President Truman’s continued support of Israel has created a more favorable climate for its recognition by other nations and has increased its chances for admission to the United Nations, Harry Zinder, press attache of the Israeli mission to the U.S., told a Women’s Ort institute here.
Zinder said that “while we may not get admission to the U.N. at this session we have made tremendous gains in a negative way because we have killed forever the Bernadotte plan.” Once the Israeli elections are over on Jan. 25, Zinder said, “there is no reason why Britain, Belgium and other nations shouldn’t recognize Israel as a free state and no reason why Israel shouldn’t be admitted to the U.N.”
Zinder described Israel as a state that would remain independent and would not “curry favor of how to anyone. We’re the strongest power in the Middle East,” he said. He denied that the Israeli Government is getting military aid from the Soviets. “There are no Soviet agents or soldiers or observers in the Israeli Army,” he said. “The only Soviets in Israel are those connected with their country’s missions,” he said. “Israel’s only loyalty is to the United Nations,” he declared, adding, “we realize that we are a baby, created by the U.N.”
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