6—Friday; May 30, 1969

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Nasser Double-Talk Exposed

(Continued from Page 1)

A. If there were 'a solution to all problems, this would be some-
thing to think about.
Cairo Version
Q. Can you possibly conceive that the Arabs will one day sign
a nonaggression pact with Israel?
A. No one has the right to forget history. It was Israel which
attacked in the past three rounds of the Arab-Israeli dispute. In 1948—
and long before 15 May 1948—Israel attacked the areas allocated the
Arabs tinder the 1948 UN partition plan. In 1956, Israel collided with
Britain and France and was the first to attack. In 1967, Israel also
was the first to attack. The question is not one of pacts, but of finding
basic solutions to problems. If the problems remain unsolved, no one
can stop the fighting. I have already said that there are two problems:
land and people. There will be no peace without solution of these two
problems.
c. On Recognition of Israel
Time Version
Q. Are you ready to accept the existence of Israel if there is a
withdrawal and a permanent settlement?
A. I accept the reality of Israel, and so will my people, if there
is a humanitarian solution. Call it Israel, or whatever you want to call
it. and I will recognize it.
Cairo Version
Q. Do you believe the Arabs will approve the principle of an
Israeli existence?
A. The Arabs demand the solution of two issues. If these are
solved, all problems will end. The first issue, as I have said, and I
repeat, is Arab land and its security. The second is the Arab people.
and by this I mean the Palestinian people's rights.

Jewish Groups Confronted With Marked
Opposition From Arab-Soviet Bloc at UN

UNITED NATIONS (JTA)—The ! wegian motion to put over action
United Nations Economic and So- I until Monday.
cial Council (ECOSOC), involved
In earlier voting, the UN agency
in what appeared to be an almost rejected a joint Arab-Soviet cam-
insoluble parliamentary wrangle ! paign to deny any status to the
over the status of the Coordinating World Jewish Congress and the
Board of Jewish Organizations, Women's International Zionist Or-
accepted a resolution last Friday ganization. which were retained in
to defer a decision until Monday. category two status, in which such
Renewal of status for the non- organizations can speak but may
governmental organ i z at ion has not vote at meetings of ECOSOC
been bitterly fought by the Soviet : agencies, including the Human
Union and the Arab states, whose Rights Commission. The unit also
efforts to deprive other Jewish ' voted to elevate the Agudas Israel
NGOs of official status were de- World Organization from roster to
feated last week.
category two status.
The procedural wrangle was
In the debate preceding the vote,
further complicated last Thursday
the Soviet delegate. E. N. Nasi-
when a Tanzanian motion to refer
novsky, assailed the WJCongress
the entire 'question of the board's
status back to the ECOSOC com- as "the foreign policy section" of
the World Zionist Organization,
mittee on NGOs was given prece-
which sought to depict the Jews as
dence over an American motion I
that, pending a final decision, the "some kind of chosen people."

Jewish NGO should enjoy the right
to appead before ECOSOC agen-
cies. The Arab representatives
took the position that until the
d. On Boundary Adjustments
committee reported, the board ,
Time Version
which represents the Board of De-
Q. Can you conceive of any negotiated territorial adjustments in puties of British Jews, the South
the Sinai?
African Jewish Board of Deputies
A. It is beyond discussion. These boundaries have been there for ' and the Bnai Brith, had no stand-
hundreds of years.
ing.
Q. What about in Jordan?
On Friday, when the ECOSOC
A. That is for the Jordanians to decide.
resumed sessions, the American
Q. In Syria?
delegate,
Walter E. Kotschnig,
A. There is nothing in the Security Council resolution about border
asked the chairman whether the
rectification. If we agree to rectification. we go beyond the resolution,
U.S. resolution of the day before
and this we cannot do.

