The United States Government was urged here today to take firm steps “in and outside the United Nations” to halt the Arab economic boycott of Israel and to insulate the Suez Canal against “one-man string pulling.” The plea was voiced by Philip M. Klutznick, national president of B’nai B’rith, in addressing an Israel Independence Day rally.
Urging a change of U. S. diplomatic tactics “in view of past performances and the results they have achieved, “Mr. Klutznick proposed forthright support of Israel by the Administration. “If we mean it when we say that the survival of Israel is an integral part of our foreign policy, let us back up our words and do openly; and with full heart, those thing which will help Israel not only to survive but to become viable and truly independent,”he said.
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