Eshkol Presses Zionists to Provide lExample

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the Jewish question. "Soviet
Jewry," he affirmed, "will not
be struck off our agenda. There
are no substantial reasons, nor
are there Soviet national inter-
ests, nor are there Communist
ideological interests for ignor-
ing the unity of the Jewish fate.
We look forward to a change in
this respect."
Noting that "only a trickle" of•
Jewish immigration comes now
from the "lands of affluence,"
Eshkol said: "The establishment
of the state did not terminate the
functions of the Zionist movement.
The movement must be provided
with functions of a new type. But,
in the first instance, we need im-
migration. and the Zionists must
provide a personal example. The
young intelligentsia, the scientists,
the technicians must come here
to help mold the state's character.
"We must initiate a pioneering
movement that will assist the
Zionist movement, and we must
provide a background, which is the
atmosphere of Jewish education in
the Diaspora. The Israel Govern-
' ment and the World Zionist Or-
ganization have agreed upon the
principle of joint responsibility for
the future of the Jewish people,
and Israel gives the greatest as-
sistance in educational, youth and
informational efforts. But Israel
cannot replace the efforts of de-
voted Diaspora Jewry, upon whom
the main burden rests.
"Full collaboration between the
Government and the World Zionist
Organization will continue. But we
cannot desist from making the es-
sential demand upon the Zionist
movement and upon individual
Zionists for personal participation
in immigration and in education.
"We shall not desist from making
this demand, addressing it to the
Zionist movement. to fulfill the
aims and precepts of the genera-
tion. This marks no change in re-
lation to the previous stand of the
Israel Government. It can be con-
sidered only a change in formula-
tion, but no change in content and
demand."
The general debate Tuesday cen-
tered on education, youth and or-
ganizational problems. M. Vodo-
v itch of the Confederation of
General Zionists in Argentina,
urged the activation of the South
American youth who do not speak
Yiddish. He also urged the adop-
tion of a resolution providing for
the re-establishment of the move-
ment's political department.
Lawrence Freeman of Canada
stressed that were it not for the
perpetuation of the Diaspora
counterparts of the Israeli poli-
tical parties, Canadian Zionism
would have been more fairly
represented. He called upon the
Jewish Agency to inquire into
the relevancy of the party sys-
tem on the Canadian scene and
to furnish an objective report.
Dr. L. Abecassis, chairman of
the Argentine Sephardic commu-
nities, called for the establishment
of a special department to deal
with problems of the 80,000 Sep-
hardic Jews in South America who
are threatened by assimilation.

of the executive of Herut Matzo-
har, which now has one seat with-
mit portfolio. Herut insists on two
seats, but it is assumed that a
likely compromise may be one seat
with responsibility for a specific
department.
Deputy Premier Abba Eban
told the Congress Tuesday that
until the Arab states reconciled
themselves to Israel's existence,
Arab hostility "must be contain-
ed within present limits and not
allowed to infect other areas of
international relations." He ad-
ded such hostality also should be
"exposed to the assault of inter-
national disapproval."
The key to peace in the Middle
East, he said, may lie not,within
the region but with a hundred
governments outside the area to
which Israel and its neighbors
turn for friendship and support.
He proposed that those govern-
ments should commit themselves
not to specific nations but to spec-
ific ideas.
He listed these as including to

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The sentiments of the American
Zionist movement were expressed
by a number of leading delegates
from the United States following
the election of Dr. Nahum Gold-
mann and Moshe Sharett as Con-
gress presidents Sunday. Sharett
was not present because of illness.

Dr. Emanuel Neumann, ad-
dressing the Congress, urged
vigorous a c t i o n to meet the
ominous broadening of the Arab-
Israel conflict into an Arab-
Jewish conflict on worldwide

scale. Asserting that "we are
witnessing the beginning of an
anti-Semitic international based
in Cairo," Dr. Neumann said
that this required the re-estab-
lishment of the political depart-
ment of the Jewish Agency to
supplement Israel's activity.
Dr. Miriam K. Freund, past
president of Hadassah, called for a
crash program among Jewish stu-
dents. She said the Zionist move-
ment had neglected this field.
Rabbi Max Nussbaum, president
of the Zionist Organization of
America, stressed the difficulty of
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Eban emphasized that Israel was
not an isolated Mediterranean
state but the focus of universal
Jewish responsibility and Jewish
pride. "Let the word go forth
from this place that 3,000,000 Jews
across the world see Israel's safety
and honor as a cause worthy of
every effort and sacrifice," he said.
He emphasized the imperativeness
of a "strong infusion" into Israel
of Jewish manpower from the
lands of freedom and intellectual
progress.

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JERUSALEM—A picture of the
leadership of the World Zionist
Organization for the next four
years emerged from deliberations
Tuesday in which an executive
comprising 19 members, including
one Sephardi. was proposed. The
proposal also called for the co-
operation into the executive of five
noted Zionist personalities.
The Zionist Actions Committee
will consist of 105 members — one
for every five delegates — with the
cooperation of about 20 chairmen
of Zionist federations from coun-
tries with Jewish populations of
at least 20,000.
Negotiations were continuing
Tuesday over the representation

be for peace, against war, for in-
tegrity and independence of all
states, for peaceful commerce and
against boycott pressures.
He noted that Israel now had
diplomatic relations with 90 coun-
tries and that there was not a
single country in the Western
Hemisphere which was withold-
ing full diplomatic ties from
Israel.
He emphasized the relationship
of "solid, growing trust" with the
United States, close ties with Latin
America, "which contributed 50
per cent of the voters leading to
Israel's admission to the United
Nations," and close relations with
the nations of the European com-
munity.
Without referring to the Soviet
Union by name, he stressed
Israel's desire that the great pow-
ers reach common ground in even-
handed support of the integrity and
independence of Middle Eastern
countries. He also emphasized
Israel's developing relations with
the African continent.

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