The Government of Israel was today urged to reject any connection between a new highway it is building and a reported Anglo-American supported super-highway between Istanbul and Cairo.
Moshe Sneh, leading member of the left-wing Socialist Mapam Party, who made the plea to Premier David Ben Gurion, also charged that the super-highway, which would reportedly be routed through Lebanon, Israel and the Sinai Desert, “is aimed to fit in with Anglo-American war plans.”
Pointing to the planned Ras el Nakura-Faluja road, which would cross the length of Israel, Dr. Sneh quoted officials of the remier’s office who said that it would be broad enough to handle the widest cars, in accordance with international standards. He asserted that Syria could be tied into the Israel highway via a spur to Mishmar Hayarden, while Transjordan could be reached via a feeder route from Hebron.
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