The Anglo-Jewish Association and the Board of Deputies of British Jews “are working in the closest consultation” on the “recent developments affecting Jewry in the Iron Curtain countries.” Ewen Montagu, A.J.A. president, told a meeting of the organization’s council today. In recent years the two organizations have rarely cooperated on measures of a political nature.
Mr. Montagu told the council that although the situation could “hardly be more menacing, we must not altogether despair of somehow or other coming to the rescue of our brethren in Eastern Europe who may be facing one of the recurring crises in Jewish history.”
On the British Government’s policy of supplying jet planes to the Arab states, Mr. Montagu said that “it must be apparent to all of us that the Middle East must be strong if Russian imperialism and despotism” is to be restrained. He added that “we can rest assured that due safeguards will be maintained to prevent the misuse of arms, but we must all feel the deepest sympathy for the anxiety naturally aroused in Israel” He suggested the British Government be urged to help Israel in its efforts to establish peace in the Middle East.
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