Moshe Kol, a leader of the Independent Liberal Party and a member of the coalition Cabinet, suggested here yesterday that Israel should make a start toward a settlement of the Arab refugee problem even though peace has not yet been achieved. He praised the Government of national unity established during last May’s war crisis as a “positive development” but said it should not be preserved at the expense of principles regarding Israel’s future and the nature of peace with the Arabs.
Mr. Kol, who is Minister of Tourism and Development, spoke at the opening of the Independent Liberal Party’s first national convention since it was established three years ago. The 600 delegates and alternates were joined for the occasion by President Zalman Shazar. Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and Foreign Minister Abba Eban. The Independent Liberal Party was founded by members of the original Liberal Party who refused to join the Liberal-Herut alignment in the Knesset (Parliament) known as Gahal.
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