Second Article in Series

Water Crisis Boiling in Near East;
Arabs and Israelis in Arms; Israel
Judged Vulnerable to Nasser Missiles

Neumann Hails Actions Committee Session;
`Non-Party Zionists' Torczyner Wary of Adding

NEW YORK (JTA)—Dr. Emanu-
el Neumann, chairman of the Jew-
ish Agency-American Section Sun-
day described the meetings of the
Zionist Actions Committee, held
recently in Jerusalem, as "for-
ward-looking and productive."
In a statement issued following
his return from Jerusalem he list-
ed some of the positive results as
follows:
1) The Actions Committee dis-
charged its primary responsibilty
by electing a new executive for the
World Zionist Organization and
Jewish Agency.
2) For the first time in many
years the new executive includes
two Herut Party represenatives
(Zionist Revisionists) thereby re-
solving the crisis which prevented
the election of a new executive at
the last Zionist Congress.
3) The Actions Committee also
approved, almost without opposi-
tion, the election to the executive
of six additional members ad per-
sonam, on a non-party basis, thus
relaxing to that extent the rigors

of the party system; it also con-
ferred full voting status to M. Nar-
bodi, as a representative of the
Sephardi community.
Dr. Neumann emphasized that
the new executive was authorized,
in conjunction with the praesidium
of the Actions Committee, to co-
opt a limited number of additional
members on a non-party basis.
Jacques Torczyner, president
of the Zionist Organization of
America Sunday criticized the
broadening of the Jewish Agen-
cy executive by the co-option in
their individual capacities of re-
ligious personalities into the
governing structure of the Zion-
ist movement.
The religious leaders named as
members are Simon Greenberg
(Conservative), Rabbi Emanuel
Rackman (Orthodox) and a rabbi
of the Reform branch of American
Judaism who is to be named at
the next meeting of the executive.
Torczyner, who headed the ZOA
delegation to the eight-day Jerusa-
lem sessions, spoke before several
hundred Zionist leaders from all
parts of the country Sunday at the
final session of a two-day meeting
of the national executive commit-
tee of the ZOA, the ruling body of
the organization between annual
conventions, held at the Statler-
Hilton.
Herman L. Weisman, chairman
of the national executive commit-
tee of the ZOA at the Statler-
In his address, Torczyner as-
serted that "this action will for the
first time bring into the move-
ment, which has since its incep-
tion been free from internal strife
between various religious branch-
es of Judaism, the threat of the
divisiveness that characterizes
Jewish community life in the
realm of religion—between Ortho-
dox, Conservative and Reform ele-
ments."

Torczyner also was critical of
the widening of the Jewish Agency
executive by the addition of "non-
party Zionists." He said that he
does not believe in "non-party Zi-
onism." He asserted that "non-
party personalities joining the
movement will almost immediate-
ly find themselves supporting the
viewpoint of one or another party,
group."

