Rabbi Irving Miller, chairman of the American Zionist Council, returning from Israel today, told a press conference here that Israel is determined to place its reliance not only on the moral promises given to it by President Eisenhower but also in its own determination that it will no longer tolerate the conditions prevailing prior to the Sinai campaign. “It will henceforth defend itself from any attack from Gaza according to Article 51 of to the UN charter, ‘he reported.
Mr. Ben Gurion had made it clear that he had ordered the withdrawal as an act of faith in the determination of President Eisenhower to throw the weight of American in influence and power behind a peaceful settlement in the Middle East, and accordingly asked the people to place their trust in the moral commitments of the international community and primarily of the United States, “Rabbi Miller said. Despite disappointment and in some circles outright anger, the people agreed.”
“But it must be crystal clear, “he continued. “that the people of Israel will not only watch every hostile move on the part of Egypt, but will scrutinize every indication on the part of the international community and of the United States to honor the moral commitments and redeem the promises made to Israel on the basis of which its withdrawal took place.”
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