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Mrs. Meir Renews Plea to Arabs for Peace, Coexistence, Cooperation
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UNITED NATION S, N.Y. —
(JTA) — Israel's Foreign Minister,
Mrs. Golda Meir, urged the United
Nations on Oct. 7 to give increasing
attention to armament preparation
and threats of war such as those
being carried out by the Arab
states against Israel which, if al-
lowed to continue, can "erode the
foundations" of the United Nations
itself.
In her major policy address at
the UN General Assembly, Mrs.
Meir said that acquiesence by the
United Nations in the face of such
belligerant threats as those voiced
by the Arab states against Israel
"is not only unjustified toward the
state threatened by aggression; it
erodes the foundation of the organ-
ization itself and impairs its moral
authority in other cases."
The disruptive effects of such
warlike threats, the Israeli Foreign
Minister declared, "do not await
actual hostilities. Long before that,
the would-be attacker stocks arms
to carry out his designs while the
designated victim has to arm for
his own defense." While noting
the obvious dangers of nuclear war-
fare, Mrs. Meir also urged in-
creased attention to the stockpiling
of conventional arms.
Mrs. M e i r reiterated in her
address Israel's oft-repeated call
to its Arab neighbors to "substi-
tute for a doctrine of war the
doctrine of peace, coexistence
and fruitful cooperation."
Commenting on the Arab war
threats against Israel, voiced at
the recent Arab summit meeting
in Casablanca, as well as at similar
earlier Arab conclaves, Mrs. Meir
scored the Arab leaders for their
deliberation on "a program of ag-
gression against a member state,
calling for a unified military com-
mand, piling up more weapons and
even recruiting and training ref-
ugees supported by t h e United
Nations Relief and Works Agency
to operate against our territory.
"Let no one feel reassured at
the allegedly 'good news' that a
war which Arab leaders describe
as inevitable has been postponed
for four years," Mrs. Meir stated.
"By insisting on their war aims and
pursuing their war preparations,
they are condemning the region
to years of a wasteful and escalat-
ing arms race. in which Israel too
is obliged, against its will, to divert
precious resources and efforts into
maintaining its own armed strength
since its defense capability is es-
sential to deter its enemies.
"The price tag for such an arms
race," she added, "includes the
retarding of progress, the poison-
ing of young minds in the Arab
countries with sentiments of
hatred and revenge and the build-
ing up of explosive tensions. It is
to us paradoxical that states that
proclaim these doctrines of war
and pursue these policies sit as
members of the United Nations and
even as members of the Security
Council and disarmament commit-
tees. It is our contention that the
United Nations as such cannot
close its ears to doctrines and
policieS of war unless it wishes
to abdicate its primary respon-
sibility."
While voicing concern over the
slow progress of the drafts con-
cerning religious intolerance, the
Israel foreign minister told the
Assembly however, that "a posi-
tive approach is apparent in
what has already been done on
this topic by the Commission on
Human Rights."
In an obvious reference to the
plight of Soviet Jewry, Mrs. Meir
declared: "It remains a matter of
sorrow and concern to us that a
certain large Jewish community
suffers serious disabilities and
discrimination, which are causing
distress not only to their fellow-
Jews, but also to decent and liberal
opinion in other lands. A few con-
cessions have recently been made,
and we can only hope that they
are signs of a more liberal policy.
It is hard to understand what the
great country concerned could
stand to gain by stifling an ancient
faith, culture and language, belong-
ing to a minority group." Mrs. Meir
also voiced Israel's opposition to
"policies of racial or religious
discrimination, colonialism and
apartheid, wherever they exist."
Mrs. Meir, who left for Israel
last weekend until sometime after
the Israeli Parliamentary elections
Nov. 2, told a press conference
that Israel will press for action at
the UN for the removal of the
members of the "Palestine Libera-
tion Organization" from the UN
Relief and Works Agency list. If
the UN fails to take action, she
added, Israel would consider this
a direct subsidy for war. The PLO
is an Arab League organization
recruiting refugees for infiltrator
attacks on Israel border areas.
Mrs. Meir said that in her meet-
ings with diplomats from various
member states she found "friend-
ly understanding" and that she was
"extremely satisfied." During these
talks, she said, she stressed the
issues of the campaign against
Israel carried out by El Fatah ter-
rorists and Israel's membership in
the "Group of 77," the organiza-
tion of developing states in Asia,
Africa and Latin America.
Ambassador Michael S. Comay,
Israel's Permanent Representa-
tive, demanded immediate United
Nations action in regard to the
Jordanian government's toler-
ance of increasing raids into
Israeli territory by gangs of El
Fatah Arab terrorists. Comay
met with Dr. Ralph J. Bunche,
UN Undersecretary for Special
Political Affairs, and related to
the high UN official Israel's view
of utmost gravity regarding the
continuing El Fatah raids.
He stressed three points in part-
icular: 1. That the sabotage raids
are going on despite Israel's com-
plaints against Jordan; 2. that
Israel holds Jordan "wholly respon-
sible" for those terroristic actions;
and 3. the fact that the El Fatah
manifestations have been escalat-
ing instead of diminishing. It was
understood here that Secretary
General U Thant may discuss the
situation with the Jordanian Am-
bassador here tomorrow.
Jordan Takes Israel's
Raids Warning Seriously,
UN Official Reports
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Jordanian Government takes seri-
ously Israel's warnings against con-
tinuation of El Fatah terrorist raids
from Jordanian territory into
Israel, Col. William Marsh, acting
chief of the United Nations Truce
Supervision Organizations, reported
to the Israel Foreign Ministry.
