The necessity to expand the refugee program to include Jews deported from Egypt was called to the attention of both Houses of Congress this week-end.
Addressing the Senate, John O. Pastore, Rhode Island Democrat, spoke out against maltreatment and deportation of Jews. He said he hoped the Administration would use the “same sense of equality” for Jewish refugees from Egypt as it has for refugees from Hungary” Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota Democrat, suggested that President Eisenhower utilize the same parole provisions of the McCarran-Walter Act to give haven to Egyptian Jews as it has to Hungarian refugees.
At the same time Rep. Hugh J. Addonizio, New Jersey Democrat, directed the attention of the House to the need for an expanded refugee program to benefit Egyptian Jews. Referring to Egypt’s “ignominous” treatment of Jewish nationals, Rep Emanuel Celler, New York Democrat, criticized the Administration for its silence “except for mere expressions of ‘concern.'” He said the U.S. has set up a “duel standard” which pressures England, France, and Israel, but which withholds pressure against the Egyptian Government.
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