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Beersheba, mainly in the Je ru- report on the rioting in Beer
- be changed to a regional, con
and thereby increase his daily salem area.
Hammarskjold abstained from
sheba.
wane
stituency system in which Knes commenting on this subject. It
The police detachments,
Earlier, Ben-Gurion had told set members would have direct is assumed that before making
The statement added that a steel helmets, patrolled variou
system unlinked to production sections of the city, while mu the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and personal contact with their any statement he will confer
in relief work projects was nicipal worker's cleared the glas s that "it is practically certain electors. Under the present sys- here with Joseph Tekoah, Is-
found to be wasteful and de- splinters which covered Beer that I cannot form a new gov- tem, he asserted, the elected rael's permanent representative
ernment which will obtain a deputies had no feeling of at the United Nations.
moralizing.
sheba's main streets. During th
A government spokesman riots the show windows of many e confidence vote of Parliament.' direct responsibility to the vot-
The matter is now under con-
Despite this, he added, "I as ers and the Knesset was de- sideration before the Israel
who briefed reporters after the stores were smashed. No esti
-
tached
from
the
nation.
Cabinet meeting emphasized mate of the damages has so far sumed the task entrusted to me
Cabinet, which will decide on
Abba S. Eban, former Israel action after receiving a report
by the President for two rea
that the official communique been reported.
contained not "an iota" of any
In Jerusalem, Behar Shi- sons: first, because it was my Ambassador to the United States from Tekoah on his anticipated
and a Parliamentary candidate
suggestion of communal differ-
treet, the Israel Police Min- duty to expose the shameful on the Mapai slate, was warmly conference with Hammarskjold,
ences as being involved, but he
ister, reported that an inves- behavior of members of the
Meanwhile, the Cabinet,
greeted when he appeared at
hedged when the reporters
tigation of police action in Cabinet who refused to resign
meeting in Jerusalem, de-
asked whether the Beersheba the re-cent rioting in Haifa had after violating the principle of the meeting in an open-collar ferred action on its planned
shirt instead of his customary
disturbances were motivated by
produced no justification for collective responsibility of the formal attire. Ben-Guriori intro-
complaint to the UN Security
such differences.
police firing at a drunkard government and continue to sit
duced him as "the greatest Council against Egypt's viola-
in
Cabinet
councils
despite
With Premier Ben-Gurion which touched off the day-
emissary of the Jewish people tions of free passage of ships
their obligatioi. to quit.
still absent from the Cabinet long disturbance.
and cargoes through the Suez.
since the late Dr. Weizmann."
"The
second
reason
is
that
I
meeting, which was called by
The rioting, in which 11 po-
It was believed that the ab-
The
former
envoy's
career
am
legally
bound
to
continue
Finance Minister Levi Eshkol, lice and an unknoWn number
the ministers discussed the riot- of North African immigrants the responsibility to head the on the political platform had sence of Premier Ben-Gurion,
ing on the basis of an overall were wounded, led to appoint- government until a new one is been launched earlier in the who, at that time, was still on
day when he addressed a Mapai leave from his premiership
consideration of immigration ment of a special commission to formed."
Party
rally of middle-class set- duties, was also partly respon-
and absorption problems.
The Prime Minister flatly
investigate the outbreak. Orig-
tlers in southern Israel. He told sible for the delay.
Of the dozen policemen in- inally a three-man group was placed the blame for the gov- them that Israel's sovereignty
Although the Western powers
jured in the Migdal Haemek named by the Cabinet and sub- ernment crisis on the propor- and existence were assured by
outbreak, one was the District's sequently enlarged to five men tional representation system virtue of the fact that the na- were reported to be far from
chief inspector. The village is by the Knesset, Israel's Parlia- which, he said, deprived mem- tions of the world shared the enthusiastic at the prospect of
an Israeli complaint on the
bers of the Knesset of any
located near Nazareth. Each of ment.
fear that any local outbreak issue to the Security Council,
the policemen required hospital
The commission opened hear- feeling of direct responsibil- might lead to world war and it was expected that the United
ity to the voters.
treatment, although there were ings Tuesday, with Judge
that, therefore, the status quo
no serious injuries.
Ben-Gurion told the election would be maintained in the States, Britain and Fr a n c e
Moshe . Etziony presiding. Other
would join Canada. Argentina,
The rioting broke out when members are Yaacov Klebanov, committee of his Mapai Party Middle East, Korea and Berlin. Italy, Japan and Panama in a
news was received of the arrest a member of the Knesset, Rabbi that the election system must
At a public meeting, Eban stand supporting the principle
in Haifa of 15 residents of the Abu Chaitzra of Ramleh, Prof.
voiced a plea to end wrangling of free passage through the
village for disturbing the peace S. Eisenstadt, chairman of the
' with world Jewry. He stressed canal.
in the Jewish Agency offices in Hebrew University sociology To Ease Restrictions
that the current ideological con-
In London, the International
the port city. The 15 had gone department, and Ram Saloman, on Israel's Arabs
troversy was both unrealistic Confederation of Free Trade
to the Agency offices to com- an attorney.
