Washington’s officially announced “security blackout” on arms shipments to Iraq came under severe criticism this week-end from Mrs. Rose L. Halprin, acting chairman of the Jewish Agency, on the eve of her departure for Israel to attend plenary sessions of the Jewish Agency executive.
Mrs. Halprin pointed out that “the security blackout in this case seems to have been influenced by political considerations representing recent State Department policy that has distressed many Americans.” She said that she referred to the State Department policy of arming the Arab states “at a time when their official spokesmen continue their unrestrained incitement against Israel and reiterate their pledges of ultimate war against the new State.”
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