Cairo Version
Q. If withdrawal were to take place, would there be slight border

was receivable. The chairman
ruled it was, but again, the reso-
lution was not put to a vote,
priority being given to the Nor-

changes as is now being talked about?
A. I do not know what is meant by slight border changes now
being talked about. But I do know that the Egyptian border cannot
be the subject of discussion. The same applies to the borders of the
Orthodox Leader Urges
other Arab states. Furthermore, I do not find anything in the UN
Security Council resolution about changes which are now being talked `Crash Program' to Retain
about.
Collegians' Loyalties
Note: In the Cairo version, unlike in the Time version. Nasser
categorically rejects the prospect of any negotiated territorial
NEW YORK (JTA)—Rabbi Zev
adjustments in respect of any Arab State.
Segal, president of the Rabbinical
e. On Withdrawal
Council of America, an Orthodox
Time Version
body, called upon Orthodox Jewry
Q. If Israel is persuaded to withdraw from the occupied terri- to launch a "crash" program on
tories, how would you visualize the next step?
college campuses to retain the
A. If Israel agrees on two main points, this will solve the prob- loyalties and participation in Jew-
lem. The points are land—withdrawal from all occupied territory— ish life of the young people. He
and people—the Palestinians must have the choice of returning to proposed a mass effort directed to-
their homes.
wards the campus, which would in-
Cairo Version
clude strengthening of Jewish
Q. What do you think might happen should the Israelis withdraw agencies currently working on the
from all occupied areas?
campus; establishment by congre-
A. We have said we are prepared in such a case to implement gations near campuses of centers
the November 22. 1967 Security Council resolution. The fact is that this for the students; efforts by con-
calls for settlement of two questions, without which there will be no gregations to give young people a
settlement. One is the problem of land—withdrawal from all Arab greater voice and role in the con-1
territory occupied through aggression. The other is the problem of duct of congregational affairs;
people—I mean the problem of the Palestinians, who have the right to frequent student "dialogues" with
return to the land of which they have been deprived for more than Jewish religious leaders and a pro-'
twenty years. If no settlement can guarantee a solution to these two gram of publications to present '
problems—the Arab land and the Palestinians—then there will be Jewish ideals in the "language of
no solution.
today's intellectual community."
f. On Freedom of Shipping in the Suez Canal

The Soviet delegate charged
that the WJCongress had organ-
ized a campaign against the So-
viet Union, "alleging" that it was
aimed at defending the rights of
Russian Jews. The American
delegate vigorously defended the
Jewish organizations, asserting
that the key criteria for status
had been met by all of the Jew-
ish NGOs.
Isa Babaa of Libya delivered a
sharp attack on Israel, Jews,

IP you TURN

Zionism and their supporting or-
ganizations without referring to
any by name. He said there were
"a few organizations which defend-
ed the interest of one state and of
an international expansionist
movement." He charged that "they
use religion as a mask for their
activities and preach war and
favor expansionism and deporta-
tion." Such organizations, he said,
should be "punished and expelled
from the United Nations." Earlier
in the debate, he said "Bnai Brith
is truly an invisible government in
the United States" which "seeks to
undermine the United Nations , con-
trols the telephones of delegates,
forbids delegations from entering
the United States."

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Q. If all other matters are settled, would freedom of navigation
in the Suez Canal be a problem?
A. The canal would be no problem.

Cairo Version

Q. If the refugees question is solved, would you open the water-
ways in the region to Israel navigation?
A. Here again, I want to return to history. The Israelis, more
than anyone else, were responsible for continuation of the state of
war, necessitating the closure of the Gulf of Aqaba to their shipping.
Following the 1949 armistice, the United Nations set up a conciliation
commission's meeting including border and refugee problems. We
attended the conciliation commission's meetings because they did not
want to settle these two problems. This was in May 1949, and it was
the reason why all problems, including the state of war, remained
in suspense.

Purchase, Travel Tax Hiked in Israel

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

JERUSALEM—Finance Minister
Zeev Sharef announced Wednes-
day an increase in the purchase
tax on a number of durable goods
and in the travel tax.
The move was necessitated, Sharef
said, by the falling reserves of
foreign currency. The tax will be
imposed mainly on import of goods
such as cars and television sets,
which accounted for almost 20 per
cent of the increase in consumer
spending last year. If imports con-
tinue at the present rate, he said,
the tax increase will bring. in $20,-
000,000. If, as expected, imports
drop, it will represent a large sav-
ing in foreign currency.

Cars, on which Israelis pay
one of the highest duty rates in
the world, will go up an aver-
age of another 10 per cent. Tele-
vision sets, priced at about $ 400,
will cost an additional $40-$60.
Prices also will go up for tape
recorders, record players, air
conditioners, vacuum cleaners
and similar goods.
The travel tax will increase $60
in addition to the previous flat

rate of $60-$70 and an additional
7.5 per cent of the ticket price. As
the increase is in the purchase
tax and not customs duty, prices of
imported and locally produced
goods will rise equally.

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