Word: israelities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hopes and fears, religion and politics, dreams and nightmares are so grievously mixed, any complete story is impossible. It may be too idealistic to ask for a solution through love, but, having long known Palestine, I feel that the present hatred endangers not only the small, struggling state of Israel but the world as well...
...resent the distorted picture TIME is giving to millions of Americans. One would think that 45 million Arabs cower under the truculence of 1.5 million Jews, who, for some unknown reason, wish to beat the Middle East to its knees. If TIME is anti-Israel, let it say so openly. This intellectual pussyfooting is not what I would call courageous journalism...
...RABBI) ALLEN RUTCHIK Temple Beth Israel of Maywood Maywood...
When the accounts are balanced, neither side comes out spotless. Each side has raided the other almost continuously since the partition in 1948; and while the Israelis have taken the initiative most often in recent months, the Arabs on their side have sworn a holy alliance to annihilate Israel. Each side has its justifications, the Arabs their million refugees, the Israelis a dream of centuries. In view of this, the United States can espouse neither cause at the expense of the other...
Sending arms to Israel is as ineffective a solution as it is foolishly partial. Given the Arab fervor--and the Communist willingness to exploit it with military aid--U.S. arms could only ignite an explosive arms race. Nor are such arms necessary for the preservation of the Israeli state. If Israel were ever subjected to a full-scale Arab attack, the same arms would be used by U.S. and U.N. forces in immediate action against the aggressor. By clearly stating that the present boundaries will be maintained, the U.S. will both forestall an arms race and protect Israel...