jewish, but
he left no doubt about his being
anti-Israel and that he demand-
ed unconditional withdrawal of
Israel's troops.
An indication of what was
brewing in Washington was
given to this correspondent by
a spokesman for the U.S. dele-
gation who_ seemed anxious to
be quoted as follows: "Wood-
row Wilson was seeking a moral
equivalent for war, and we are
just beginning to realize that
we, have found it."
. - The tense moments may be
over temporarily,. but debates
are far from ended here. As
long as there is no peace in the
Middle . East, debates will con-
tinue endlessly, and acrimony
may remain the order of the day
until firm steps are taken—as
they can be—to end the state of
war in that area.
Earlier, several days of hope-
ful deliberations here and in
Washington faced disruption at
several points when reports
from Washington pointed to im-
minent breakdown of negotia-
tions between Israel Ambassa-
dor g_tan and Secretaly of State
Dulles, and of a - deterioration .in
the Hammarskjold relations in
the UN.
Release of a statement at the
UN General Assembly late Tues-
day by Hammarskjold, in which
it became apparent that con-
sideration of the Aqaba and
Gaza issues could not be sep-
arated and that "according to
the decisions of the General As-
sembly, the withdrawal would
have. to be .unconditional," at
once threw the gauntlet down
again to the .Israelis.
The Hammarskjol-d statement,
for the first time in the week's
discussions, drew bitter repudia-
tion from a spokesman for the
Israel 'delegation. The Israeli
spokesman called the Ham-
marskjold statement "sheer le-
galism," and totally unneces-
sary.
• • It was clear that' the Eisen-
hower-Saud talks of last month
had a lot to do with . earlier
decisions: , The U. S. needs to
save face in the agreements
niade with the Arab states.
President Eisenhower's speech
of Feb. 20 is now definitely un-
derstood -as having been intend-
ed to serve that purpose—plac-
ating the Arabs. Therefore a
way was sought - to find a -com-
promise. It took the form of
partial acceptance of the plan
advanced here Tuesday by Les-
ter Pearson of Canada—for the
immediate moving of UN troops
into the contested areas and for
the establishment of a tem-
porary UN administration in
Gaza.
Added to the confusion; was the
report from Cairo that Saud had
told chieftains of Arab states
that the U. S. is more definitely
inclined to save the Arab posi-
tion.
One thing is certain, that
sanctions definitely are ruled
out.
The long - debate on Arab pro-
posals for sanctions against Is-
rael—proposals that. call for im-
possible economic, political and
military punishment—went on
in the UN General Assembly
starting on Tuesday, after a

three-day interruption. In the
main, it was a repetition of
eight-year-old hatreds spouted
by Arabs and their henchmen
against Israel.
Those of us who were pres-
ent when the UN approved the
Partition Decision, who were at
Lake Success and at FlUshing
Meadows when Israel was ad-
mitted to membership in the
United Nations and who heard
subsequent debates at the UN
on issues affecting Israel's sta-
tus and existence, recognize
the repetitions,. Libels and ven-
omous attacks are repeated.
But there are new elements in
the debates.
For instance: Syrian delegate
Farid Zeineddine's attacks are
geared more and more against
American Jews—with frequent
references to "Zionism" and
"Zionists"—in order thereby to
create the impression that
American Jews and not the-Is-
raelis are the culprits. Zeined-
dine, whose anti-Jewish atti-
tudes have become Well known
to TV audiences in this coun-
try, appealed to passions by us-
ing such- terms as "Zionist men-
tality." Attacking the proposals
made in an address preceding
his by the Canadian delegate,
Lester B. Pearson, Zeineddine
went so far as to ask: "Does
Canada speak here for itself or
for Zionism?

Pearson's proposals were
predicated on the statement:
"We cannot but agree that if
Israel has a right to live and
prosper, free from the fear of
strangulation by its neighbors,"
and he added that "the Arab
states also have a right to feel
confident that Israel will not
attempt to expand its territory
their expense." 'Calling for a
fair and agreed basis for Isra-
el's withdraWal, he warned that
without it "consequences will
be tragic for us all, and per-
haps especially for Israel." He
said it was not a question of
rewarding or punishing" but of
associating Israel withdrawals
with arrangements that would
"at least minimize the possibil-
ity of facing this same problem
a year or two from now." He
thereupon proposed the follow-
ing:

