President Johnson was today urged by Sen. Jacob Javits, to express American support of West Germany on Bonn’s decision to recognize Israel diplomatically despite Arab threats. Sen. Javits depicted such a move as an effective answer to Egyptian President Nasser’s “blackmail” tactics.
The New York senator lauded Tunisian leader Habib Bourguiba for his courage in dissenting from Nasser’s extreme anti-Israel line. In a Senate speech, Sen. Javits said the German-Israeli rapprochement could serve as a lesson for the Arabs to follow.
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