Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-06
Middle East SoIution9

Much space has been devoted
to the Middle East crisis. Give
arms to Israel" cries the gen.
orally pro-Israel press. Certain
Senators and congressman are
similarly shouting, Give arms
to the Israelis!" The Zionist
Organization of America is
crying, Look after Israel But
who is calling out. Look out
for the interests of the United
States? The motivations of
the press are indeed complex.
The CongresSmen who falla-
ciouSly assume that all Ameri-
can Jews are Zionists are look
ing for votes, and the Z.onists
are too emotionally involved
to see the realities of this
situation
The solution OF this problem
does not lie in arming Israel.
The solution lies in prompt
settlement Of this fracas, A
sane settlement might gen.
orally follow these lines: The
Israelis should recede into the
borders allotted them by the
1947 United Nations partition:
substantial reimbursement
should be given to the Arab
refugees who lost their homes
at the time OF the partition:
the Egyptians should lift the
embargo imposed on Israeli
shipping passing through the
Suez Canal. II such a settle
ment were agreed too both sides
would be serving in some meas
ure the original intent Of the
United Nations. and such
settlement would meet with the
approval Of world wide public
opinion. After the settlement.
American aid and technical
assistance should be given 10
both sides in order that more
arabic land can be made avail
able. Also the Western powers
and the Soviets should get to-
gether and, in the interest Of
world peace. agree to limit the
sale Of arms to both sides.
Under such an agreement.
these people will eventually
learn TO live together in mutual
cooperation.
To date. our foreign policy in
this strategic area has been di-
rected. not by sane thinking,
but BY emotionalism and poll
ticking It's about time that
some cognizance be given TO
the fact that the people We
are alternating number APP
proXimately AZ million. pro-
duce 30 per cent of the worlds
crude oil and have in their
hands several of our most
strategic bases. Already we
have done much to push these
people toward the Soviet orbit.
II the Sovlets gain supreme
control TOR influence over this
area. where will we be? Or in
deed where will the Israelis be?
These questions should be con-
sidered by every American
citizen The American Zionists
need to realize that the people
III this country who oppose
their demands are not anti
Semitic but are people who
insist that the interests Of this
country be given some con-
Slderation and who insist that
the plight of the displaced
Arabs be relieved. Since all
Americans except Indians
are the offspring of immi-
grants. our people are tolerant
OF sentimental attachments TO
foreign lands, but when that
attachment threatens to sub
vert our national interests we
expect the sentimentalists. who
enjoy the full rights OF citizen
ship, to reorient their think
ing.
II this situation, which now
shows ominous manifestations,
looms into a future calamity,
the American people arc going
TO make their voices heard and
a lot OF people are going TO
have some questions to answer.
This particularly applies to our
representatives on Capitol Hill.
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