Aryeh Pincus, chairman of the Jewish Agency, deplored today attacks on the World Zionist Organization president, Dr. Nahum Goldmann. and said that the Zionist leader was being hounded and that he deserved better, The question was brought up by newsmen at a press conference with Mr. Pincus. They referred to the recent strong criticism of Dr. Goldmann in the Israeli press and by some public figures here in connection with his meeting in New York with Senator J. William Fulbright, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Mr. Pincus asserted that even if Dr. Goldmann’s meeting with Fulbright had been a mistake, the atmosphere being created around it was detrimental to Zionist work. He reiterated. however. that Dr. Goldmann does not consult with members of the Jewish Agency Executive before his political meetings, including the one with Senator Fulbright and that even if he had, he would have been told that it was no concern of the Executive because the Jewish Agency does not engage in polities. The Jewish Agency Executive issued a formal statement yesterday associating itself from Dr. Goldmann’s meeting with Fulbright and the contents of their talks.
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