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A Weekly Review
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A Salute to JTA
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Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
VOLUME XXXI — No. 14
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Editorial, Page 4
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U. S. May Apply 'Parole' Rule
To Egyptian Jewish Refugees
Ben-Gurion Cabinet Survives Attacks;
Knesset Approves Eisenhower Doctrine
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
JERUSALEM The Parliament of Israel Monday gave its support to the government's
policy of adherence to the Eisenhower Doctrine when it voted 59 to 5, with 39 abstentions,
in favor of the government motion. In its next action, the Knesset turned down, 100 to 5, a Com-
munist motion to reject Israel's lining up with the United States.
A crisis within the Coalition Cabinet was averted when the leftists, Achdut Avodah and
Mapam, abstained. The abstentions were a victory for Premier David Ben-Gurion who went
through every politiOal twist and turn, compromise and threat, to keep his leftwing partners
from bolting. The General Zionists and Herut also abstained, for political rather than principled
reasons. Only the Communists voted against identification with the United States policy.
Premier Ben-Gurion opened the six-hour debate by bluntly stating that Israel, more than
any other state in the Middle East, faces the danger of aggression and must accept any assist-
ance against an aggressor if she wishes to live. The United States undertaking as expressed in
the Eisenhower Doctrine, to aid any victim of attack, must be considered a step which
strengthens both peace in the Middle East and the .security of Israel, the Premier insisted.
He pointed out that in its statement adhering to the principles of- the Doctrine, the Israel
government made clear opposition to aggression regardless of its source or its. object. Israel,
Ben-G-urion said, will continue to foster friendly relations and mutual assistance with every
peace-loving state without inquiring into its internal regime and without violating the interests
of any other people.
_ He stressed that identification with the Eisenhower Doctrine was consistent with Israel's
foreign policy which he defined as motivated by: An "earnest desire to strengthen peace
throughout the world and in particular the Middle East; the - requirements of Israel security,
immigration, development and political and economic independence, the position and needs of
the Jewish people scattered throughout the world and fidelity to international cooperation, and
the principles of the United Nations charter."
Ben-Gurion carefully underlined the fact that Israel's declaration placing it alongside the
United States was different, in two respects, from similar statements by other Middle East
nations: Israel's opposition to aggression from any quarter, and its refusal to denounce any
other country. He said: "We don't see any need or indeed feel we have the right to interfere
in the internal regime of any other 'country."
The Premier placed great emphasis on the Congressional resolution of March 9 which
authorized President Eisenhower to extend economic and military aid and which trumpeted
U.S. readiness to fight any attack on a Middle East state by a country controlled by
Communism.
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In a background analysis of the situation in which Israel agreed to join the U.S. in its
Middle East policy, Ben-Gurion noted that while the danger of Arab attack from without had
been pinched off by the Sinai Operation, hostile designs and acts of aggression against the
Jewish State had not yet been abandoned. He recorded "with regret" that "mighty world
forces" were continuing to slander Israel and supply her enemies with military assistance.
He further charged that Egyptian President Nasser, confident of Soviet support, had no
intention of abiding by UN Security Council principles for operation of the Suez . Canal. He
blamed both the USSR and the US for helping Nasser "cover up" his military defeat. in the.
Sinai campaign.
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The head of the State De-
partment's Office of Refugee and Migration Affairs made
known that if no legislation is passed by adjournment
to admit Jewish refugees from Egypt, he would urge the
Department to take a stand for extension of emergency
parole provisions to alleviate the plight of refugees and
escapees, including those from Egypt.
Robert S. McCollum, deputy administrator in charge
of refugees and migration, thought it might be viewed as
hypocritical if the United States admitted Hungarian
refugees in considerable numbers while excluding all
refugees from Egypt.
Certain parole authority is available to the White
House if Congress fails to act. Until now, the Executive
Department has unanimously referred the issue to
Congress.
McCollum said his office is pushing for the desired
legislation. But if it is not obtained, in. his view the Presi-
dent might appropriately be urged to expand existing
parole provisions now affording relief to certain refugees
from totalitarianism.
The so-called Ives-Javits-Case amendment introduced
in the Senate would provide 5,000 emergency visas annu-
ally that might be used by refugees from Egypt. This
proposed amendment has McCollum's support.
While it was believed that the bill has little chance
of adoption, an announcement made on Monday by the
Justice Department that it is endorsing the bill for the
admission of 5,000 refugee Egyptian Jews seems to be
strengthening its chances.
The only legislation considered possible this session
would be measures approved by Rep. Francis E. Walter,
Pennsylvania Democrat, who is chairman of the House
Immigration Subcommittee. Rep. Walter leads a bi-parti-
san bloc which has taken a stand for extreme immigra-
tion restrictions.
McCollum met to discuss the Egyptian refugee situation
with representatives of the American Jewish Committee,
American Jewish Congress, Anti-Defamation League of Bnai
Brith, Synagogue Council of America, Jewish Labor Committee,
Jewish 'War Veterans, and National Council of Jewish Women.
He made known his views to the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency,
Congressman Roosevelt to Address Dinner
Inaugurating Bond Drive Here on June 20
Rep. James Roosevelt (D., Calif.), eld-
est 'son of the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, will address the annual dinner
of the Israel Bond Organization, at Adas
Shalom. Synagogue, Thursday evening,
June 20, John E. Lurie, chairman of the
dinner committee, announced this week.
The dinner, in addition to marking the
launching of the 1957 Bond
drive, is being given also
to honor the retiring chair-
man, Irwin I. Cohn, and
to install Abe Kasle as
chairman of this year's
campaign. The event there-
fore is being called the
Annual Chairman's Dinner.
At a meeting of the din-
ner and executive commit-
tees, held in his home last
week, Ka s 1 e announced
plans for an intensified
drive to sell $500,000 worth
of bonds at the June 20
dinner.
Pledges were made by
the group present to assist
in securing this goal for
the dinner and to strive
REP. JAMES
for the sale of $2,000,000
worth of bonds this year,
Lurie named the following to serve as
members of his committee to plan for the
June 20 dinner: Louis Berry, Abe Borman,
Tom Borman, Jack Gelfand, Elias Gold-
berg, Peter Goldstein, Joseph Katehke,
-
Flier in Teliulin:
—International Photo
A future guardian of
the sky over Israel, this young cadet at a pilot's school
pauses in front of his plane to pray before takeoff. With
his tefillin on his left arm and forehead, this Israeli prays
for peace while preparing to protect his homeland and
kinsmen,
Morris Ben Lewis, George Liss, Jack Mala-
mud, Charles Milan, David Safran, Carl
Schiller, Sherman Shapiro, Max Shaye,
Samuel Simmer, Leonard Simons, George
Spoon, Phillip Stollman and Max Osnos.
A scroll with the names of all the
purchasers of Bonds at the annual Chair-
man's Dinner will be presented to Israel's
Prime Minister David Ben-
Gurion, in behalf of the
Detroit community, by
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, when
he visits Israel in July,
Kasle announced.
Kasle has issued an ap-
peal in behalf of the Bond
drive, stating that- "we in
Detroit, along with every
community in the nation,
must broaden the scope of
our campaign to proVide
not only housing but also
economic integration for
more than 100,000 immi-
grants who will enter Is-
rael this year."
Congressman Roosevelt,
the June 20 guest speaker,
was elected to Congress in
ROOSEVELT
1953 and re-elected in 1956.
He served as Administra-
tive Assistant to his father and coordi-
nated activities in 18 executive agencies
under FDR. He served in the Marine-
Corps in World War II. Like his father, he
is a graduate of Groton and Harvard.