ALERTED AISMIES AND THE MAJOR DANGER POINTS ON ISRAEL BORDERS By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ EILAT, Israel—Sunday—A newspaperman visiting here at this time as an observer could easily emerge as a war correspondent. That's how seriously the situation appeared only four days ago when the entire world was startled by Nasser's demand for the withdrawal of the United Nations Emergency Force from the Gaza border. Behind the scenes there was inevitable action. If Egypt was massing troops it was necessary for Israelis to be alerted and it was no wonder that on the night of the shocking move by the Egyptian dictator there were fewer taxis, some work forces were depleted, uniformed men were more visible in many areas. The surprise would be even greater if the Arabs actually Would stir trouble leading to war. While now, on the Egyptian border, Israeli and Arab troops again will face each other for the first time since 1957— "forehead to forehead" is the way one commentator described the new massing of troops—it is much more realistic to believe that instead of an armed conflict there may be another period of prolonged peace. The reason for such a view is simple. The Arabs dare not risk defeat—and they can't win against an Israeli force fighting for the very existence of the State. It is rea- sonable to believe, therefore, that Nasser, if he is on speaking terms with the Baath rulers in Syria, will ad- vise them to end the El Fatah incursions: else there could well be an all-out war. Here is one way of judging the situation here: if an El Fatah attack were to result in the death of a number of children or some families then the retalia- tion will be great. There is one balk test of Arab intentions: it in- volves the passage of Israeli ships through Eilat and the Red Sea by way- of Aqaba. The Israeli gain after the Sinai Campaign was acquisition of freedom of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba. Should that be interfered with, an all-out war may be inevitable. Meanwhile the question also is being asked: will the presence of the U. S. Sixth Fleet in this vicinity mean anything in the hope for peace? The coming few days will provide answers to many questions revolving around a danger that could well lead to the Third World War. Pictorial Review of Current Middle East Crisis EILAT, A "DETONATOR CAP" — This is Israel's port of Eilat, its southernmost point, at top of the Gulf of Aqaba. Thegulf is Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea, and the UAR has taken steps to blockade it, an "act of war" to the Israelis. The Bay of Aqaba is at right, and beyond are mountains of Jordan on the left and Saudi Arabia on the right. MIDDLE EAST ARMY LEADERS—These four men are the Middle East army leaders sitting on a powder keg in the increasingly tense Israeli-DAR confrontation. They are Gen. Itzhak Rabin, 43. Israeli chief of staff (upper left); Abdel Makin) Ameri, 47, Egyptian vice president and field marshal (upper right); King Hussein, 31, of Jordan (lower left), and Gen. Abdul Rahman Amer, 50, president of Iraq. ISRAELI ARMY RESERVISTS set up a base near the Egyptian border in Southern Israel. NEAR SYRIAN BORDER—As Israeli and Egyptian troops settle in for a period of waiting along the tense, 117•mile Sinai Desert border, Israeli troops take a break near their armored vehicles somewhere near the border. 48—Friday, May 26, 1967 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS TANKS ON THE MOVE IN HOLY LAND — A United Arab Republic tanks halts in Sinai on its way to the tense Israeli frontier.