A Moslem conference in the Arab part of Jerusalem which included 34 delegates from Arab and other Moslem countries, today passed a resolution opposing permanent peace with Israel. The gathering was described as “the Moslem Conference for Palestine’s Salvation from Israeli Occupation.
(In New York, Abdul Khalek Hassouna, Secretary General of the Arab League, indicated today that there would be no reply from Jordan on Israel’s proposal for direct negotiations until the Arab League Council had met. The proposal was presented by Israel recently to the UN Security Council.)
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