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WITH THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT by
; Britain that it will Help President Nasser meet
; his payments, we have come once again full circle to the state of affairs that existed prior to last June and which contributed so directly
( to the Six Das^s War. .     The cannon barrelshad hardly cooled before the Communist bloc began a swift and massive campaign to replenish the arsenals of Egypt;: Syria vand Iraq.   Day and night Soviet
• ships with Made-in-Russia i>lanes, tanks and ammunition have been arriving in Arab ports.
REASONS for the Russian haste in doing everything within their power tp revert the Middle East situation to its earlier status are twofold. In the first place they are most anxious to convince the Arab world of their friendship at a time when some Arabs have their doubts.
Secondly, and at least as important, the Soviets are trying to prove to the world at large that Soviet-made' aircraft and tanks did not make such a poor showing because of any inferiority inherent in the /weapons themselves but rather as a result of their misuse and waste on the part of those who were supposed to operate them. Thus while the court-martialling of Arab officers for incompetence in recent days may not necessarily have any relationship with the presence of Russian **advisers" oh -Arab soil, this progi^ta. of "house-cteaiiing'^ nOw being cpndiuitedin^^i^ countries complements and suppotjts' the Russian policies aiid argu-■'mentsJ:■ ,.       .':-^^-y^.V-' ':v;)'
TO AVOID A REPETITION ol stich ^ barrassing events, Russia is hot nietiely replafe^ ing lost Arab equipment viritheqi^^ and kinds of weapipias^ The uiimbers are greater and the quality is; superior.^^<^^ destroyer Eijith w;as sunk last October the missiles used W0re of the Soviet "Styx" variety and the iMJats from which they were fired were the Riissian4)uilt^ Komars.)
added insiirance^^^a^ Soviet tecfihicians/ and military advisers have been escorting these weapons to the Arab States and have shown little 4esire^to leaye. They are hot likely to do so even after their "pupils" have become proficient in their ^*lessons"
1)4 ADDITION to the deadly policy of re-armament and physical penetration of the Arab countries, the Soviets have been conducting a strenuous diplomatic war on behalf of their Moslem friends. From Federeriko to Tito to Kosygin, Communist politicians have been trying their hardest to force rsrael's withdrawal from her iiew positions of strength. In. this regard, it is most remarkable that in all of their pronouncements about the need for a return to former borders, no mention is made of the word "Peace".
Thus while the United Nations resolution which the Russians supported mentions ^the word at least four times, it was conveniently overlooked by Mr: Kosygin^when he discussed the Middle East problena in a recent interview with Life Magazine. Knowing that the very m.ention of the word "Peace" is an enigmk to the Arabs, V the great defender of Peace bypassed it in order not/to offend his fr^^
BUT THE RUSSIANS are not the only <^ guilty of placing expediency ahead; of inpral principles. For years the Western powers ap^ peased the Arabs in their belligerency; and they also contributed to it directly by supplying them with armaments and economic aid, all the while defending their policies with the rationale tha if they did not do it somebody else would.
An example of the folly of such a policy is the fact that when m 1960 the World Bank loaned Egypt funds to widen and deepen the Suez Canal, it must have known that Nasser v/as operating the canal illegally. For in 1951 the world community, through the U.N., had gone on record calling upon Egypt to "terminate the restrictions on the passage of international commercial shipping and goods through the Suez Canal wherever bound."
When an Israeli ship tried to pass through the canal, it was confiscated by Egypt When shipfs of other maritime powers carrjing merchandise to or from JIterael tried to pass through the canal, they weTBpstopped and the goods seized. ^ ~
In the liaeantime the sanie maritime powers continued the game of "mak^ believe". They continued sending guns: T^y continued send ing wheat. They continued lending monesr:: But they never dared mention the words "Peace" and^'Israel" in the same.breath..
NOVtf THEY HAVjE SUPPED once again. At the y^iy time that shells were flying across the Jordan River, the'Uliited States agreed to replenish the Jordanian forces with: new wea^ pons; El Fatah terrorists trained by Iraqis were invading the peaceful Israeli farms at the same time that President deGauUe agreed to send new jets and rockets to Iraq; E^rptian soldiers were training for the moment when they coiild avenge the J^ defeat, at: the same moment thaf Britain, her own economic position in dire crisis, found the extra millions to help the Egyptians, ."..-'.y ■ : ,■
And all the while everyone, East and West, Soviets and Americans, British and French, hesitate to use that smaU; terrifying word — peace ~- when they negotiate with the Arab leaders. " "
They have Instead added a hew word to the lexicon of the nations: APPEACEMENT!
