UN Resolution Asks Probe in Occupied Areas; U.S. Delegate Criticizes 'Inadequate' Israeli Action
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA)
— A coalition of the Afro-Asian
states and the Communist bloc
pushed through the social, humani-
tarian and cultural committee on
Friday a resolution empowering
the General Assembly president
to name a special committee com-
posed of representatives of three
member states "to investigate Is-
raeli practices affecting the hu-
man rights of the population" of
the territories Israel occupied in
the Six-Day War. The draft reso-
lution, backed by 13 states, was
carried by a vote of 55 to 16 with
41 abstentions. The United States
cast one of the opposition votes.
Great- Britain abstained.
The resolution calls on Israel
to "receive the special committee,
to cooperate with it and to facili-
tate its work." Israel previously
declined to receive a special UN
representative of the Secretary-
General, who was to be named un-
der a Security Council resolution,
unless his terms of referance also
included investigation of the treat-
ment of Jewish civilians in the
Arab states.
Several states that abstained
from voting on the resolution took
the position that the resolution
was political in nature rather than
humanitarian in purpose. The
committee has been largely sty-
mied in its work by the continuing
efforts of the Arab representatives
and their allies to use it as a
forum for anti-Israel attacks. The
resolution pushed through the
committee incorporated an anti-
Israel resolution adopted by the
international conference on human
rights at Teheran last May.
Earlier in the debate, Mrs. To-
mar Eshel of Israel characterized
the draft resolution as part of the
"continuing political warfare" car-
ried out against Israel by the Arab
states. She pointed out that of the
13 co-sponsores, nine did not rec-
ognize Israel.
In the General Assembly's
special political committtee on
Friday, the U.S. representative,
Sen. John Sherman Cooper of
Kentucky, said that Israel's re-
sponse to UN appeals on behalf
of Arab refugees had been "in-
adequate" and that Israel must
establish a more liberal policy
toward the return of refugees
to the West Bank as a first step
in any Middle East settlement.
The committee is considering
extending the mandate of the
UN Relief and Works Agency
for Arab refugees due to expire
next June.
Sen. Cooper, a Republican, said
that Israel had not yet carried out
the Security Council's resolution
asking it to facilitate the return
of persons who fled the West Bank
in the wake of the June, 1967 war.
He asked Israel "to take meaning-
ful steps to carry out the purposes
of this resolution, purposes which
we hope very much will help to
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lay the foundations of a just from occupied territories in the
peace." He said Israel had taken wake of the Six-Day War.
back only 20,000 of an estimated
The resolution would call upon
250,000 refugees which the U.S the assembly to express the con-
considers an "inadequate re- viction that the plight of newly
sponse." Sen. Cooper was reported displaced persons could be re-
to have said privately that his lieved by their speedy return to
speech represented a change of their former homes and refugee
U.S. policy. Observers said it was camps in Israel-held territory.
the sharpest U.S. public criticism
Israel responded to appeals in
of Israel so far.
the UN on behalf of refugees
from the West Bank by announc-
Ambassador Michael Comay of
ing that the deadline for 7,000
Israel branded as "nonsense" the
position that Israel should disre- re-entry permits issued last year
gard political and security aspects would be extended until Jan. 31,
1969. The permits represent the
of the Arab refugee situation.
unused balance of about 20,000
Speaking during the debate, he
that were issued to Arabs. So
said that Israel would do nothing
far only a handful have taken
to prejudice its own security. Who
could expect it to "open the battle advantage of the extension. Is-
lines to an unconventional influx rael announced that permits still
of people indoctrinated with hate unused by the new deadline
for Israel?" he asked. Referring would be transferred to other
Arabs who apply for repatria-
to the proposed investigation of
tion.
the condition of Arabs in the oc-
cupied territories, Comay said his
Ambassador Comay told the spe-
government could not accept a cial political committee that Po-
representative on a "discrimina- land, whose troops had joined in
tory" basis ignoring the plight of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, had
the "wretched, captive Jews in the no right to accuse Israel of ag-
surrounding countries."
gresion and rejected as "intem-
Comay intervened in the debate perate and unprovoked" a state-
ment before the committee by
in the General Assembly's special Ryszard Frackiewicz, the Polish
political committee Monday to delegate, critical of Israel. The
"set the record straight after three Israeli delegate said his remark
weeks of one-sided abuse" as to applied equally to the "stereo-
typed anti-Israel remarks" made
the responsibility for the existence by . the Bulgarian representative
of the Palestine Arab refugee in the committee's debate.
problem.
