July 16, 1948 (vol. 58, iss. 186) • Page Image 2
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…._.r; Editorial Rounds Christian Science Monitor .. . j For the Arabs Dangerous Corner j WHAT MAY be the beginning of a fundamental change in the Pal- estine situation has now been registered in the major world…
… capi- tals and in the United Nations. It is the result of Arab refusal to ex- tend the truce period, after the Israeli had agreed to do so. This looks like a diplomatic blunder on the Arabs' part. Hereto…
… be regarded as an aggressor, at any rate so long as the armies operated in a manner that could be construed as defending the territories al- lotted to Arabs and Jews in the UN partition plan. Bombings…
…, and at the request of the UN itself, the Arabs have invited world cen- sure. They are immediately confronted with Israeli charges, laid be- fore the UN Security Council, of violating the truce some…
…, it could lead to UN action against the Arabs under Chapter VII of the Charter, including imposition of sanctions against them. THAT DEVELOPMENT, if coupled with a lifting of the American embargo…
… against arms shipments to the Middle East, would be a serious blow to the Arabs' military prospects. The Arabs are talking a great deal about British treaty obligations to them, but the British have said…
… that if the UN finds the Arabs guilty of illegal acts Britain's obligations to the UN will override those in its treaties with Arab states. Aside from the loss of prestige which the Arabs have suffered…
… over the entire diplomatic front, there are known also to be weaknesses within the Arab League. Egypt and Syria seem more intent on resum- ing warfare, for example, than does King Abdullah of Transjordan…
…. Moves to exploit Arab divergencies are part of the general effort to bring the Arabs into line with a world opinion otherwise due to turn sharply against them. And today there is much less probability…



























