The German press reports today that the West German Government received a protest from the Arab League against paying any reparations to Israel.
“The German attitude,” the protest is quoted as stating, “could lead to marked deterioration of the good relations existing between Germany and the Arab nations, in view of the fact that payments to the Jewish State would enable Israel to continue her aggression against Arab neighbors.”
Officials of the West German Government, commenting on the press report, said that no Arab protest has yet been received. (A member of the Israel reparations delegation in The Hague said that there was no cause for concern at the reported Arab protest.)
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