plied by the United States, one
By DREW PEARSON
THE SEA OF GALILEE—While squadron of helicopters and 60
the world has been worrying about Magister jet trainers.
Brink of War
war in Vietnam and Kashmir, a
In any showdown with the
less-publicized but long-festering
sore is reaching the danger point Arab states, Israel would have to
at the crossroads of Asia, Africa depend on lightning attacks before
the other side was ready—as hap-
and Europe.
pened in the Suez war. This is one
On the borders
reason the present situation is so
of Israel and the
dangerous. War can start in a few
Arab states, ten-
minutes, if one side gets nervous.
sions are grow-
Missiles—Russia has now deliv-
ing, troops a r e
ered to Egypt 14 fast patrol boats
maneuvering,
of the Komar class plus four of
shots ring out
For Regular Savings
the Osa class, each carrying mis-
every night over
siles
somewhat
on
the
order
of
that most pre-
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our Polaris set-up except that
cious of man's es-
they
are
not
nuclear.
They
have
INTEREST
sentials—water.
You-earn
a range of 20 miles, and since
Pearson
A swelling Is-
every day
raeli population has reached a Israel is long and narrow, with
on every .
dollar from
point where it must have more depth in one place of only seven
date of
water. And a sullen Arab popula- miles, these patrol boats could do
deposit to
tremendous
damage
in
case
of
war.
date of
tion has reached a point where it
withdrawal
In addition, the ex-Nazi scien-
is working to divert water from
compounded
DAILY
quarterly.
the streams that flow into Israel tists whom Nasser has imported
INTEREST
from Germany have now devel-
and the Sea of Galilee.
For Longer Term Investments
in Israel have long been full
When Arab diversion plus Is- oped several important long-range workers
members of Histadrut but not dele-
raeli diversion is complete, the missiles for the Egyptian army. gates.
Meanwhile, the Arab population
water on the Sea of Galilee will They include Al Zafir, which car-
Israel has increased faster than
fall so low that if Christ were ries a 1,000-pound warhead and inside
any Arab population anywhere else in
walking on its waters today He has a range of 235 miles; also Al the world-45.4 percent due to Jewish
control on one side, plus execel-
might well be tramping across Kahir with a similar warhead and birth
lent Jewish hospitals, doctors and
mud flats. Already the water is a range of 375 miles; also Al health services supplied to Arabs by
getting salty, and the projected Ared with a one-ton warhead and the Israeli government.
But the role of the Arabs as
diversion will bring the shoreline a range of 1,000 miles.
Egypt is reported to have Fifth Columnists still is being
down one-third, at which point the
TIME
water from this historic sea will around 300 missiles and a known overlooked. In a letter to the
CERTIFICATES
London Jewish Chronicle from
be fit for neither Arab nor Jew missile force of 4,500 men.
Israel
now
has
the
Hawk
surface-
Haifa,
on
"Arabs'
Divided
Loyal-
to drink.
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arates Israel from the Arab states. on their 24-hour alert to defend Hebrew University student, Jemil
ALL DAY SATURDAY BANKING
Already maneuvering ominously themselves against attack, plus Mishal, who died of injuries sus-
TO 4:30
in the background is a powerful their fast-moving air force.
tained when he jumped off a
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In a long war, however, the moving train. A hero's funeral
line-up of Arab and Israeli troops,
by the Federal Deposit Insurance
tanks, planes and missiles, which Arab world would have a tre- was given him in his home villahe
Corporation.
if unleashed would churn up the mendous advantage. The combined Shfar Am. The letter tells about
sands of the Near East as never population of the Arab world sur- the intransigence of Arab stu-
since the days of Herod's chariots. rounding the Mediterranean — dents at the Hebrew University
Furthermore, they would force the though not all hostile to Israel — and the letter proceeds to state:
USA and USSR either to in- totals 80 million. Israel's popula-
Police investigation revealed that
Mishal's life had been rather turbulent.
tervene actively for peace, or tion is 2.5 million.
When
he was working as a teacher in
The showdown with the Arab Shfar AM,
choose sides for world war.
he became involved in an
world
could
come
when
more
assault
on a pupil and a relative and
Soviets Arm Arabs
was given a suspended two-year
water
is
drained
from
the
Sea
of
Here is the line-up of military
sentence and fined. In April last year
might at this crossroads of the Galilee and its tributaries, and he was fined $200 (about 23 pounds)
when that famous sea sinks to by a Jerusalem court for stealing a
Near East:
NOBODY UNDERSELLS
bracelet from an American girl stu-
Tanks — The Soviet has sent the level of a salt semi-quagmire. dent at the university.
When
the
new
term
started
a
few
Or
it
could
come
before.
2,500 tanks to the Arab states, of
ago, Mishal, who was the presi-
Today Col. Nasser has been weeks
which 500 are T-54's, just as pow-
dent of the Arab Students' Association,
erful as the American M-60's, and bogged down in Yemen in a guer- learned that he had failed his examina-
