Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

ing with Nasser Is tanta-
mount TO appeasement. But
II would not be appeasement
II we did not sacrifice Vest
ern interests. This we must
never do, nor do we have 10.
The great tragedy Of this en-
tire situation is our failure
10 realize that Western In
terests and Arab nationalism
are not mutually exclusive;
they can coexist.
A settlement in such an
emotionally charged atmos-
phere will not be easy. But
It's even more difficult 10
visualize how the situation
can deteriorate much more
without q shooting war being
touched OF. Arab nationalism
is a new concept which We
seem 10 be having trouble
grasping. We refuse 10 trust
the Arabs with the RESPONSE
bility 10 safeguard our inter-
ests. although when they take
over-as they did at Suez-
We must admit they are ca
pable. Let's get down TO the
bottom Of this thing and find
out what they finally want;
we might find them reason
able people after all.
James Cannon.
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Unhsppily. a good many
Americans well acquainted
with the Arab-Israel issue
hesitate to voice the truth.
thereby avoiding the double
edged sword Of anti-Semi-
tism. Therefore, the field
was and still is open to a one
sided. and usually erroneous,
Zionist picture Of the prob
lem. aimed at influencing
public opinion.
The crux of the Palestine
tragedy with all its ramifi-
cations is very simple in
character. It is an instance
of determination. uprooting
and dispossession. not only
one individual squeezing out
and dispossessing another,
but a whole multitude up
roofing and dispossessing an
entire people from its ances-
trail home. 1t seems to me.
however, that the human
conscience is very strange
indeed. capable of justifying
large-scale collective crimes.
while condemning the self
same crimes committed on
an individual basis.
The Humanitarian" Zion
lists describe the little people
of Israel" as a fragment of
humanity" They pretend to
forget that this fragment has
flouted UN resolutions, which
constitute more in number
than the total resolutions
being flouted by the USSR
and its satellites. Among
those resolutions the repa-
triation and compensation of
Arab refugees. and the in
standardization of Jerusa-
lem which has been Israeli
lied" with the implied appro-
val Of many Western coun-
tries.
Very few American column
nists care, or should I say
dare, to bring to the atten-
ton of the uninformed
American public how many
times this fragment Of
humanity" is being con-
demned for military agrees
sion perpetrated against the
neighboring Arab states. The
Security Council has CON-
demned Israel four times by
its resolutions of May IS,
1851: November "a, 1858;
March 90, 1855; and Janu-
airy 10, 1856. These different
condemnations have been
crowned by Israeli collision
with Britain and France as
she was used as a beachhead
of aggression in october,
1856.
However, the record against
Israel is not ended. She was
as well condemned for not
less than % times for mill
tary attacks on Arab neigh
bors. 1t is high time to put
an end to Zionist smearS and
restore our friendly relations
with the Arabs.
Vera VinsOn DuvaIl.
Dorothy Thompson writes
that she took the lead in
founding the Am erican
Friends OF the Middle East,
was its president for years,
and up until two years ago
was a member of its board
of directors. She remains
active in its work.
The American Friends Of
the Middle East is, as its
name implies, an organization
specifically founded and con-
tinued for the purpose of
actively propagandizing a
certain point Of view. 1t
seeks, among other objec-
tives, to influence American
foreign policy. That, of course,
is proper and unexceptionable.
However. quite apart from
the merits of its position, one
way or another, in so far as
am concerned Miss Thomp-
sons aggressively activist
role in an organization Of
this character conditions pro-
foundry my reading of her
recent columns.
While none would restrict
in any way a columnist in
the expression of his view
point. however prejudiced
and factually inaccurate it
may be, one surely may be
permitted to question whether
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