Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president of the Jewish Agency, expressed doubts today that the Sinai campaign had brought Arab-Israel peace nearer but said it had made “responsible world leadership” aware that unsettled Arab-Israel relations may contain the dangers of sparking a third World War.
Addressing 300 delegates attending the sixth annual convention of the Association of Former Americans and Canadians at ZOA House, Dr. Goldmann said the real test of Israeli diplomacy and statesmanship will be the achievement of peace with the Arabs. “There are no shortcuts to peace because it cannot be imposed and the Arabs are not ready for it.” he said.
Dr. Goldmann said he did not expect any substantial increase in middle class immigration from the western hemisphere, adding that he felt Israel had too many things to do now in the fields of security and mass immigration of destitute newcomers to give extended thought to western middle class immigration. He said that this is not the ideal period for thinking and planning for such middle class immigration.”
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