Eban Compares Mounting Middle East Tension
to Situation Before the Six Day War Broke Out
TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Foreign servers called it "relatively mild, tion. He said that Jordan's accep-
Minister Abba Eban of Israel over I less a call for action than many tance of the resolution "does im-
the weekend likened the increas- had expected," though he did not ply that we shall be ready to make
ingly tense situation in the Middle mention a political solution and formal commitments in the Secur-
East to that which prevailed prior stressed the increased strength of ity Council, witnessed and guaran-
teed by the council." But, he added,
to the outbreak of the Six-Day Egypt's armed forces.
(Nasser said that the first stage he did not see why it would be
War and appealed to Egypt not to
be dragged into "war hysteria" by of rebuilding Egypt's military necessary for such a commitment
erroneous rumors that Israel is strength has ended. The next two to be signed jointly by both par-
stages, he said, will be to "stand ties.
preparing for a new offeive.
He said that Israel will bend firm" and then "to liberate our Arabs Report Popular Front,
every effort to maintain the cease- occupied land."
El Fatah Merge, Alter Tactics
(In London Sunday, the London
fire agreements as a basis for ulti-
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Arab
mate peace talks and will continue Times said that Nasser appears to radio stations reported Sunday that
to support the peace- seeking mis- have decided that Egypt was now the Popular Front for the Libera-
sion of United Natiffns envoy Gun- strong enough for a new war with tion of Palestine has merged with
Israel but was trying to decide
nar V. Jarring.
whether to attack first. His mili- El Fatah, bringing the two major
Eban said that the Jarring mis- tary commanders were pressing terrorist organizations under a
sion cannot claim any success so for a first strike to build their single command. The Popular
far and is deadlocked at the pres- troops' morale and give the best Front claimed credit for hijacking
ent time. (United Nations head- chance for victory, the Times said. the El Al airliner last July 23 and
quarters in New York reported
forcing it to fly to Algeria. El
(But Nasser was keenly aware
that Dr. Jarring was to proceed
Fatah, until recently directed by
of the political repercussions of
from Cyprus to New York to con-
Syria, is now being run by Egypt
such action and was thought to
tinue discussions with representa-
although its main bases are in
be more inclined to wait for an
tives of both sides during the com-
Jordan.
Israel provocation and then
ing General Assembly session.)
It was reported here that the
launch a retaliatory attack ac-
Eban spoke at the Foreign Press
Palestinian guerrilla organizations
ross the Suez Canal. An Israeli
Association dinner here against a
are changing their tactics which
attack on Jordan could be the
background of rising fears 'in
will result in greater emphasis on
"detonator," the Times said.
Middle East capitals and abroad
terrorist activities inside Israel
(The
Sunday
Observer
said
it
that a new Arab-Israel war is im-
and fewer clashes across the cease-
minent. The fears stemmed from did not believe Nasser was ready fire lines with Israeli forces. Their
increasingly bellicose statements for or wants to start a full-scale aim will be to infiltrate deep into
by official spokesmen in Cairo at war now "but cannot afford poli- Israeli territory, and to this end
the opening of the congress of the ideally or psychologically not to more use may be made of the Le-
Arab Socialist Union, Egypt's only •bit back at Israeli actions." The banese frontier.
paper said that Egypt's defenses
legal political party.
Sources said that the new
These statements, following are now claimed to be excellent,
plans call for withdrawing the
the Egyptian-Israeli artillery and the country's military leaders
commando
bases from the east
a ppear to be confident that they.
duel along the full length of the
can begin to exert military pres
Suez Canal Sept. 8, indicated to
sure on Israel, not by direct attack
some observers that Egypt has
but by harassment in the occupied
regained confidence in its mild-
territories.")
tary forces, re-equipped by Rus-
sia, and may be preparing a
strike to recapture the east bank
of the canal from Israeli occupy-
ing forces. While some observ-
ers said the new bellicosity was
primarily for morale building
purposes at home, they noted a
similarity with the situation be-
fore the June 1967 war when
Egyptian propaganda reached a
Hussein Raps U.S. as Pro-Israel,
Announces Jordan to Get Hawks
LONDON (JTA) 2— King Hus-
sein of Jordan Sept. 14 sharply at-
tacked the United States for its
allegedly pro-Israel policy and
warned that the U.S. would have
to bear a large share of the res-
ponsibility should a new war break
out in the Middle East, "and no
one in this area would ever forgive
point that made a military con-
frontation with Israel inevitable.' her."
