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VOL. XXXI
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1956
NO. 43
Israel, Britain, France Fighting in Egypt
Britain and France
Into Suez, Eden
LONDON, (JTA) — Prime
Minister Sir Anthony Eden an
nounced in Parliament today that
British and French troops would
move into the Suez Canal area
to protect shipping and lives in
the waterway.
In a statement leading off a de
bate in Commons Sir Anthony
said the British and French
Governments, after consultations
in London and with the United
States in Washington, had sent
urgent messages to Israel and
TSgypt urging the belligerents to
halt all hostilities and threaten
ing that British and French troops
would intervene in the canal zone
to separate the belligerents un
less they ceased firing and with
drew at least ten miles from the
cut. A 12-hour ultimatum (ex-
to Move Troops
Announces
piring 4:30 a.m. Israel time) was
attached to the message, he said.
However, apparently respond
ing to the rapidly unfolding mil
itary and diplomatic situation,
the Prime Minister intervened in
the debate later in the day to
announce that regardless of
whether the ultimatum was ac
cepted or not, “token” British
and French forces would move
into the canal zone.
Throughout a long address, de-
(Contiiuied on Page 4)
Israel Official Says Sinai
Move Has Limited Objective
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — A se
nior official of the Foreign Min
istry here Tuesday told the press
that the Sinai operation is limited"
to cleaning up the Egyptian fe-
dayeen (commando) operations
and is not intended to continue
into Egypt. He added that the
Israel Government is aware of the
fact that it may have large in
ternational repercussions.
Last night an Israel Foreign
Ministry spokesman declared that
the military action which saw Is
rael troops deeply penetrate into
the Sinai Peninsula and occupy
positions there was a security
measure aimed at eliminating the
Egyptian fedayeen units from the
area.
The fedayeen units, the spokes-
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LAST MINUTE BULLETINS
interpreted the participation of
England and France in the Egypt
ian affair as having been planned
for weeks, but delayed for an
auspicious moment and until af
ter the election in Washington.
However the special turn of
events brought about the ideal
moment. It was not clear whether
Israel was in on the original plan
or whether her move was the
gambit which hastened the Eng
lish-French move.
LONDON — Widescale dissat
isfaction was evidenced In Labor
circles here over England’s move
to regain Suez. The adverse pub
lic opinion pointed towards a
vote of “confidence” or “no con
fidence” in Parliament which
could throw tfie nation into a
general election.
WASHINGTON — President
Eisenhower in a radio and TV
appearance Wednesday evening
said he would not intervene with
force in the developing conflict.
He called the move of the two
Allies a blunder and promised
to use his good offices to “lo
calize the fighting and end the
conflict.”
CAIRO — Up to Thursday
morning there had been no re
ports of an actual troop landing
although a new ultimatum had
been received by Nassar and re
jected. A similar ultimatum had
been accepted by Israel with the
proviso that Egypt also comply.
There had however, been reports
of widespread bombing of Egypt
ian airfields by British, French
and Israeli planes.
PARIS — Informed circles here
Israel, in Complete Blackout,
Candidates Appeal to Jewish Voter Remains Calm;KnessetMeets
As Campaign Enters Home Stretch
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
American election campaign
moved into the home stretch
this week with renewed vigor as
candidates for both major parties
continued to compete strenuously
for the allegience of the Ameri
can Jewish voter, bidding for
his support, on national and lo
cal forums, by promises of aid
to Israel.
Individual candidates were pro
mising arms for the defense of
Israel, mutual assistance treat
ies between this country and the
Jewish State, support for Israel’s
position as an aggrieved party in
connection with the current Suez
Canal Dispute.
One difference between the
candidates of the two parties, in
the opinion of observers here,
was that Republican candidates
had to stand on the record of
the Administration over the past
four years, while Democrats —
out of power for that period of
time — were not handicapped by
any such limitation. In connec
tion with the promises of arms,
treaty and support on Suez pas
sage, these observers pointed out,
the Republican candidates were
faced with the need to explain
why their Administration had not
already taken such measures or
carried them through.
In a review of the electorial
race in New York State, the New
York Times noted last week that
U.S. policy on Israel was a ma
jor factor influencing the voters
in the state. The newspaper re
ported that “a majority of the
Jewish voters in New York, par
ticularly those with Zionist ties,
seem highly critical of the Eisen
hower Administration’s treatment
of Israel. In view of the Soviet
arms shipments to Arab nations,
many members of the Jewish
community hold that the United
States stand amounts almost to
taking sides againt Israel.”
Observers here thought that it
was probably for this reason that
Democratic Presidential candidate
Adlai Stevenson chose his Madi
son Square Garden appearance to
re "[slashing. attack
istration Middle Eastern policy
and to make a pledge of arms
for Israel.