First, a formal pledge by
Israel and Egypt to observe
scrupulously all the provi-
sions of the Armistice Agree-
ment. These, among other
things, prohibited any form
of aggressive action, hostile
acts or resort to force by
land, sea or air forces. They
did not prejudge any politi-
cal or territorial rights or
claims, but they did estab-
lish Egypt's administrative
control over the Gaza Strip.
Second, the Secretary-Gen-
eral and the Commander of
UNEF should make arrange-
ments with the governments
concerned for the deploy-
ment of UNEF on the armis-
tice line. UNEF would as-
sume 'certain duties of the
Truce Supervision Organiza-
tion and assist in preventing
raids and retaliatory attacks
across the line.
Third, it should be agreed
and affirmed t h a t there
should be no interference
with innocent passage
through or any assertion of
belligerent r i g h t s in the
Straits of Tiran or the Gulf
of Aqaba. UNEF forces should
follow the withdrawal of Is-
raeli troops from the area to
assist in maintaining - quiet
there.
While both at the UN and
in Washington, decisions were
being made behind the scenes,
oratorical outbursts were for
"home consumption." This
was true of the Arabs, who
speak for digestion in Cairo
and Beirut and Baghdad, and

of the Russians, who address-
ed themselves to Moscow as
well as the Arab capitals
which they aspire to capture.
The position taken Tuesday
by Arkady A.. Sobolev of the
USSR explains the point. Sobo-
lev said the position of Israel
was being used for "dangerous
maneuvers" in the Middle East
in connection with the Eisen-
hower Doctrine. His entire
speech was intended to "prove"
that the United States was
fighting Israel's cause, that Is-
rael had the full support of the i

"ruling circles" of the United
States, that under the eyes of
the whole world it is "a care-
fully prepared operation" which
was being. executed with Israel
assigned the role of "stubborn
opposition" and the U. S. in the
role of an "honest broker" eag-
er to aid in a solution.
This is the fantastic approach
of Russia,. trying to give the
impression — for consumption
abroad, no doubt—that actual-
ly, while threatening Israel, the
Eisenhower Administration is
playing Israel's hand and game.

Christians Join in Protests
Against Planned Sanctions

By PHILIP SLOMOV I TZ
NEW YORK—An audience of 18,000 that nearly filled
to capacity the vast Madison Square Garden, Monday
evening attested to the determined will of Americans that
the right to differ shall not be abused or interfered with.

One wonders whether such
comedies could be enacted any-
where else but in the open UN
Assembly where every dele-
gate from e v e r y nation can
spout anything he chooses.
Thus the debates went on and
on —, Czechoslovakian and Ira-
qian and Jordanian delegates
letting off steam and shooting
darts at 'Israel.
Here is an experience worth
recording. Several UN corres-
pondents, lifting "takes" of
speeches delivered Tuesday__
morning, turned to the one by
Abdul Monem Rifa'i of Jordan
who said• to the Assembly that
Israeli rule, "which terrifies
Arab children in the street,"
was now trying to expand and
to anne)t Gaza. They laughed
their heads off upon reading
the quote.
But that's the type of non-
sense that is repeated here
again and again. It is against
its taking root that Israel's
friends must ever remain on
guard.
The damage to truth and jus-
tice that is being done here
was in evidence in the speech
of Rifa'i who quoted the Coup-
cil for Judaism defender, Wil-
liam Zuckerman, purportedly
gathering evidence of criminal
acts by Jews. Zuckerman's un-
godly hen came home to roost
at the UN on Tuesday morn-
ing.
• Mohammed Fadhel • Jamali,
the Iraqian, went far afield—
blaming Israel for the rise of
the Fedayeen whom he called
displaced Palestineans — accus-
ing Israel of protesting "plenty
of arms and money" to make
it "mightier" than the United
Kingdom and France.
He charged Lester Pearson
with inconsistency, and, like
earlier Arab spokesmen, he in-
voked Jewish sources in an ef-
fort to "prove" the point that
Israelis are instigators of trou-
bles. He specifically referred to
Menachem Beigin's book "The
Revolt."
Czech delegate Josef Ullrich
followed closely the USSR line,
demanding complete and un-
conditional surrender of Israeli
troops.

