Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson said here last night that in the view of his Labor Party “We cannot afford to see (Israel) defeated in any of her objectives. A setback for Israel would be a blow to Social-Democrats and indeed to many others all over the world.” The leader of the British Parliamentary Opposition also said that “A military defeat for Israel is inconceivable.”
Wilson, addressing a dinner of the dental division of the British Friends of the Hebrew University marking the 20th anniversary of the school of dental medicine, said: “We have always supported and we shall continue to support the right of Israel to exist within secure, recognized borders. We would resolutely reject any plan which does not guarantee that to Israel.”
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