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05. elcomes Ara Israel
irect Talks; Suez a Gets
ebuff from Non-Arabs at UN
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
Peking Radio Calls Israel
Base for U.S. E l'xpansioie
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
LONDON—Communist China Tuesday utilized the
election campaign in Israel to attack the Israel govern-
ment in a Peking radio broadcast in the English
language beamed to Asian and African countries:
"With the general elections in Israel- less than t-n
months away," the broadcast said, "the Ben-G9r'oli
government is now under heavy fire for its policy of
serving imperialism as a spearhead against the national
independence movement in the Middle East and its
military adventurism toward neighboring countries."
The broadcast said that "Israel is becoming a base
for U.S. expansion in Africa and Southeast Asia."
It emphasized that "tires, chemicals and cement
produced by American-owned or controlled factories
in Israel are being exported to these areas in increasing
quantities as Israeli goods to disguise U.S. economic
penetration."
The Peking broadcast also alleged that "Israel
economic and military ties with West Gei.'many are
growing" and that this is "causing much concern and
indignation among the Israeli people, many of whom
were victims of the Nazi terror."
It quoted the election manifesto adopted by the
Israeli Communist Party with all its allegations against
the present Israeli government. -
JTA Correspondent at the UN
Washington Correspondent of JTA
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Christian A. Herter told a press confer-
ence Tuesday that the United States would welcome direct Arab-Israel negotiations
if the two sides could agree upon it. He referred to an offer made by Israel at the
United Nations Monday to negotiate a complete settlement of the Palestine issue
with the Arabs "at any time and place" they choose and with no strings attached.
Herter meanwhile declined to restate the American position on the anti-
Israel blockade of the Suez Canal. He said he had expressed himself recently and
"very succinctly" at the United Nations on this matter.
He thought the question of Arab-Israel negotiation was one of primary con-
cern to the parties involved, but he made clear the United States would welcome a
mutually acceptable discussion between the Israelis and the Arabs at "the United
Nations or elsewhere.
Herter said he had no knowledge that would indicate direct Israel-Arab
conversations in the offing. He explained that he referred to Israel's offer at the
United Nations to hold such discussions. He said Israel's offer at least raised the
question anew. Herter said he did not know what success was possible if such
talks could be held, but he said the United States would welcome them.
Israel Backed at UN by 28 N ations Against Suez Ban
BY SAUL CARSON
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—With general debate in the current General As-
sembly almost ended and only five more governments to be heard from as of noon
Tuesday, the following 'score card emerged on the overwhelming international
support of Israel's complaint against the United Arab Republic's anti-Israel block-
ade of the Seuz Canal!
Tuesday morning, Kamil Abdul Rahim, permanent representative of Yemen,
addressed the Assembly and declared his full support of the UAR Suez. policy, and
as anticipated accused Israel of robbing the Arab refugees of their rights. He de-
manded complete. repatriation of the ref ugees.
Moscow Rabbi Follows Government line
He rejected outright the plan of UN Secretary Gen-
eral
Dag
Hammarskjold for economic integration of
in Answering Questions on Soviet Jews
the Arab refugees in the Middle East and rejected
BY DAVID MILLER
Israel's offer of immediate Arab-Israel negotiations.
(Copyright, 1959, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Thus, all the members of the Arab League had
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taken their stand in support of the UAR in the Suez
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another article from the Soviet Union by David Miller,
issue, with the exception of Tunisia, which refrained
special correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, who is studying Jewish life in
from mentioning the subject in its portion of the general
the USSR and in other countries behind the Iron Curtain. Mr. Miller is traveling on a
debate.
Pulitzer Scholarship from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.)
Not a single non-Arabic country came to the
MOSCOW—With an assurance that comes from a realistic understanding of his delicate
UAR's support on the Suez issue—the three Moslem
role, Rabbi Leib Levine, Chief Rabbi of Moscow, leaves to the visitor any conclusions to be
states of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia having
drawn about the present-day life of the Soviet Union's 3,000,000 Jews.
side-stepped the subject. None of the members of the
- He knows that what he tells a visitor m ay be misread both by non-Soviets and the vast
Soviet block mentioned the issue.
hierarchy that controls all segments of Soviet life.
Take the subject of Jews as a national group. He was asked why Jews should be so
. . The USSR spokesman, who made his appearance
identified in their identity cards.
on the UN platform Tuesday afternoon, did not mention
"I do not know the reason," he told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, "but I do not
the Suez issue.
think any special reason exists.. Jews are a separate nationality. In any event, all Soviet cit-
Fourteen delegations, including all three of the
izens are equal."
major
western powers, have supported Israel outright
Would the word "Jew" hamper an applicant seeking a job?
on the Suez issue. These and the order in which they
"No. It makes no difference."
spoke are: United States, United Kingdom, Norway,
The visitor said he had been told some s upervisors could make obtaining a position dif-
ficult for a Jew.
Denmark, Turkey, the Netherlands, Peru, Australia,
France, Sweden, Liberia, Ecuador, New Zealand and
"How can that be?" he replied. "There is no unemployment in the Soviet Union. Every-
Iceland.
one—Jew and rion-Jew—works. Do you know of any such case? I have heard there is anti-
Semitism of that nature in the United States. Is it true that some companies in America will
Eight other states spoke up in favor of freedom of
not hire Jews? Is it true that Jews know they can never advance in certain companies?"
navigation through international waterways in general.
-Why are there no Yiddish newspapers in the Soviet Union?
These were: Argentina, Italy, Uruguay, Guatemala,
"Your inforMation is incorrect. There is one. It is published in Birobidzhan."
Bolivia, Belgium, Costa Rica and Honduras.
The question meant why is there none h ere—where the bulk of the Jews in the Soviet
Three states called for peace in the Middle East
Union live?
and improvement of communications among the Middle
"There is no need for one."
But other national groups have newspapers. Why not the Jews?
East nations. These were: El Salvador, Burma and the
Dominican Republic.
"There is no Ukrainian newspaper either. Besides, we receive copies of the Birobidzhan
newspaper."
A genuine surprise ending was given to the general
How many copies?
debate
the General Assembly late Tuesday afternoon
"Some."
as V. K. Krishna Menon, India's Defense Minister,
Who reads it here?
came out at least in part on behalf of Israel's Suez
"Whoever is interested."
Canal position.
How many?
Menon told the assembly that India continues to
"That is hard to say."
support freedom of navigation in accordance with the
But, the visitor pointed out, Yiddish publications thrived in the Soviet Union in the
Constantinople Convention of 1888, then basing him-
early 1930s. There were six daily newspapers, 11 weeklies, 12 bi-monthlies, 13 other period.
icals and four publishing houses.
self on a clause in that treaty which provides for free-
Rabbi Levine: "There is no need now, however."
dom of shipping through the canal "in time of war as
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