Rep. Leonard Farbstein, Democrat of New York, charged President Nixon with sacrificing principle for politics and material gain in withholding Phantom and Sky hawk jets from Israel. In a speech on the floor of the House today, Mr. Farbstein said he was “shocked and concerned” by reports that Nixon did not intend to sell jets to Israel “at this critical time in the life of that small brave country.” “I know that the President has said on a number of occasions that he would help Israel when needed and that Israel must and will survive as a nation. These are mere words. Unfortunately, actions speak louder than words,” Farbstein said. The Congressman said that in the face of massive Soviet military aid to Egypt, Israel needs those airplanes. She needs them to survive. The world stood by in the 1930’s and permitted Hitler to murder six million Jews. Does the United States intend to stand by again and, like Pontius Pilate, wash its hands of the whole thing?”
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