Neither the Arab refugees nor, any Arab government have replied in writing to Israel’s offer to reunite Arab families broken up as a result of the flight of scores of thousands of Palestine Arabs from Israel last’ year, Moshe Pearlman, Israel Government spokesman, declared at a press conference today.
Mr. Pearlman added that the refugees themselves and the Arab states are using the Arab refugee problem as pressure against Israel and as a means of obtaining money from the United Nations or the United States. He revealed that since the start of registration on Aug. 1, Israel authorities in Jerusalem received only 18 applications for the reuniting of 40 war separated Arabs.
The Israel Government spokesman stated that the Tel Aviv regime never received officially or through diplomatic channels any information concerning a reported French Foreign Ministry plan for the internationalization of Jerusalem.
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