More than 10,000 American Zionists are expected to visit Israel during its current 10th Anniversary Year, it was announced here today at a session of several hundred members of the national executive council of the Zionist Organization of America, governing body of the organization, assembled from all parts of the country.
Addressing the session, Dr. Emanuel Neumann, ZOA president, accused the U.S. Government of attempting to whitewash President Nasser of Egypt with the purpose to rehabilitate the Egyptian dictator in Free World opinion. “In support of this charge, he cited” the presumed readiness of Washington to settle for considerably less than a clear-cut break with the Soviets and a new pro-Western orientation on Nasser’s part. “He warned that we may expect further upheavals in the Middle East because of Nasser’s expansionist drive for power.
At the same time, in the face of the union of Arab states with their proclaimed hostility to Israel, Dr. Neumann made a strong plea for Jewish unity particularly among Zionists. In stressing the need for greater unity, he urged the avoidance of divisiveness which would weaken the united Zionist efforts for Israel so imperative at this hour.
The meeting unanimously endorsed a call addressed to all American Zionists urging them to participate in the anniversary celebrations to be held throughout the country and “to rededicate themselves anew with ever greater vigor and resolve to the task of helping to safeguard the security of Israel and to aid with all resources towards its economic development and stability.”
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