The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-04-25
Policy Stand Overdue

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It is obvious the United States in serious trouble In
the Middle East and that have been Tor some time
now Our interests there are best served by poitcal
stability, economic development and peace
But it takes neither prophet nor an expert TO snow
us that the policies of the Eisenhower administrator
seem to be aimed in exactly the opposite direction We
have tried to maintain false neutrality IN the struggle
between Israel and her Arab neghbors This has made
Israel less secure and has inflamed the Arab worlo
anew. We have been unwilling to recognize Massea
body and at the price of shred OF western IN
fluence. 80 :, ~. e4h
situation rather than which pretends that problems
don't exist or refuses to take position in moments OF
crisis.
The Arab-Israeli dispute is of the many sources
of tension in the since Israel established IN
1948 It is problem mainly because lsraels Mosem
neigbors refuse to accept the fact OF her existence
In 1854 and 1866 this long standing dispute took on
new Importance and became part of the much larger
struggle between the free world ana Cne OoVleI-uom
mated slave world.
The problem became serious when Premier Nasser
consolidated his power Egypt and embarked on
crusade to "wipe Israel from the face OF the earth
But this not his real goal 1t was primarily de-
vice. means by which he could unite the Arab world
under his leadership Hostility to Israel was the
one surefire of doing it. Apart from this issue
the Arab states anything but united. :.
In 1866 Nasser began to move in the direction OF op
posing all Western influence in the Middle East Anti
Westernsm became the second tune he played to the
approving of dissatisfied Arab Leaders,.
The Soviet bloc promptly came forward with SUP
i
Nasser became the darling of the Soviet bloc IN the
Middle East It has given Soviet Russia the Ioot-
hold in the Middle East the czars had long sought
This is the growing crisis have not been willing to
recognize When we begin to look for a solution we
must 90 to the heart of the matter We must start with
the ArabIsrae dispute 1t is the source OF continued
local tension and is constantly used by Nasser and the
Sovets to extend their power in the Middle East.
In 1866 Israel invaded Egypts Sinai Peninsula be-
cause she felt that Egyptian attack using Soviet
tanks and jet planes imminent. The United States
again failed to look at reality We pointed to lsraes
military action and said sefrghteously that she was
the guilty party It didn't to matter that Israel
actually responding to endless series OF violent
Egyptian border violations. We paid no attention to
Egypt's declared policy of erasing Israel from the
map. 80 ,
The complex surely does not lie IN the dlrec
ton of showing the whole problem under the rug
We first take the steps that needed to prevent
recurrence of actual fighting along the borders This
involves realistic commitment of United States mill
tary strength continued support for the United Nations
Emergency Force and if possible, the end of all arms
shipments to the Middle East 49,.
believe that the best means of working toward the
goal of economic development for the entire Middle
East is the establishment of Middle East development
loan fund 1t must be joint effort of the countries
of the West and local Middle Eastern government to
help alleviate the poverty disunty and tension that
pervades the area.
Israels security lies in becoming ntegrated and
accepted member of the Middle Eastern community
Our security lies in helping to reduce the political
tensions and economic disparites in the Economic
development plays vital part in this process.