For the second successive day the New York Times today reported from Tel Aviv that peace sentiment is gaining ground in Israel as well as in the Arab countries and that Western diplomats believe that Gen. Dwight Eisenhower may get an opportunity to spur Arab-Israeli peace negotiations.
“Many Western diplomats in the Middle East believe that Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower, when he becomes President, will have an opportunity to bring about a new deal in Arab-Israeli relations that may lead to peace negotiations,” The Times report says. ” They feel that this would be second in importance only to whatever he may succeed in doing in the interests of peace in Korea.
” General Eisenhower’s chances are particularly good, it is thought, because he appears on the scene without any record of partisanship, whereas President Truman is considered by the Arabs to be pro-Israeli, ” the report continues. It points out that the most promising approach to the problem is likely to be through the resettlement of the Arab refugees.
” Most of the refugees now realize, it is reported, that few of them ever will be able to return to Israeli territory and are willing to cooperate in a big resettlement project. In this, United States funds might be decisive, ” the Times correspondent says.
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