Comay also said that the proof
Ambassador Comay, in a of Poland's anti-Semitism was in
its
government's acts and deeds
documented speech which covered
the inception of the refugee prob- that could not be disclaimed by
statements
in the committee. Re-
lem in 1948, described the refugee
vival of anti-Semitism in Poland
situation today as "the bitter fruit"
"for internal purposes," was, he
of the Arab attempt to solve the
said, "a shameful act." He ex-
Palestine question by force of arms.
pressed sorrow that Poland had
He warned that the issue of respon-
sided with the Soviet Union last
sibility was pertinent Monday be-
year during the Arab-Israel dis-
cause statements made by the rep- pute and said there was no enmity
resentatives of the Arab govern- between the people of Poland and
ments in the special political com-
Israel.
mittee's debate over the last two
Israel notified the United Na-
weeks had shown that "nothing has
tions Security Council that it had
been learned and nothing forgotten.
acted
in self-defense in attacking
There is still the proclaimed faith
positions in the Irbid area of
that history can be rewritten by
the sword. What is more," he Jordan manned by Iraqui units
because of the Iraquis' "per-
added, "we are still confronted
sistant and mounting aggression"
with a desire to organize the Pal-
against Israeli settlements. In
esstinian Arabs, including the ref-
a letter to the president of the
ugees, as military vanguard and so
plunge them into fresh disasters.,, Security Council, Ambassador
Yosef Tekoah reported that the
The Israel representative replied Israel action had followed the
and declared that "but for the mis-
shelling of 11 settlements earlier
guided Arab war against Israel,
today by Iraquis based on Jor-
there would not have been a single
danian territory. He described
Arab refugee. As it was, by the Monday's mortar assault as the
time the dust of batle had settled, eighth and largest artillery at-
hundreds of thousands of Palestine tack on Israeli settlements since
Arabs had moved from Jewish into
Oct. 17.
Arab areas, although some 85 per-
The envoy said that the Iraqis
cent of the Arabs of Mandated Pal- had been actively supporting the
estine remained, and still remain terrorists and that officers and
within the area that came under men of Iraqi Battalion 421 had par-
the mandate."
ticipated in terrorist sabotage raids
Sen. Cooper announced a pledge and some of them had been taken
prisoner.
He noted that Iraq had
of $22,200,000 by the United States
to UNRWA. A total $35,750,474 still not accepted the cease-fire
was pledged for the coming year established by the Security Coun-
by 38 countries. This included a cil following the Six-Day War in
special pledge of $2,500,000 by which it had been a belligerent.
West Germany in addition to its
Israel accused Jordan this
usual contribution. The U.S.
week of a "most serious aggra-
pledge was based on the condition
vation of the Middle East situ-
that it must not be more than 70
ation" by the introduction of
percent of the total received.
rockets in attacks on Israeli set-
tlements and other locations. It
Sweden presented a draft reso-
informed the Security Council
lution Tuesday that would en-
that the Jordan government
dorse efforts by Michelmore to
"must
bear full responsibility"
continue to provide humanitarian
for the attacks.
assistance on an emergency basis,
and as a temporary measure, to
A snecial emissary from Foreign
Arab refugees displaced by the Minister Abba Eban met with UN
Peace Envoy Gunnar V. Jarring
Arab-Israel war.
The draft would have the Gen- on Cyprus Sunday prior to Am-
eral Assembly appeal to all gov- bassador Jarrings departure for
ernments, organizations and in- his ambassadorial post in Moscow,
dividuals to contribute generously it was learned Wednesday. Dr.
to UNRWA and to other gov- Jarring will be absent from the
ernmental and nongovernmental Middle East for a month.
Eban's emissary was his political
bodies concerned with the ref-
ugees. The committee was also secretary, Amos Ben Yohanan. He
considering an American resolu- was reportedly told by Jarring
tion to extend the life of UNRWA that the Egyptian and Jordanian
to June 30, 1972. Also up for foreign ministers still have not re-
consideration was a draft resolu- plied to Eban's question about
tion submitted by Iran, Pakistan, whether and how they intend to
Senegal and Turkey—and opposed establish peace with Israel.
The questions were submitted
by Israel—which would have the
General Assembly call on Israel to the Arab diplomats through
to lake_ immediate measures for Jarring at UN headquarters in
the - atinof refugees who fled New "Voric
Jarring met with Eban on Cy-
prus 10 days ago and subsequent-
ly visited Amman and Cairo. Eban
said in reply to a question in the
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Knesset Tuesday that no Arab
government has yet decided to pro-
mote an agreement or to make
peace with Israel.
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