Eliahu Livneh, a Mapai Party leader noted for his independent thinking within the Party, last night demanded that Israel adopt a stronger policy against the Arab states who, he claimed, have adopted an aggressive policy against Israel to replace their so-called “defensive” stand in relation to the Jewish State.
As evidence of the changed Arab policy, he cited: 1. Increasing infiltration of Israel territory to the point where infiltration has become a political weapon. Z. Selling abroad their contention that Israel is to be blamed for the failure to resonate the Palestine Arab refugees; 3, Following of a coordinated policy of refusing to settle their problems with Israel. Mr. Livneh demanded that stronger measures be taken to halt infiltration.
Commenting on United States-Israel relations, the Mapai leader declared that the American policy has changed because of the increasing Arab activities and because of the widening gap between East and West, Israel should adopt a “careful” policy with a view to narrowing the East-West gap, he advocated. He also suggested a “careful policy” toward the Soviet Union, since a chance may develop for lifting the ban against Israel-bound emigration in the Soviet bloc nations.
DANGER FOR ISRAEL SEEN IN REARMAMENT OF GERMANY
Mr. Livneh; said that the rearmament of Germany was a danger to Israel, particularly since Germany would “undoubtedly” use the “anti-Semitic weapon” by organizing the Arabs against Israel in an attempt to buy their friendship. He cited as a sign of Arab-German rapprochement the existence of German military missions in Egypt and other of the Arab states.
Speaking of the relations between Israel and world Jewry, Mr. Livneh declared that continuous philanthropy by Western Jewry to Israel has taken the place of “real Zionism,” thus resulting in a decrease of Zionist sentiment in the free world. He called for a renewal of the “love of Zlon” movement–predecessor of modern Zionism–and urged increased immigration from western nations to Israel which, he said, was a crucial factor in Israelis future.
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