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...ABBA EBAN, Foreign Minister...
Leading doves in the Cabinet, such as Finance and Commerce Minister Pinhas Sapir and Foreign Affairs Minister Abba Eban, are opposed to land purchases on the ground that they would make a peace agreement that much harder to obtain. Dayan maintains that "facts must be created in the territories," since the Arab states show no inclination to come to terms. Other leaders are urging a compromise - permitting land purchases, but only under army supervision...
...privately, Golda Meir, 74, has long insisted that she does not want another term as Premier of Israel. Her decision to name her principal political adviser, Simcha Dinitz, as Ambassador to Washington underscored that insistence. Dinitz's appointment last November, which was opposed by Foreign Minister Abba Eban, was seen as an end-of-term gift to a loyal aide...
...guts." Warm tributes from world leaders flowed into Independence, Mo. France's President Georges Pompidou and Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II both cited Truman's aid in rebuilding Europe after the war. Noting Truman's early recognition and support of Israel, Foreign Minister Abba Eban said the U.S. President had "helped a tormented humanity to stand on its feet and to raise its head high once again...
Angered by the alacrity with which the West Germans had agreed to turn over the three Arabs, Israel temporarily recalled its ambassador to Bonn. Complained Foreign Minister Abba Eban: "Who knows what people have been condemned to death or injury by their release?" In response, Israeli Phantoms made strikes on four Palestinian camps near Damascus. The Syrian government later said at least 65 people had been killed, few of them fedayeen...