An Arab diplomat called for dismemberment of the "Judenstaat" in a speech here today in which he sharply criticized past U.S. policy, in the Middle East but said the U.S. was now pushing Israel "In the right direction." The speaker, Dr. Fayez Sayegh, the Kuwaiti counsellor to the United Nations, addressed 200 Canadians, Americans and guests from abroad at the Rotary International convention at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The meeting was attended by the consuls of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon.
According to Dr. Sayegh, U.S. policy has changed since the Yom Kippur War because America felt its growing diplomatic isolation. "The U.S. is acting with more energy today in convincing Israel that it is in its own interests to evacuate Arab lands," he said. Sayegh’s speech was greeted by applause. Sayegh also said that "there will be no peace in the Middle East until three million expelled Palestinian are reintegrated into their natural habitat and the ‘Judenstaat’ is replaced by a new state where Arab Christians and Moslems will be able to live in peace with their Palestinian Jewish neighbors."
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