Eighty prominent Dutch personalities including 15 Cabinet ministers, four Mayors, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and a Roman Catholic Bishop published a statement several days ago urging the Dutch government and people “to oppose Arab pressure instead of yielding to it.” The statement urged that The Netherlands rethink its UN policy, warning that Israel’s very existence was menaced by the growing power of the PLO whose goals are “the liquidation of Israel and expulsion of the majority of its Jews.” The public appeal, which was initiated by Willem Thomassen. former Rotterdam Mayor, was also supported by many intellectuals.
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