The American police with regard to the Arab-Israel conflict was touched upon by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, addressing the annual luncheon of the Associated Press here today.
“We are now striving to bring about conditions in the Middle East better than those provocative and dangerous conditions out of which the recent violence was born,” Mr. Dulles said. “This cannot be done quickly or all at once. Where emotions run high, and a sense of grievance is deep, those most directly involved are more eager to gain partisans for their cause than to heed impartial counsel.”
Secretary Dulles added that, wherever such situations occur, “they are always worsened by Soviet intrigue,” The Kremlin “likes troubled waters in which to fish,” he declared. “We know,” he said, “in domestic affairs, that it is hard to apply just solutions when racial or class passions run high. The task is equally hard in international affairs. The only durable solution is one which comes by patiently, resolutely, and resourcefully seeking justice and the rule of law. That, at least, is the faith and dedication of your Government.”
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