Dr. Israel Goldstein president of the American Jewish Congress and honorary president of the Jewish National Fund of America called upon the American Government last night to conclude a mutual security pact with Israel" as the best guarantee of peace and prosperity in the Middle East " He spoke at a Bikkurim celebration of the Jewish National Fund at the Commodore Hotel before an over-flow audience of 2,000 persons.
"American policy in the middle East in seeking to protect the security of the region as a whole must ensure the security of every component unit in that area," Dr. Goldstein insisted. "Israel is one of the important component units in the Middle East Yet it was guaranteed by England. Iraq has a security pact with Turkey which is backed by the other Arab states in the area. Israel alone is left to fend for itself. Is it any wonder that Israel is apprehensive# It is high time that our Government gave an undertaking to guarantee Israel’s security against aggression by its neighbors"
Louis Segal secretary general of Farband-Labor Zionist Fraternal Order and member of the executive of the Jewish Agency pointed to the agrarian policy of the State of Israel, as exemplified by the JNF as "the key to the peaceful development of the whole of the Middle Eastern area and the best way of bolstering the region against totalitarian aggression"
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