He had also quarrelled with his
"AND DON'T EVER FORGET IT!"
considerably more powerful than rilla war similar to our war in tion.
,which was presumed to have
COME ON OVER WILL YOU?
Vietnam, which he cannot win. father
been the main motive for his attempt
the American M-48.
WE WANT TO SELL YOU A NEW PONTIAC!
cross into Jordan.
Against this, Israel has about He needs a good excuse to with- to Not
only was Mishal's funeral mag-
600 tanks, chiefly M-4 Shermans, draw; and the coming showdown nified into a demonstration, but some
TWINBROOK 1-1600
Am notables presented the case
some Centurians, and a few M-48's. over Arab-Israeli water may give Shfar
as
a
political
issue
and
some
Arab
JOS.
CAMPAU at CARPENTER
In the past, the Israeli army has him that excuse.
students declared that they regarded
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Syndicate Feature) what Mishal had done as their sacred
been able to outmaneuver and (A Bell-McClure
* * *
duty also, pledging that they would Amilmommommor
outgun its Arab opponents. How-
him.
his column in the Free Press emulate
All this is seen as requiring to be
ever, the inescapable fact is that on In
Sunday,
Drew
Pearson
had
this
dealt
with
on the political level and
Israel is outnumbered in tanks
for conclusions concerning re-
to say about new Israel regula- calling
about four to one.
lations with the Arab minority and its
seeming inability to integrate itself
Air Power — The Soviets have tions to improve the status of fully
into Israeli life.
Israeli Zrabs:
Sherizen
sent about 150 bombers to the Arab the
Another indication of this is the per-
The Israeli government has taken im- sistent
refusal of Arab students to join
states, chiefly Ilyushin 28's, of portant steps to improve the position the university
students' organization
which 120 are flown by Egyptians. of the 300,000 Arabs living inside Israel. which is supposed
to represent the
Eventually this could help improve entire student body without
distinction
Since Israel is a small country, no the
difficult, dangerous deadlock be- as to political or religious affiliation.
bigger than Massachusetts, with tween Israel and the Arab states.
The
leaders
of
the
160-member
Arab
Man of the Month
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, deliver- Students' Union have been trying
to
long borders completely surrounded ing
his "state of the union message"
relations between overseas stu-
by Arab neighbors, this is consid- to the Knesset Jan. 12, lifted the ban spoil
their Israeli colleagues, and
the movement of all Bedouins in dents and
ered an ample force to bomb any on
people feel that the Arab Stu-
the south and almost all other Israeli some
dents'
Union
should be wound up and
and every Israeli city — if war Arabs, except in the north where its members absorbed
into the general
IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT
Israel is extremely narrow—only seven students' union.
comes.
in one place — and where the
Some circles tend to attribute in-
In addition, the Arab states are miles
Jordanian-Israeli border is unmarked creased Arab subersive activities in
PAUL L. SHERIZEN
well equipped with the latest So- and almost undefended.
to the relaxation of many aspects
"It is our plan to arrive in the Israel
military government in the Arab
viet fighter planes, the MIG-19's course
of a year at the abolition of of
HAS received the man-of-the-month award as the most outstand-
but other maintain that overt
and MIG-21's. The , total Egyptian the military government machinery," areas
manifestations are sometimes prefer-
ing Representative of our Detroit-Gold agency for the month
Eshkol said.
air strength is estimated at 600 Premier
able to covert subversion.
The military government hitherto
However, everyone is agreed that
planes, including 52 MIG-21's, 80 has
of January.
restricted the movement of most many Arabs in Israel will continue to
inside Israel so they could not be torn by dual loyalties as long as
MIG-19's, 60 transport planes, and Arabs
The award is in recognition of his excellent service to his
travel without written permission. This they listen to the violent anti-Israeli
40 helicopters.
was a hangover from the Suez war propaganda put out by the radio and
policyholders and our Agency during the month of January.
Israel has about 450 aircraft, when Israeli Arabs moved back and television services of Israel's Arab
over the Jordanian border.
neighbours.
including 75 Mirage fighters forth
Last week, Israel's powerful labor
Observers point out that there is a
equipped with Matra air-to-air mis- organization, the Histadrut, correspond- definite
rift between the younger
to an AFL-CIO, took a further im- Israeli-Arab
siles, considered the latest thing ing
generation and their
portant step toward bettering Arab elders. The older
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eral Conference of Labor."
For the first time in the 45-year
history of Histadrut, Arab delegates
attended the labor conference. Arab

Their children, taking their well
being for granted, have been much
more prone to fall under the influence
of propaganda from across the border.

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