The Israel Army will protect the border settlements facing, the Gaza Strip from any evil,” Premier David Ben Gurion told a rally of settlers at Nirim, facing the Strip.
Mr. Ben Gurion hailed the courageous stand of the settlers over the last eight years and asserted, in defense of his withdrawal order, that “the day would come, and it’s near,” when everyone would admit that the Israel Government’s decision to evacuate the Gaza and Akaba areas was unavoidable and would, ultimately, bring a “useful” result favorable to Israel.
In two letters made public here, the Premier told a meeting of disabled veterans of the War of Liberation and a meeting of engineers, that the importance of the Sinai campaign lay in its bringing to world attention Israel’s demands for freedom of navigation. That question would never have been raised the way it was without the Sinai operation, Mr. Ben Gurion asserted.
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