Israel Deputy Premier Yigael Yadin said here that events in Iran must accelerate the process of peace and that a Palestinian state will never be created alongside Israel on the West Bank and Gaza. Yadin was here as a special advisor for the Hadassah – WIZO project for post-doctoral research by distinguished academics and scholars in Israel and Canada.
The Canadian Hadassah – WIZO Jubilee Research Foundation will help scholars from both countries to continue their studies, putting a stop to the brain-drain of highly qualified scientists leaving their country of origin for better conditions elsewhere. For Israel, “the brain-drain represents a potential disastrous threat,” said Clara Balinsky, Hadassah – WIZO national president who created the research foundation.
Immediate fields of research include seeking causes of leukemia in people with genetic disorders, developing a bio-chemical test for detection of human pituitary adenoma; developing teacher scientists among high school teachers; solar heating of soil; inhibiting breast cancer growth and other important research.
Answering questions from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tuesday, Yadin said that because of the proposed Syrian-Iraqi unification, Israel is “sensitive” to the security problems of Jordan Volley and the West Bank. “We insist that no matter what the future will bring, our army and our settlements should remain on the western side of the Jordan,” Yadin said. “We have to live with all the dangers and they dominate all our planning in the current peace negotiations.”
Yadin referred to the potential evacuation of Iranian Jews saying that “no one can be forced to come to Israel. A few are coming but if a real danger threatens them we shall help.” Yadin said that despite divisions of opinions there is a general consensus in Israel against the creation of a Palestinian state which will be dominated by the PLO whose aim is the elimination of the State of Israel. It is a time bomb we shall never accept. The Palestinians will have as much autonomy as they want but no state.
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