A full-fledged debate on Israel’s foreign policy will be held in the Israel Parliament next week in the light of the resolution adopted this week by the United Nations Security Council censuring the Jewish State for the Kibya raid, it was announced today by Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Parliament.
The debate will also touch upon Israel’s request for direct talks with Jordan under Article XII of the armistice agreement which Israel invoked this week during the discussion on the Palestine question at the Security Council, It is understood that Israel intends to raise the question of implementing the armistice provision guaranteeing it freedom of access to the Hebrew University and Hadassah Hospital atop Mt. Scopus.
(At the United Nations it was indicated today that chances for direct Israel Jordan talks on the armistice pact have been dimmed by the fact the Jordan has so far not replied to the request for such talks transmitted by U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammerskjold to the Jordan Government. Also, by the fact that Lebanese delegate Dr. Charles Malik, the only Arab member of the Security Council, hinted that the Arab states are not willing to enter into direct discussion with Israel concerning the armistice agreements.)
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