The mounting crisis between Britain and Israel over the shooting down of five R.A.F. planes over Israel last week and the dispatching of British troops and naval units to Trans Jordan are viewed in the New York press as one aspect of the overall problem of peace in the Middle East.
The Herald Tribune, after reviewing the latest developments, declared that the most important element in the present situation remains the negotiations between Israel and Egypt for an armistice and that no “provocative acts” from whatever quarter should be permitted to interfere with the talks. The Times viewed the “flare-up in Palestine” as resulting from “Britain’s determination to retain control of the Suez Canal and Influence in the Middle East” and the “determination of some Israeli extremists to conquer all Palestine.”
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