It was a meeting called for*
the purpose of protesting at- undertaking. "Christians have
tempts to impose sanctions up- provided a good school for Jews
on Israel and to send forth to to bear sanctions," he stated
I,srael messages of cheer in an jocularly.
hour of need. But it also was
U. S. Senator Paul Douglas,
utilized by distinguished Amer-
icans to criticize the policies of of Illinois, was similarly
adamant in his declaration in
our government.
opposition to sanctions. "As
There was no sugar-coating
loyal Americans, we seek to
of protests against the atti-
prevent our government from
tudes both of President Ei-
making a grave mistake," he
senhower and Secretary of
said. "Because we believe in
State Dulles. The very term
the UN we meet here tonight
sanctions was anathema to
to prevent that organization
the non-Jews and the Jews
from making a great mistake.
alike who appeared on the
The imposition of sanctions
platform.
will not assure peace. You
The convening of the meet- can't blame Israel for finding
ing was in itself an act of great the preseni assurances unac-
faith. It was late, Friday ceptable. If Gaza goes back to
afternoon — on -a. legal holiday Egypt, the guerrillas would
—Washington's birthday—when return."
most of the staff was out for
Senator Douglas declared that
the day — that the American
Zionist Council and a number the conscience of the world
of cooperating organizations de- cries out against one law for one
cided to convene the rally nation and another for another
against sanctions. Then came nation, and therefore urged the
the' Sabbath, again creating or- Eisenhower Administration to
ganizational.difficulties, leaving. reverse its position and to
_the sponsoring organizations abandon the unrealistic and un-
only two clays in which to ar- workable proposal of sanctions.
range the planned dernonstra- "The President - should repudiate
tion. But when the hour set for his error," the Senator urged,
Senator Jacob Javits, of New
the meeting arrived-6. p.m. on
Monday—the hall was nearly York,- similarly spoke out
filled, and from 6:30 to 10:30 against sanctions, althouc;h he
p.m. a brave audience -sat strongly defended the Presi-
through, on hard chairs, listen- dent's Middle East Doctrine and
ing to and cheering declarations limited his criticisms to the
in defense of Israel's rights and sanctions question.
The great rally was signifi-
in condemnation of any at-
cant also for the strong
tempts to undermine' interna-
declaration made in behalf of , -"Hill 24 Doesn.'f Answer," the
tional decency.
The voice of the Very Rev. labor by Mike Quill, one of the prize-winning firSt major movie
James A. Pike, Dean of the major AFL leaders. "As far in English produced in Israel,
as labor is concerned, we are will be shown Wednesday,
Cathedral Church of St. John
with the free State of Israel March 13, 8:30 p.m., at the social
the Divine, was the most poWer-
ful. It was one of the most ef- all the way through," he de- hall of Beth Aaron Synagogue,
fective yet heard in the present clared:' He condemned sanc- 18000 Wyoming, as the feature
tions in strong terms, defend- of a meeting of the Zionist Or-
Middle East debate.
Dean Pike was eloquent and . ed Israel's position and ganization of Detroit.
analytical, witty and at times
warned against the new Hitler
The film, which played to
in the Middle East.
dramatic. There was an in-
capacity houses in Detroit last
There were messages of sup-
cisiveness in his analysis that
winter, will be given its first
would have caused those who port from Senators Wayne
have even mentioned sanc-
Morse, of Oregon; John Mar- local non-commercial showing
by the ZOD.
tions for Israel to squirm. •
shall Butler and J. Glenn Beall,
Acclaimed by critics as one of
It . took this brilliant theolo- of Maryland; Irving M. Ives, of
gian, one of the world's leading New York; Governor Averell the 10 best pictures of the year,
24" tells a tender love
churchmen, to expose the falla- Harriman of New York, and
cies contained in President Ei- former Senator Herbert Leh- story against \the dramatic and
senhower's injection of the-issue man, all of whom condemned authentic background of the
birth of Israel. Some of the ele-
of "morality" and "moral sanc- sanctions.
tions" into the debate.
Dr. Emanuel Neumann was ments that went into the mak-
He pleaded that the consci- critical of Secretary of State ing of the State went also into
ence of America should be kept- Dulles and suggested it is time the making of the film: the —
awake. "I want our nation to he retire—for a "rest" after struggle of the underground
take the leadership in the de- making blunders. There were a against the British; tht landing
fense of Israel," he said. "I number of addresses by other of the illegal immigrants; the
want us to be on the side of the Jewish leaders, including Rabbi problem of blood versus oil in
angels, 'to accentuate the posi- Irving Miller, who presided; Dr. the Middle East; the invasion of
tive,' and I want our administra- Israel Goldstein and a Detroiter, Israel by the Arab states; the
tion and the UN to do the right Rabbi Isaac Stollman, national ferocious fight for Jerusalem;
things so that we may be proud president of Mizrachi-Hapoel the conquest of the Negev; and
the final triumphant emergence
of both our country and the Hamizrachi.
UN:"
Rabbi Stollman, in an ad- of the reborn nation.
The international cast in--
Dean Pike warned that "you'd- dress in Yiddish, admonished
better take the bullets out of
the gathering to exert its in- eludes Haya Hararit, winner of
the guns now" before there is a fluence with our government an award at the Cannes Film
recurrence • of troubles if there
against sanctions and to pur- Festival; Shoshana Damari, the
are to be no guarantees to
sue the principle of the Scrip- famous Israeli singer; and Ed-
Israel. If Israel is attacked. tural declaration, "Lema'an ward Mulhare, the - Irish actor
again, he said, she would be
Zion lo echShe," "for the sake who recently replaced Rex Har-
justified in defending herself of Zion I shall not be silent." rison in the lead of "My Fair
again. He reminded the gather-.
A 'resolution pledging support Lady" on Broadway.
The ZOD invites the public to
ing that "we have the book of to Israel and appealing to the
Maccabees in our Bible — and Eisenhower administration not see "Hill 24 Doesn't Answer."
you can't miss that point." •
to support sanctions on Israel There will be no admission
He called sanctions a foolish was unanimously adopted.
charge.

ZOD to Feature

'Hill 24' Film at
March 13 Meeting

