The Socialist International, currently conducting its world congress here, adopted a resolution today condemning the flow of arms to the Arab states as a threat to Israel. The resolution reaffirmed a previously issued call for solution of the Middle East problem “by negotiations and by respect for the independence of all nations.”
“The congress notes,” the resolution stated, “that recurring tensions in the Middle East could constitute threats to world peace. Threats against Israel and the heavy flow of arms to certain Arab countries constitute a real danger to Israel’s social and economic development, to the region, and to world peace.”
Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel’s former Foreign Minister, and head of the Israeli delegation to the congress, objected to a proposal for barring speeches by non-members from African states. “The Jewish people.” she told the congress, “have a long memory of suffering as a result of prejudice and anti-Semitism. The Jewish people are sensitive to and understanding of the African people.” Mrs. Meir also spoke in general of the problems facing underdeveloped countries. Sweden’s Prime Minister Tage Erlander singled out Mrs. Meir’s address as “an outstanding contribution” to the subject.
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