Mordecai Namir, secretary general of Histadrut, the Israeli Labor Federation, was welcomed to the city yesterday by Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri at City Hall. Later, at a press conference at the Commodore, Mr. Namir, who arrived here for a three-week visit, said he came to assist in the current $10,000,000 fund-raising campaign of the National Committee for Labor Israel, which is an American group aiding Histadrut.
In response to questions, Mr. Namir said he doubted the accuracy of reports that Egypt has put out peace feelers toward Israel but that Israel would welcome them if they were sincere. One of the real obstacles to peace in the Middle East, he said, is that Arab feudal landowners fear that friendly relations with Israel would cause their own people to demand improved living standards.
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