Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz warned here that the Arabs must learn that war is obsolete as a method of settling the problems of the Middle East and expressed the view that “we are moving from an era of confrontation to one of negotiation.” The Israeli diplomat, who was addressing 1500 guests attending the 46th annual Third Seder of the Greater New York Histadrut Council, declared that the Yom Kippur War “was a reestablishment of Israel’s independence. The Arabs would never have agreed to negotiations if they believed they could win. Israel proved that it is indestructible and that the Jewish nation, Jewish sovereignty will endure in that part of the world.”
Turning to Israel’s internal problems, Dinitz said they would be solved in a democratic way, with no putsches. “Democracy all over the world is in crisis but Israel will not purchase stability at the price of democracy.”
The Third Seder paid a three-fold tribute to Jewish heroes of the past: the defenders of the Warsaw ghetto, the Israeli defense forces who Warsaw ghetto, the Israeli defense forces who shielded Israel from 1948 to 1973, and the pioneer labor groups who battled the wilderness to create a new society where Jews and Arabs can live in harmony. Aaron L. Solomon, chairman of the Greater New York Histadrut Council, was host. Other speakers were Dr. Judah J. Shapiro, president of the National Committee for Labor Israel, and Bernard Jacobson, executive vice-president of the NCLI.
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