UN General Assembly
1958

7. We have heard the representative of Iraq, speaking for "the new free Republic of Iraq", announce that Iraq: "... can now be counted upon to play a more vigorous and constructive role in the work of this Organization." [760th meeting. para. 3.] However, as far as his remarks about Israel were concerned, they were neither more vigorous nor more constructive than those of previous representatives of Iraq before that country was "freed from the shackles of oppression". About Israel, the representative of Iraq had this to say: "... we are now ... convinced that Israel was not created solely for the purpose of finding a home for the Jews, but primarily to make Israel an instrument that can be used whenever it becomes necessary to impose the will of some big Powers against the rising nations of the Arab East." [Ibid..para.6.]