Mr. Stevenson received one of
the warmest bursts of applause
when he told his audience that
the United States had “a natural
interest in the nation of Israel—
a nation in whose creation in
1947 I had a proud part.’ ’He as
serted that “Israel is not a cause
to be cynically remembered in
late October of an election sea
son. It is the symbol of man’s
triumph over one of the darkest
sorrows in human history — the
attempt of Adolf Hitler to destroy
a whole people. And I say that
the first premise of any Middle
Eastern policy is that Israel is
here to stay; and she must have
the arms, the economic support
and the diplomatic quarantees
necessary to assure her inde
pendence and integrity.”
Earlier in the week, Jacob K.
Javits, Republican aspirant to
Herbert H. Lehman’s seat in the
U.S. Senate — fighting a ham
mer and tongs campaign against
New York Mayor, Robert F. Wag
ner — told a Zionist audience
here that there was “every as
surance” that the Export-Import
Bank would make a new loan of
$75 million to Israel. Israel had
applied for the loan last May
and it was announced recently
that the Bank mission would
proceed to Israel to investigate
the application.
It had generally been expected
that President Eisenhower would
make some reference to this loan
in the course of his Madison
Square Garden speech last week.
The fact that he did not do so,
indeed made no reference what
ever to Israel — a subject in
which so many of his local audi
ence were patiently interested—
disappointed many of his follow-
rs, it was felt here.
Earlier in the week, in a tele
vision appearance with Republi
can women, Mr. Eisenhower com
mented on Arab-Israel hostility
as an underlying factor in the
Suez Canal situation. The ques
was cut off when the program
went off the air. The transcript,
however, noted that he said “you
have the age-old quarrel between
the Jews of the area and the
Arabs of the area, and this is
complicated by others, because
the Christians also look upon
Jerusalem as their holy city, and
so you have other complications.”
The President added, “But now
because of the fact that the Arabs
think that Israel was started by
almost a violence, they are very,
very antagonistic, and so they
almost look for ways in which
they can be, let’s say, antagonist
ic. The same applies to the other
side.”
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — All of
Israel sat tight tonight under
blackout conditions, its inhabi
tants glued to their radio sets
for the last word on develop
ments of the Sinai operation and
its international repercussions.
The thousands of electric and
flourescent lights, which normal
ly give this cosmopolitan city a
festive look, were out. Windows
covered and the headlights of all
automobiles were painted blue.
Its normally peripatetic popula
tion kept close at home listening
for the latest bulletins.
One thing all observers here
agreed on was the almost tonic
effect of reports to the effect that
neither the British nor French
would seek actively to interfere
with the Israeli advance in Sinai.
The general feeling about that
development was one of relief at
the supposition that Israel was
no longer alone in the interna
tional arena, as she has felt her
self to be for some time past.
Meanwhile, in the nation’s cap
ital, it was business as usual today
for the Knesset. While the parli
ament carried on its routine con
sideration of legislation, its cor
ridors and buffet buzzed with re
current rumors of the possible
formation of a national govern
ment — one which would take in
every party save the Commu
nists. The only sign of emergency
apparent in Jerusalem was the
efective blackout which went in
to effect at nightfall.
Markets in Jerusalem remain
ed firm, despite the occasional
nervousness evidenced by house-
wifes — schooled in the seige of
1948 — whose attempts to stock
up on essential goods created oc
casional queues at stores in the
city.
Eleanor Roosevelt to Speak Nov. 15
To Atlanta Dinner for Israel Bonds
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow
of the late F.D.R., and one of the
world’s most beloved personali
ties, will be the guest of honor
and principal speaker at a dinner,
Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Pro
gressive Club, in behalf of the
State of Israel Development Bond
Issue, it was announced this week
by Ben J. Massed, general chair
man of the Atlanta Israel Bond
Committee.
Simultaneously, it was announc
ed that Dr. Irving H. Goldstein
has accepted chairmanship of a
special Eleanor Roosevelt Din
ner Committee with Mrs. Frank
Garson as his co-chairman.
Making known his acceptance,
Dr. Goldstein said:
“I feel privileged to be called
on to serve in this historic ven
ture. The visit to Atlanta of this
gracious woman, who has been
hailed the world over as ‘First
Lady of the Free World’ is an
honor and a rare opportunity for
the people of our community. In
here and abroad, Eleanor Roose
velt stands for decency and tol-
Nov. 5 Rally Star
Mrs. Roosevelt
erance. Its typical that she comes
to us, a Christian, as a spokes-
JAN BART (see pare 3), who
will entertain Monday’s Israel
the AJCC.
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