But the Jordanian ruler's state-
These circles noted further that,
as at present, rumors of an im- ment, included in a directive to
pending Israeli offensive, reported- Prime Minister Bahjat al-Talhouni
ly started by the Soviets, heighten- and read on Amman radio by In-
ed tensions before June 1967. Eban formation Minister Salah Abu Zaid,
apparently had this in mind when disclosed that Jordan had conclud-
he warned that "such false coun- ed a $100,000,000 arms deal with
sel has had grave results in the the U.S.
King Hussein said that Jordan
past:' He added, however, that
while the situation is "grave would soon receive U.S. ground-to-
enough for us to be vigilant, we air Hawk missiles which would be
have not reached the conclusion used to protect Jordanian air bases.
that the collapse pf the cease fire He proposed an early warning air
is inevitable." ' raid system and shelters for the
This view was not shared by protection of civilians. King Hus-
Mohamed Hassanein Heykal, editor sein also said that Jordan will soon
of the semi-official Cairo news- have replaced all of the armor it
paper. Al Ahram. who wrote Sept. lost in lite June 1967 war with
14 that a political settlement of Israel but" Warned that this would
the Middle East crisis was remote not give Jordan military, superior-
and another round of fighting is ity over Israel.
King Hussein's warning to the
in the offing. Heykal said that the
U.S. came amid mounting Arab
battlefield offered almost the only
resentment of recent statements
possible solution.
by both major American Presi-
An optimistic, if sober assess-
dential candidates, Richard M.
ment of Israel's military strength
Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey.
and the prospects of a new out-
Both stressed the U.S. commit-
break of war with Egypt in the im-
mediate future, was given by Is- ment to Israel, and Nixon, in
particular, advocated supplying
rael's top military men Monday—
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and Israel with the means to main-
Maj. Gen Chaim Bar-Lev, chief of tain a substantial military tech-
nological superiority over its
staff of the armed forces.
Arab neighbors.
Gen. Daian spoke at a Labor
In the political sphere, Jordan's
Party meeting. Gen. Bar-Lev made
his remarks in a radio interview. foreign minister, Abdel Monim
Rifai,
flatly rejected the possi-
Both discussed the possibility of
direct Soviet intervention on the bility of a bilateral agreement be-
Arab side should a new war break tween his country and Israel even
out and both agreed that in the last if Israel were to abide by the let-
analysis, this depended on the firm ter of the UN Security Council's
Nov. 22, 1967 resolution, as inter-
stand of the United States.
Both generals also stressed the preted by the Arabs.
Jordan's stand was outlined by
need to maintain Israel's military
strength at a peak to deter aggres- Rifai in an interview with Peter
sion. Gen. Bar-Lev spoke of Israel's Jenkins, published in the Guard-
need for "advanced design air- ian Sept. 14.
Rifai said that Israel's failure
craft" to maintain its "deterrent
to commit itself to implementing
image."
(In Cairo Sept. 14, President Nas- the resolution which, the Arabs
ser made his first public address insist, required unconditional Is-
since returning from medical treat- raeli withdrawal from all occupied
ment in Moscow, at the Arab territories, -has. blocked. any .pro-
Socialist Union congress. Some ob- gress toward va Middle East solu-
valley of the Jordan to positions
in the hinterland that are not
within easy reach of Israeli
strikes.
King Hussein was reported by
Israel Will Have
`Scientists' Town'
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Jew-
Agency announced Monday
ish
that a group of 100 religious scien-
in the United States have
organized to establish a "Scien-
tists' Town" on the outskirts of
Jerusalem.
tists
Acording to Rabbi S. B. Kelin,
West Bank residents to have told
El Fatah leaders that they must -director of the Kiryat Mattersdorf,
coordinate their activities with the a housing project for Orthodox
Jordanian Army or else the army Jews, the "town" should be ready
would fight them. Observers here by the end of next year. Rabbi
discounted the latter possibility be- Kelin gave no name but said the
cause of El Fatah's popularity with American group included physi-
the Palestinians who are now a cists, medical doctors, engineers
and architects.
majority of Jordan's population.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
20—Friday, September 20, 1968
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