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Ben-Gurion Out.Again and It
New Coalition Government
Due in Israel in 10 Days
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Russia Is Seen Favoring
Israel Neutralistic Group
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
JERUSALEM—Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion crossed Ibn Gabirol street
Tuesday morning from his office to that of President Itzhak Ben-Zvi and tendered
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Soviet Ambassador Alexander his resignation. Thus he brought an end to one chapter of the crisis that .has
Abramov's playing host to leaders of the Progressive shaken his coalition government for the last fortnight.
Thus ended one more official tenure of the 71-year-old Premier—Israel's
Party at a dinner was viewed by political observers
here as a demonstrative gesture of approval for a group only head of state. since it attained sovereignty except for a brief period of less
two years when he was in official retirement at his Negev settlement of Sde
which favors a neutralistic Israel foreign policy. It was than
Boker.
also noted that Ambassador Abramov recently talked
Ben-Gurion tendered to the President a letter stating he was resigning
with leaders of the leftist parties in the government,
because of developments that followed. a "leak" on a Cabinet decision. for which
but not with the Mapai leadership.
held the leftist Achdut Avodah responsible. That "leak", • stated Ben-Gurion
The Ambassador spent three hours talking with he
affected,
the "security mission" to Germany.
Moshe Kol, party secretary Itzhak Artzi and Knesset
. In his long career as Premier, this was the fifth time the Israeli leader
deputy Gershon Shoken. It is understood that among walked
the "shuttle" from his office to the President's across the street. The
the subjects covered in the conversation were various other times
also tendered resignations on behalf of his government but each
aspects of Israel's foreign policy and the current Cabi- time he was he
called back.
net crisis.
President Ben-Zvi immediately scheduled
of meetings with leaders
Abramov also visited a Youth Aliyah village at of various political parties at the • conclusion of a 'series
which meetings he was to call
Kiryat Yearim and inspected the progress which the upon one of the party leaders to form a new government. There was no doubt
children had made.
whatever that the party leader to be called upon was to be once more David
Meanwhile, it was learned that Israel was invited Ben-Gurion.
to exhibit at the World Congress for Town Planning
Now that the Cabinet has fallen, the following alternatives face Ben-Gurion:
to be held in Moscow during September, 1958. Govern-
I He can continue to rule the country with "a small coalition" of Mapai,
ment departments and the Jewish Agency are prepar- Progressives and Mizrachi-Poale Mizrachi, which can muster 61 votes in the 120-
ing photographs; colored charts, sketches and . blue- member Knesset.
prints to be included in Congress publications of urban
2. He can try to obtain the adherence of Agudas Israel and Poale Agudah,
and rural planning, housing and settlement projects. :With four additional votes, or General Zionists with 10 votes.
Material to be exhibited has already been sent to the
3. He can form a caretaker government and advance the date of the national
Congress and proofs of items to be included in the
elections froth October 1959, when they are presently scheduled to be held.
publications in Hebrew, Russian, French and English
None of these alternatives is particularly appealing to the Mapai and its
have been received here.
Premier. He is expected to continue negotiations with the religious parties as well
as the right-wing General Zionists. The latter are sure
to demand a high price for entrance into the cabinet
Israel and America Grow Closer
if they overcome the reluctance to do so, based on their
estimate that the presence of the party in the govern-
ment will cost it votes in the 1959 election.
For technical reasons, an early election could not
be held before July or August of this year—also an
unattractive proposition because the voting would
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Considerable improvement in the relations between conflict with the country's tenth anniversary celebra-
tions which will be at their peak during the summer.
the United States and Israel took plaCe during 1957, it was pointed out in a year-
The statement issued by Ben-Gurion's Mapai
end analysis. This was attributed to the growing realization in Washington that
Israel is strongly pro-Western while Soviet Rusia is gaining more and more ground party executive implied that the party expects once
Continued on Page 3
in the Arab countries.
Improved Relations Indicated
in Washington for Past Year
Last winter Israel-American relations were at their lowest ebb. Pressures were exerted to
force.-115eaeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip. A system of assurances
arid" guarantes was gradually evolved. The blockade of the Aqaba Gulf was ended. American
-tankers for the first time brought oil to Elath. Th e United Nations Emergency Force was installed
at strategic Sharm el Sheikh and in the Gaza S trip. Frontier' friction eased, although Egypt con-
tinued to bar Israeli passage in the Suez Canal,
Gradually, Israel-American rapport was restored. International attention shifted to continuing
Communist penetration of the region. The Eisenhower Doctrine was formulated, guaranteeing
U.S. support against outright Communist aggression. Ambassador James P. Richards toured the
area to promote Western interests and to enlist support for the new doctrine.
But an openly pro-Soviet regime emerged in Syria. Jordan tottered on the brink of col-
lapse. U.S. arms shipments to Jordan only aggravated the situation. Egypt extended its identifi-
cation with the Communistic bloc. America officially feted King Saud of Saudi Arabia despite
the King's extreme anti-Jewish and anti-Israel bias. The United States was motivated by a desire
to improve relations with Arab regimes "friendly" to the West. But when the Soviet - inspired
Turkish-Syrian crisis flared, King Saud and oth er "friends" of the West failed to support the
United States. They expressed publicly their bac king of pro-Communist Syria.
(French Premier Felix Gaillard said in an interview released here by U.S. News and
World Report that there should be a "joint declaration that the United States, Britain and
France will not permit any modification of the political status quo in the Middle East." He
indicated that this was desirable as a joint policy for the three Western powers to adopt
for the Arab world prior to a big power conference with the Russians.)
Quietly, Israel and America grew closer. Economic aid was resumed. Israel was authorized to
purchase at bargain prices up to $35,000,000 in surplus American agricultural commodities. But
at year's end an Israeli application for a $75,000, 000 Export-Import Bank loan for irrigation re-
mained pending.
Israeli diplomats indicated gratification when the United States stood aloof from an Arab
diplomatic campaign to force Israel back to its 1947 United Nations partition boundaries. This
month's NATO conference saw failure of this Arab attempt to reduce Israel. The Arabs sought
to exact this from the west as a price for their "support" against Communism.
The NATO conference went on record in fa vor of preserving the "independence and sover-
eignty" of Middle Eastern states. Meanwhile, there emerged growing and encouraging talk of
greater economic assistance to the Middle Eastern area to strengthen it against Communism by
elevating living standards.
Israel Naval Gazette
Stresses Dangers of
Submarines to Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Indicative of the great signifi-
cance attached to anti-submarine warfare by Israel is
the publication of a number of articles and an editorial
in Israel's Naval Gazette dealing with submarine war-
fare in the second World War and modifications since.
The Gazette stressed the threat of submarine war-
fare to the beleaguered Jewish State, but noted that it
was dangerous not only for Israel but for the entire
Middle East region. Surrounded on three si6es by hos-
tile Arab nations, Israel has only its maritime lifeline
to bring in the bulk of food and economic supplies
necessary for its continued existence.
The same issue also discussed the tactical aspects of
submarine warfare during the late World War, with particular
emphasis on fighting the undersea craft. Israel's Navy now
includes two frigates purchased from Britain which were
equipped for the most effective anti-submarine warfare and
were equipped with the most effective World War II depth
charge set-ups. More recently developments in the field, how-
ever, are forcing Israel to look for new devices, the Gazette
reported.