The Dutch Government has provided facilities for Dutch taxpayers making gifts to Israel. Thousands of Amsterdam residents have donated blood to the Red Mogen David for use in Israel.
Meanwhile, the second chamber, of the Dutch Parliament approved unanimously a Liberal Party resolution urging that the European Economic Community give Israel associate status quickly. Israel’s present limited agreement with the six-nation European Common Market expires June 30.
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