The British Labor Party’s national convention today adopted without a vote a resolution proposed by Poale Zion delegates calling for economic assistance rather than military aid to the states of the Middle East.
The resolution declared that if the Arabs are given arms the grants should be conditioned on their making peace with Israel and Israel should also be given sufficient quantity of arms to bring the military situation in the region back into balance. The resolution also underlined Israel’s willingness to discuss the problems of the Arab refugees and to join in any plan for their rehabilitation worked out at a peace conference.
Earlier, during a debate on foreign policy, Clement R. Attlee, former Prime Minister and head of the party, stressed that Israel’s security must be guaranteed by the powers. He called for Britain to take an active hand in bringing the Arab states and Israel into a peace settlement.
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