Unions expressed concern over
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — A and redundant.
The hearings, which are ex-
plain about what they consid-
Speaking to an overflow au-
ered low pay for work done in pected to last several days, will five-man ministerial committee dience at his first appearance seizure of Israeli cargoes from
the Galilee forests.
help clear up many misunder- of the Israeli Cabinet recom- in Jerusalem since his return ships of various nations as they
sought transit through the Suez.
mended relaxations of military
When news of the arrests ar- standings that have developed government in Arab sections of from his - tour of duty in the It pointed out that freedom of
rived in the village, a group recently giving the impression Israel and the easing of restric- U.S., Eban said there was no the seas and international wat-
of women and children, their that the -police are too energetic tions on the movements of mi- fear that Jews in countries out- erways was an "indispensable
ranks swelled by some more in their action in matters that nority populaces.
side of Israel would neglect prerequisite" for international
excitable residents, began to can be settled by a tactful ap-
Israel.
trade.
The
law
now
provides
for
* * *
demonstrate toward nightfall. proach. They will also clear up
Reports reaching Jerusalem
They marched toward the Labor the false impression prevailing free movement during daylight
indicated that a propaganda
Council and the local Council among North African immi- hours in all parts of Israel ex- Hammarskjold Back
campaign is -now being launched
grants that police authorities cept the Negev, which is a "se-
offices.
among the Arab states by the
curity zone." Israel's Arab citi- at UN; Await Report
are prejudiced against them.
A police detachment was un-
Kingdom of Jordan to close the
Minister Shitreet, reporting zens have complained about the on Talks with Nasser
able to halt the march and re-
Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli ship-
restrictions.
on
the
Beersheba
and
Migdal
Direct
JTA
Teletype
Wire
treated under a shower of
ping.
To The Jewish News
Haemek disturbances in the
Independent
of
the
commit-
stones from the crowd which
UNITED NATIONS — UN
Knesset on Wednesday, pro-
The gulf is Israel's window
had swelled to several hundred posed that the House refer the tee, Prime Minister David Ben- Secretary General Dag Ham-
to the East and its means of
Gurion,
acting
in
his
capacity
as
marchers.
matter to committee without de- Defense Minister, had announc- marskjold returned here Tues- access to the Red Sea and In-
During the hour before bate. The proposal was over- ed plans for relaxations of the day from his talks with Presi- dian Ocean. Israel and Jordan
steel-helmeted police rein- ruled, and Knesset members restrictions. However, he sought dent Nasser of the United Arab share the tip of the gulf, and
forcements were able to ar- are mustering necessary signa- to delay implementation until Republic, at which the passage their ports of Eilat and Aqaba
rive, the marchers destroyed tories — 30 -- in order to force after the forthcoming national of Israeli cargoes through the are only a few miles apart.
both offices and threw stones open discussion, presumably elections to prevent the matter Suez Canal was the major sub- Egypt and Saudi Arabia also
ject of discussion.
at passing vehicles. The this weekend.
border on the gulf.
becoming a political issue.
* *
police reinforcements dis-
The
Progressive
and
left-wing
persed the crowd after
threatening to use force. It B-G, Cabinet Members Members of the ministerial com-
mittee were reported as antici-
was nearly midnight before to Remain at Helm
pating support of the Knesset
the streets were emptied.
for immediate implementation.
Toward morning, police pa- as Caretaker Group
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trolling the streets permitted
Meanwhile, in Tel Aviv, Pres-
local leaders to calm down the ident Itzhak Ben-Zvi issued a
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excited population which is formal statement instructing
made up mainly of North Afri- Prime Minister Ben-Gurion and Agriculturists
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Conference
and Romanian Jews. The Jews ernment to remain in office on
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arrested in Haifa had contended a caretaker basis until the No-
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their wages were insufficient to vember elections produce a new
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The inhabitants of Jerusalem are
enable them to have decent liv- government with a vote of con- accustomed
to seeing tourists in the
ini
ing standards.
streets
of
the
city,
but
this
time
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fidence from the next Knesset. the visitors aroused special inter-
At Beersheba, tension persist-
The statement was published est. Every visitor bore a card on
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ed Tuesday following night-long after a meeting between the his coat upon which his name and
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riots in the Negev capital on President,' and Ben-Gurion at his
of visitors, numbering about thirty,
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Monday. when shops of some the President's seaside resort. for example, came from Cyprus.
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of the island appeared
in
Jerusalem.
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sit smashed.
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The riots were described as when the Religious and General tives came to take part in the In- 'Ng
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A repetition of similar incidents Zionist parties declined to ternational Conference of Agricul-
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which took place in Haifa, insti- promise him passive support for in the spring. One could see agri-
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from South Africa and from Nor-
Beersheba from other towns. against the government on the way, etc.
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clashes between themselves
Ben-Gurion informed the Agriculture
had been granted the opportunity
which they developed into riots
President that, as he under- to see it with their own eyes.
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days in the settlements, and worked
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