The debate on Middle East policy in the House of Commons would up last night with government spokesman Commander A.H.P. Noble evading replies to all questions dealing with Israel’s stake in the current crisis.
Earlier, a number of Labor MP’s underlined the meaning of current developments for Israel. Several Laborites, including Philip Noel-Baker and Dingle Foot, suggested that Israel had better understand that its existence depends on coming to an agreement with the Arab states. Mr. Foot proposed the establishment of a United Nations frontier adjustment commission, hinting broadly that Israel should make territorial concessions.
On the other hand, a number of backbenchers, including Harold Lever, warned against any attempt to reach a Middle East settlement at Israel’s expense. “Israel,” he said, “has no intention of being sacrificed or of committing suicide.”
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