Israel Deplores UNRWA's Aid to Terrorists
(Continued from Page I )
In effect been `once a refugee al- '
ways a refugee.'" Tekoah said
"This perpetuation of the refugee
status is also encouraged by
•UNRWA's assumption in practice
that such status is handed down
from the original refugees to their
Children and their children's chil-
dren and all subsequent genera-
.
The Israeli envoy, supporting his
Contention that there may be many
on the refugee rolls no longer in I
need of full or even partial !
UNRWA support, cited a study
carried out by the research team
of the Hebrew University in one
of the large refugee camps on the
West Bank. It found, Tekoah said.
that "The average family income
and level of employment was near-
ly equal to local standards, and
even a little higher, when adding
the cash value of UNRWA
rations."
Ambassador Tekoah noted that
thousands of refugees have found
employment in Israeli highway
construction, soil reclamation, af-
forestation and other public works
projects. "Almost all persons who
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have sought work through the gov- ed Arab demands for the whole-
ernment labor exchanges in the sale repatriation of refugees to
West Bank ahve been employed," what is now Israel. Nevertheless,
he said. "In Gaza, about 20,000 he said, Israel is doing its best to
job-seekers are employed through facilitate the return of persons who
Israel labor exchanges." He ob- left the West Bank during the June
served further than "refugees have 1967 war. Ile said they were "per-
been among the 2,000 persons who sons who left the area of their
have received instruction in newly own will, in an orderly fashion,
established governmental vocation- and without being obliged to do so.
al schools and training courses in This is undoubtedly why so many
building trades," are benefiting who have been granted permission
from expanded health and educa- to return have not availed them-1
tion services and are sending more selves of this possibility." Of 16,374
chilren than in the past to the ex- permits granted during the 12
panding network of Israel govern- month period Nov. 1, 1968 to Oct.
ment schools.
31, 1969, only 8,535 were used, Te-
koah reported.
Tekoah reiterated Israel's charge
that the Palestinian refugee prob-
Ile said that Israel was conscious
lem was created at its outset by of the plight of Arab refugees and
the Arab invasion of Israel in 1948 continues to contribute to UNRWA
and has been deliberately perpe- to improve their situation. He
tuated by the Arab governments noted that Israel contributed over
ever since as a political and po- $3,700,000 for that purpose during
tential military weapon against the year ending on June 30, 1969,
Israel. He contrasted Israel's ab- and "will announce its cash contri-
sorption and care for nearly a mil- bution for the forthcoming year at
lion Jewish refugees from Arab the pledging conference." Tekoah
countries during the same period pointed out that Israel has pro-
with what he described as the posed immediate action toward an
Arab countries' callous disregard over-all solution of the refugee
for the refugees within their own problem without waiting for a gen-
boundaries. He vehemently reject- eral peace settlement."
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Economic and Social Council.
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