Veteran Leaders Back Fro m srae I , U rge
Nixon to Supply Needed Arms as Deterrent
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The past
commanders of six American vet-
erans organizations declared Mon-
day that- the balance of power
must he maintained in the Middle
East in the interests of the frr.e
world and said they would urge
President Richard M. Nixon to
provide Israel with all the arms
it needs to counter the heavy flow
of Soviet arms to the Arab states.
The veteran leaders issued their
statement at a press conference
held on the occasion of Pearl liar-
bor Day, the 28th anniversary of
America's entry into World War
II. They had just completed a 10-
day tour of Israel and occupied
territories and had meetings with
Israeli government and military
leaders.
The group represented the
Disabled American Veterans,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Am-
erican Legion, Amvets, Catholic
War Veterans and Jewish War
Veterans. They were accom-
panied on their Israeli tour by
Bernard Direnfeld, Cleveland,
present national commander of
the JWV.
Their statement said, "It is our
personal conclusion that Israel
seeks only a guaranteed peace with
attendant recognition, security and
protection from invasion and in-
timidation. It is our further belief
that the United Nations may best
serve the cause of peace and con-
tinue to contribute to the solution
of the problem facing the nations
of the Middle East by using its in-
fluence to bring about direct ne-
gotiation between the parties in-
volved."
The veterans added that they
"doubt seriously that the Soviet
Union could be an impartial par-
ticipant in any negotiations in view
of its policy of fomenting continu-
ing armed strife by providing start-
ling amounts of arms and material
to Egypt, Syria and Iraq."
"The volume of Soviet arms for
the Arabs is obviously not for de-
fense and is a threat to Israel,"
the statement continued. "Since a
balance of power may be at stake.
it is in the best interests of the
U.S. and others of the free world
to act favorably on requests from
Israel for materials necessary to
maintain a proper balance of
power."
Meanwhile, the London Daily
Telegraph, leading Conservative
organ and one of the most im-
portant newspapers in Britain,
declared editorially that "Sta-
bility, fairness, and in the long
run, the hope for a just peace
in the Middle East all require
that the arms balance be re-
stored by the supply of essential
weapons to Israel."
Commenting on the resumption
of the Four Power Mid East talks
in New York, the paper said it
was difficult to see what point
there was to starting the talks
`anew- as long as the United States
a i d the Soviet Union have failed
to reach an agreement in their
own bilateral discussions.
"If America and Russia could
agree on a viable and fair solu-
tion and secure Arab acquiesce-
nece, Israel would not only have
no real alternative other than to
cooperate, but would be glad to,"
the Daily Telegraph said.
said, "to expect Israel to pay Israel and the UAR to negotiate
cash on the barrelhead NOten other on the so-called Rhodes formula
friendly nations receive lung term with both direct and indirect ne-
credit.
gotiations.
"I made inquiry this week and . The senator said the Middle East
learned that at least 10 nations
question is first and foremost a
are receiving long-term, easy
moral question- - We can never
credit for milita ry purchases in
allow the petty dictators of the
the United States. Therefore, he
Middle East to succeed in their
said, "I urge the administration
purpose of driving a free people
to approve similar credit terms
into the sea"—Ilowever, he also
for Israel, and to do it quickly."
called it "a question of maintain-
Sen. Percy expressed the hope ing sufficient balance of power in
that the way to an eventual settle- the Middle East which is the only
ment between Israel and the thing today preventing the area
United Arab Republic would come from breaking out into an allout
out of the Oct. 28 settlement pro- war. A war that conceivably could
posed by the U S which has been bring the U.S. and Soviet Union
publicly rejected by the UAR into direct involvement. This po-
foreign minister.
i litical situation must be pre-
The American proposal calls for vented."
Labor Party Endorses Cabinet,
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Labor
Party's central committee Sunday
endorsed a cabinet put together by
Premier Golda Meir which will
have 24 ministers—two more than
at present—and represent a coali-
tion of the country's major polit-
ical factions. But Mrs. Meir's
efforts to form a broadly based
government ran into a snag Mon-
day. As a result, she is not likely
to submit the cabinet to the
Knesset for approval before next
Monday.
The latest difficulty arose with
Gahal (IIerut-Liberal alignment)
which is Israel's second largest
party and will have six minis-
ters in the new government.
Gahal leaders have demanded
the right to initiate legislation on
national health insurance and the
settlement of labor disputes.
The Labor Party, with serious
ideological differences with Gahal
on these matters, insists that no
party in the government may ini
tiate legislation independently.
Gahal leader Menahem Begin de-
clared that his party will not join
the coalition unless its demands
are met. Mrs. Meir was reported
to be meeting with the Gahal lead-
ership to try to avert a new crisis.
Her party's endorsement of the
new cabinet - was assured after
Deputy Premier Yigal Alton, bow-
ing to strong pressure from Mrs.
Meir and the party leadership,
agreed to accept the portfolio of
minister of education on the con-
ditions laid down by the prime
minister.
Earlier, Allen had objected bit-
terly to a deal worked out between
Mrs. Meir and the National Reli-
gions Party giving the NRP the
post of deputy minister of educa-
tion.
That post was the price de-
manded by the Religious Party
for joining the coalition but
Allen said he could not function
with a deputy who was not of
his own selection. His refusal
brought angry threats from Mrs.
Meir to resign but the party
leadership supported her, and
Allon's "rebellion" was short-
lived. lie will retain the rank of
deputy premier.
The Labor Party will dominate
the new cabinet with the prime
ministership and 14 ministerial
posts of which the Mapai faction
will have eight and the Achdut
Avodah and Rafi factions two each.
Mapam will have the rest.
Israel Handbag Factory
TEL AVIV—A factory for high
quality leather handbags is to be
set up in Israel by a group of
French businessmen. The inves-
tors, who will also supply the
knowhow, are engaged in the
leather industry.
world. It presented the 1969 Leivick
Prize for Literature to the poet
Aaron Zeitlin.
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Sen. Percy Assures:
No Imposed Peace
CHICAGO—Sen. Charles Percy
(R-Ill.) assured Jewish leaders
here Sunday that the Nixon ad-
ministration will not impose any
Peace proposal on Israel, and in
fact, he was told by an important
American official that Israel
"needn't withdraw one soldier until
it is satisfied with the guarantees
for its security!'
At the same time, Sen. Percy
urged the administration to ap-
prove, immediately, long-term, easy
credit terms for Israel to purchase
the Phantom jets it needs from
the U.S.
"I believe it unreasonable," he
Congress for World Culture Holds World Conference
NEW YORK (JTA) — The four-,
day conference of the World Con-
gress for Jewish Culture concluded
here Monday with the adoption of
a number of resolutions aimed at
strengthening Yiddish cultural work
in all free countries throughout
the world, One resolution included
an appeal to the Soviet govern-
ment to crease its suppression of
Jewish culture and to permit Soviet
Jews to emigrate for reunification
with their families.
Delegations from 12 countries at-
tended the four-day sessions, in-
cluding large delegations from
Israel and Latin American coun-
tries.
The conference issued a mani-
festo calling for the proclamation
of a "Week for Yiddish Culture"
to be observed throughout the
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