Anti-Israel Act Costs Renault $1,000,000
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HAIFA—The French Renault automobile company, which last year broke
its contract with the Kaiser-Frazer assembly plant here, under pressure from
the Arab League, has agreed to pay the Haifa firm nearly $1,000,000 damages
for
, breach of contract. The agreement, reportedly endorsed by the Israel Gov-
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already operating in Israel. Kaiser-Frazer had demanded $2,000,000 in damages
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Nasser Raises 'Palestine Issue'
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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — President Nasser of
the United
Arab Republic Tuesday charged that the United Nations had "for-
gotten its charter and disregarded its responsibilities toward the
rights of the people of Palestine." He voiced this charge in address-
ing the Tuesday morning session of the UN General Assembly.
Nasser called for "the restoration of the full rights of the people
of Palestine. Without mentioning Israel by name during his entire
speech, he said that the Arabs did not accept "the loss of Palestine."
The Palestine Mandate of the League of Nations — which
pledged the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine
—was an "imperialist conspiracy", he said.
- "The Arab nation" he declared, "does rot accept the geographic
division imposed by imperialism" on Palestine. The only solution
of the Palestine problem, he said, was that the land "should return
to the condition prevailing before the error was committed."
Speaking in Arabic, Nasser told the General Assembly that his
government. was "ready to accept the UN Charter and its principles,
the resolutions of the United Nations and its recommendations for
a just settlement with the best of good will."
He gave no indication as to whether he would agree to carry
out the UN Security Council resolution to keep the Suez Canal open
for the passage of ships of all nations, including Israel.
Mrs. Golda Meir, Foreign Minister of Israel, Tuesday challenged'
Nasser to make good on his expressed desire for peace in the world
by entering into peace negotiations with Israel immediately.
Mrs. Meir made her statement in an interview here for Radio
Rivadavia, of Buenos Aires, with an Argentine broadcaster, Juan
Lefcovich, after Nasser addressed the General Assembly. Asked for
her reaction to the Nasser speech, she replied:
"Mr. Nasser in his statement spoke about some principles in
which he says he believes I and my government and my country are
ready to accept. They are the following:
"1. The safeguarding of the Charter of the United Nations.
2. A general declaration about the desire of peace in the world.
3. His suggestion that the problems of the world that may endanger
the peace of the world should be resolved by negotiation.
"For instance, he called upon President Eisenhower and Mr.
Khrushchev to meet and to negotiate disarmament and other out-
standing problems between the two blocs. In the name of Israel, I
say that we are prepared to accept these principles.
"The Charter of the United Nations, in its first Article refers to
peace in the world, to the solution of all problems by peaceful
negotiation and not by any sort of boycott by one country against
another. We say to Mr. Nasser: If you desire peace in the world,
there should also be a desire for peace in every part of the world.
"It is not a secret that our area is one where there are diffi-
culties, because Mr. Nasser says that he is in a. state of belligerence
against Israel. This is why we say to Mr. Nasser that he should sit
down with us and start immediate negotiations to arrive at a peaceful
solution of the problems between Israel and the United Arab Re-
public. We are ready also to sit down with any other or with all of
the leaders of the Arab states to negotiate the peace immediately.
This would be a concrete contribution to peace in the world."
Asked whether there is a chance that she would see Nasser
while she and the UAR President are here, Mrs. Meir replied: "If
Mr. Nasser is willing to speak with us, it will be a pleasure for us
to speak with him about peace. If he does not want to see me because
he is President and I am only a Minister, and he wants to see the
Prime Minister, our Prime Minister has said repeatedly in our
Parliament and on many other occasions that he is ready to see him
at any time or in any place—or to see the leader of any other Arab
state, to discuss peace. If Mr. Nasser wants to see me, I am ready
to see him, at any moment."
Mrs. Meir said she did not think that Nasser's presence here
would change the policies of either the United States or the United
Nations. She spoke about Israel's friendly relations with the new
African nations, and said, in reply to another question, that relations
between Israel and Argentina are once again friendly.
Believe Ike-Nasser Meeting Failed to Reach Suez Accord
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United States Government sources said Tuesday that President
Eisenhower was favorably *pressed by President Gamal Abd f
Nasser, but expressed doubt that the two leaders achieved a solutiqi
of the Suez Canal transit impkgse;t4....„04,0*,,,
These sources said the Suez blockade ".was extrOtnerfolii
cated because of Nasser's stand linking it with resettlement of Arab
refugees and other issues. It was indicated, however, that Eisenhower
included the Suez item on the agenda when the two leaders met for
the first time Monday in New York.
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New York Police Chief Cleared by 36 Algerian Jews Are Wounded
Mayor, Reprimanded by N
- .Y. Rabbis In New Terrorist Bomb Raid
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NEW YORK—As official figures revealed that 335 of New York City's .1,300
Jewish policemen had been allowed time off for Rosh Hashanah observancem*A
dispute over Jewish policemen, directed against Police Commissioner Steplietii4*
Kennedy, was declared "a closed matter" by Mayor Robert F. Wagner.
- Former United States Senator and ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman issued a
statement, declaring that he had never seen any indication of anti-Semitism on Ken-
nedy's part and that the affair had been "blown up beyond any perspective or
justification."
But the New York Board of Rabbis renewed the controversy by sending a telegram
asking the Commissioner to allow time off to Jewish police officers for Yom Kippur.
The rabbinical group said the commissioner's explanations that he meant no
offense to the Jewish community "thus far are unacceptable."
The Commissioner said he had been forced to mobilize the entire 23,000-man force
because of security problems arising from the current UN General Assembly session.
Under pressure, Commissioner Kennedy later agreed to permit Jewish policemen to
arrange swaps of duty tours with Christian policemen. It was reported that 335 of the
city's 1,300 Jewish policemen arranged such swaps for Rosh Hashanah.
Mayor Wagner apologized on behalf of the Commissioner and asked him to apolo-
gize as well. The Commissioner refused, asserting that anti-Semitism was abhorrent to
him and that he did not consider an apology necessary.
ALGIERS, (JTA) — Thirty-six Jews were seriously wounded at
en a. hand grenade exploded among the worshippers
ipal synagogue after services on the second night
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a result, the entire Jewish population in Algeria
feels insecure, fearing further attacks from the FLN, the movement
of anti-French Algerian rebels.
The FLN appealed publicly to Algerian Jews several months ago
for support in its "fight for independence," warning that, if that sup-
port were not given, Algerian Jews would "suffer the consequences."
There have been sporadic bombings and tossing of hand grenades
against Jewish shops here the last few months, but the incident at
Constantine is the most severe suffered by Algerian Jewry to date.
The worshippers were leaving the Constantine synagogue when
a terrorist, evidently hidden near the front gates, lobbed the grenade.
Men and women fell wounded, and panic enveloped most of the wor-
shippers as well as Jews in their homes throughout the city. Police
authorities announced that they are pressing efforts to apprehend those
responsible for the outrage. Thus far, however, no one responsible has
been captured.