Col. Marsh conferred with Jor-
danian Premier Wasfi Tal and
transmitted to him the gravity of
Israel's views on the repeated bor-
der incursions. T h e UN official
asked the premier to convey those
views to King Hussein. It was re-
ported also that King Hussein was
aware of t h e possible internal
threat to his regime if the El Fatah
organization, which is controlled
and financed mainly by Syria, con-
tinued its activities in Jordan un-
checked.
It was indicated that Col. Marsh
conveyed to Israel assurances from
Jordan of efforts to suppress the
El Fatah activities, as well as a
Jordanian request to Israel to
maintain patience pending the
outcome of the Jordanian efforts.
Informed sources reported here
today that the Arab states have
decided to suspend effective sup-
port to the Arab League's "Pales-
t i n e Liberation Organization,"
headed by Ahmed Shukairy, al-
though the PLO will continue to
exist on paper.
The abstention so far by Arab
speakers at the United Nations
General Assembly from demanding
the "right" of the PLO to speak
at the Assembly seemed to con-
firm that report. However, the
observer said, it will not be known
whether all of the Arab states will
support the decision until the con-
clusion of Assembly debate.
Premier Levi Eshkol Sunday ex-
pressed appreciation of the speech
last week by King Hussein of Jor-
dan, denouncing the activities of
El Fatah.
The premier indicated, however,
in a radio interview, that Israel
was not satisfied only by speeches
and expected Jordan to take effec-
tive steps to curb such activities.
He reiterated that Jordan was cap-
able of controlling the El Fatah
raiders.
Asked whether Israel would re-
taliate militarily, he replied that
Israel's reaction would depend on
what action Jordanian authorities
took to cope with the problem.
The interview with Eshkol, on
Israel's government - owned Kol
Israel radio network, took place
after the prime minister visited
some army installations. While he
refused to identify specifically "the
source of danger," he declared
Israel will judge those sources
"only by their actions."
Diplomatic quarters here ex-
pressed satisfaction with King
Electoral Reform
at Top of Rafi Party
Campaign Platform
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
TEL AVIV—Former Prime Min-
ister David Ben-Gurion's Israel
Workers List (Rafi) will seek elec-
toral reform and a streamlining of
Israel's economy as part of its
campaign platform for the par-
liamentary elections to be held on
Nov. 2, it was announced here
Wednesday by Shimon Peres,
former deputy defense minister
and a leader of Rafi.
Peres told a press conference
here that his party would also
seek a reduction in administrative
bureaucracy, including a transfer
of the Jewish Agency's settlement
department to the government,
national health insurance, a mas-
ter science plan, free education
from the age of 3 to 16, promotion
of sports and the preservation of
Israel's beauty.
Another plank in the program
dwells on the need to maintain
separation of powers "so that min-
isters do not sit as judges, and the
same law pertains to all."
Peres said that Rafi was op-
posed to the enactment of a con-
stitution for Israel at this time
because he said "it would per-
petuate existing compromises,
particularly in the field of re-
ligion."
Premier Levi Eshkol opened the
Mapai Party's campaign for the
elections with a radio address con-
tending that only his party's align-
ment with Ahdut Avodah could pro-
vide a stable and effective govern-
ment for Israel.
Speaking on Kol Israel radio,
the Premier elaborated his pro-
gram for the coming years, in-
cluding a continued strengthening
of Israel's defense forces, deepen-
ing Israel's ties with world Jewry
and the world, extending develop-
ment projects, slum clearance,
improving Israel's educational sys-
tem, more attention to science and
cultivation of the proper economic
climate.
He said he wanted to promote
further democracy, based on ma-
jority decisions and he referred to
the split in his party. "I deeply
regret the split in Mapai which I
do not understand, at a time when
the path to unity was open," he
said.
The Premier's leadership in
creating a joint Mapai-Ahdut align-
ment for the elections was one of
the factors cited by Ben-Gurion in
launching a political fight against
the Premier.
Zionist Actions Committe
to Confer in January
Hussein's speech to the parlia-
ment of Jordan.
However, it was pointed out here
that the King's statement will have
to be tested by results and that if
the raids did not end, Israel would
continue to reserve its right to
action.
Israel will be compelled to "hit"
bases in neighboring Arab lands
from which the terrorist gangs of
El Fatah operate, and also to
counter-attack Arab civilians who
cooperate with the El Fatah sabo-
tage gangs, Haaretz, Israel's lead-
ing morning newspaper, warned
in a front-page article attributed
to "political observers in Jerusa-
lem."
The implication was that while,
in the past, Israeli reprisals took
the form of "pure warning" like
the blasting of farm irrigation
pumps on the Arab side, Israel
will have to aim at more sensitive
targets next time it carries out a
counter-attack.
Three Israeli Arabs
Arrested: Charged With
Espionage for Arab Lands
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Officials
announced the arrest of three
Israeli Arabs on charges of espio-
nage for two Arab countries. Two
of the Arabs were arrested on
charges of spying for Jordan, and
one on charges of espionage for
Egypt.
According to the 'officials, one
of the suspects, a resident of Beit
Tzafafa, ordered a large number
of pictures of the Army Indepen-
dence Day parade in Jerusale m
from a photographer's shop. Tne
shop reported the order to police,
who arrested the Arab. During
interrogation, the suspect said he
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