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NEW YORK—A total of 24,200 Jews departed from Arab countries during the six-month period from July 1 to Dec. 31,1967, Louis D. Horwitz, Director-General of the Joint Distribution Committee, reported in Geneva recently.
More than 15,000 of these escapees found haven in France and approximately 13,000 of them have already applied for some form of help to Jewish welfare agencies subsidized by JDC, Horwitz reported. JDC receives the major part of its income from funds raised in America by United Jewish Appeal.
"Because JDC is the major American agency serving needy Jews overseas, the plight of those in the Arab countries is one of our primary concerns," Horwitz declared. "Their welfare, both in their native lands and in the CGimtries in which they find haven, is precisely the type of world Jewish problem which prompted American Jews to or-
ganize' JDC more than 50 years ago. In recent years, a large part of our work has been centred therefore on France, which has been a major haven for Jewish refugees and escapees since the end of World War II."
The Jewish population of France in 1945 was 150,000, Horwitz reported. At the present time, the figure has risen to 550,-000. Bj^fertlie bulk of this net increase of ^ 400,000 is the result of successive wayes of migration —from the displaced persons campsi- from Eastern Europe and from North Africa.
"Since the end of the War, France has admitted and absorb-jed more Jews than any other country in the world except Israel," Horwitz said. "It is interesting to note that the open door policy toward refugees, which has prevailed in France since the War, continues with the present government."
Despite a sharp increase in
Jewish heeds, the "Fonds Social Juif Unifie", the cientral welfarie body of the French Jewish community, continues to assume an ever-growing share of financial responsibility for welfare pro?-grams. Today JDC meets only 25 percent of the FSJU budget.
"If French Jewry had not had so many new problems to face it would be on its own today and have no further need of outside help," Mr. Horwitz concluded.
Thaught hr the Week
from the TALMUD
If evil words are spoken concerning thee, give no answer.
—Serek Eretz Zuta, 1.
JEWISH CALENDAR (LUAGH) Candle Lighting FEBRUARY 23, 5:27
1968
Piurim............_........JM[ar.l4
Pesach ..........._______-Apr. 13
20th Israel Independence Anniversary ..May 2 Sbavuot ________._.Jime 2
All holidays begin the preceding eve at sundown.
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terrorist organization has an-ounced that it vdll defy Hus^-: s^*s antl-tersorist decrees and tiiat it would allow no regime to lialt guerrilla raids on U-'-met
Israel's heavy counter-fire last week, which resulted in Husseiti's cease-fire appeal, followed points' ed- warnings from Jerusalem to Jordan, not only through the U.Nii but reportedly also through ^direct-emissary. A 12-houriartillery and tank duel, later joined by" Israeli aircraft, erupted as: Jordan again commenced^ sheUT ing Israeli settlements along the border.
Israel has already restored normal conditions on the border. The Government indicated it would resume the family reunion program for Arabs halted last month when Jordanian troops fired on Israeli soldiers at the Allenby
Hebrew U. offm ane-yeor program
MONTB>EAL-^ Information on the Special One Year Program for Notth American Sttldents at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, commencing iii July of 1968, is now avail^le from the office of the Canadian Friends of he  Hebrew   University, 1475 Metcalfe St., Montreal:- j Aims of the program are: to enable North American students o savor another culture at first land; to deepen their Jewish cnowledge; to contribute to a )etter understanding in Israel of North American Jewish ideals and institutions; and to strengthen the identification of Jewish participants with Jewish life and culture.
Bridge and wounded two representatives of the International Red Cross.
Israel notified Jordan that it is willing to accept relatives of West Bank residents from- Jor-; dan whose questionnaires ^ had been approved. It will have to:do so in the absence of the supervisory Red Cross, which has re* fused to continue to oversee crossovers without guarantees of safety from Jordan.
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Lodge Dinner.......-Feb. 28
B*nai B'rlth Hockey"
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Hadassah Workshop -.:.:Mar* € Pioneer Women
Sfaalacfa Monos ..Mar. 6-20 B'naiB'rith Centennial
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B^ai B'rith Women
Menorah Dinner ——-Mar. 21 Beth Israel Fund
Dinner-Dance ..-_™Mar.23 U.J.A. Dinner Mar. 26
Pioneer Women Dance Mar. 30 Centire Stage '
Playhouse...Mar. 30-Apir. 2 B'nai B'rith Youth Tea Mar. 31 Warsaw Ghetto
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