U.S• Sees Strong, Moral Rebuke to Syria in United Nations Vote
WASHINGTON ( J T A ) —
State Department sources said
that despite the Soviet veto of
the American-backed United
Nations Security Council reso-
lution condemning Syria's mur-
der of two Israelis, the Ameri-
can stand . and the seven other
favorable votes in the Council
must be noted in Syria, and
should be a source of gratifica-
tion to Israel. According to
State Department thinking, it
was obvious that the Soviet
Union, through the veto, is at-
tempting to exploit Arab, anti-
Israel passions.
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State Department officials
said that the free world had
to live with the Soviet veto in
many instances in the past.
They said that, while the veto
hindered and weakened the
United Nations, it did not de-
stroy all the impact of the UN
action.
The general view of the
United States on the veto was
described as similar to that of
Israel. Despite the veto, offi-
cials said, a strong moral judg-
ment has been expressed. The
American role, particularly,
cannot be ignored by Syria, it
was said.
(Only Morocco had joined the
Soviet Union in voting against
the resolution. Venezuela had
abstained, apparently in an ef-
fort to remain neutral because
Dr. Carlos Sosa-Rodriguez of
Venezuela is almost certain to
be elected as President of the
Eighteenth General Assembly,
which opens later this month.)
In concert with Washington
political leaders, Congressman
Lucien N. Nedzi of Detroit,
stated:
"The United States has taken
the proper position in its cen-
sure of Syria. The evidence was
clear cut and it is extremely re-
grettable that the Russians
should have resorted to the use
of their power of veto. I hope
in the future such incidents will
cease and that peace will come
to all peoples of the Middle
East."
Note was taken here of criti-
cism of the American stand
by the Arab press and radio.
The State Department's reac-
tion was that the Department
reacted properly, and pursued
the only course it could con-
scientiously follow.
(L o n d o n dispatches from
Cairo reported Egypt's Presi-
dent Gamal Abdel Nasser as
telling his army that Egyptian
armed forces are ready to help
any other Arab country against
Israel. He made this announce-
ment in an address to troops
returning from service in Ye-
men. He said Israel might feel
now that "it could seize the op-
portunity of present maneuvers
by the Syrian Baath Party." But
he proclaimed that his forces
were ready to shed blood
against Israel, regardless of the
political differences among the
various Arab states.)
The Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish Or-
ganizations telegraphed to Pres-
ident Kennedy its "profound
appreciation" for the position
taken by the United States in
the Security Council debate and
final balloting concerning the
latest Syrian-Israeli dispute.
Rabbi Irving Miller, president
of the Conference, told Mr.
Kennedy that the Jewish lead-
ers were "greatly heartened"
by America's call on the Coun-
cil, through an address by the
U. S. delegation head, Adlai E.
Stevenson, urging the UN body
"to accept its responsibilities
and act with courage and wis-
dom.
"It is our sincere hope," the
wire to the President stated,
"that, regardless of the final
outcome, our country's firm po-
sition will deter further aggres-
sion in the Middle East, and
promote stability and order."
Israel Launches
Water Projects
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to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM — The cabinet
approved the implementation of
water projects providing an ad-
ditional 31,000,000 cubic meters
of water for hill settlements.
The project, which will cost
a total of 21,000,000 pounds,
includes a 3,000,000 cubic meter
allocation for rural centers in
Arab-populated areas.
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PARIS (JTA) — Relations
between the three major North
African new states — Tunisia,
Morocco and Algeria — on the
one hand, and Israel on the
other, have considerably wors-
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ened recently, the influential
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French daily, Le Monde, de-
clared.
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Le Monde stated that Presi-
dent Bourguiba of Tunisia had
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never b e f ore described the
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Arab fight against Israel as "the
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with the Arab League.
After examining the strong
anti-Israel stand taken by Mo-
rocco at the Security Council
session this week on Israeli
and Syrian complaints and
counter-complaints on border
incidents, Le Monde considered
the situation of Algeria, calling
it "the most anti-Israel state
of them all."
The review stressed the ef-
forts of the Ben Bella regime
in Algeria to blur the distinc-
tions between Israeli Jews and
Israeli • citizens, and Algerian
and foreign Jews. The newspaper
also noted that the FLN, the
pre-independence Algerian un-
derground movement, has often
paid tribute to the aid it re-
ceived from various Christians,
but has never mentioned the
_ sacrifices which many Jews ac-
cepted for the Algerian revolu-
As you begin another year, may you
tion. At one time, Le Monde
concluded, it had been hoped
be truly blessed with a bountiful
that the North African coun-
tries might serve as arbitrators
between Israel and the Arab
harvest of all the important
states, but such hopes appear
doubtful now.
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CASABLANCA, (JTA)—Lib-
yan Premier and Foreign Min-
love, friendship and happiness.
ister Mohieddine Fekkini joined
King Hassan II of Morocco in
a communique expressing their
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and the "firm intention" of the
two nations to collaborate with
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"friendly" countries for "aid-
ing the people of Palestine to
recover their rights." The com-
munique was issued at the con-
clusion of a state visit to Mo-
rocco by the Libyan Premier.
At the same time, the ultra-
nationalist Istiqlal (Freedom)
Party, now in the opposition,
demanded that the Moroccan
government set up a bureau for
the boycott of Israel "conform-
ing the ideals of the Arab
League."
The party violently attacked
the government, accusing it of
"sympathy" for Israel. Istiqlal
demanded that the government
set up a bureau as soon as pos-
sible to boycott Israel "eco-
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charged that Jewish schools
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