The Israel Parliament late tonight approved the decisions taken by the Cabinet with regard to the massacre of the 11 Israelis in the Negev ambush. The policy of the government was endorsed after a debate which followed Premier Sharett’s report.
Defense Minister Pinchas Lavon, in replying for the government to deputies of various parties who spoke in the debate, said that the Middle East is now at the crossroads and the future is unpredictable. He warned the extreme right-wing Herut Party not to exploit the occurrence in the Negev for political ends and also took issue with Communist deputies who referred to the Kibya incident in their arguments.
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