November 19, 1955 (vol. 66, iss. 48) • Page Image 4
…I Sixty-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2…
… only. This must Ie noted in all reprints. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1955 NIGHT EDITOR: ERNEST THEODOSSIN Neutrality No Answer Toward Arab-Israeli Crisis T HE careful diplomatic position that the United…
… to realize that neutrality is impossible. In the last few months Arab-Israeli friction has passed from a state of tension to a state of' crisis. The friction itself goes back to the establishment of…
… the Jewish state eight years ago. Egypt and the Arab world were highly reluctant to admit that the Jewish state had a right to exist, and certainly not on their borders. Israel, as a young and sensitive…
… state, was always on edge to prove herself. The hostility was intensified by the problem of displaced Palestinian Arabs, and the net result was a series of constant border clashes. Each side felt it must…
… revenge the slightest in- sult to national pride. An Arab boycott of Israel was greeted with instant border retalia- tion by Israelis. An Israeli raid set the stage for a return Egyptian raid. An eye for an…
… arranged for the sale of Czech arms to Egypt. This happened last August- Egyptian cotton for Communist guns. And in late August the boiling Arab-Israeli relations reached the stage of overt raids. THE…
…Israeli controversy. Britain's insecure position in the eastern Mediterranean makes her interested in maintining good re- lations with the Arabs. This leaves the deci- sive step up to the United States, who has tried…
… to sidestep an uncomfortable situation by refusing to throw her support either way. Needed access to Middle Eastern air bases and oil fields make Arab friendship something of a necessity for us, but…
… half of the students vote in the 4ll- campus elections. I wonder if S. G. C. realizes one of the major reasons for this display of apathy? Before a student casts his ballot, he must realize that how he…

