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Friday, June 6, 1969
THE SOUTHER ISRAELITE
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With the close of World War I and the subsequent re
striction of immigration in the middle twenties, there began
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ish press of today is native to this continent and American in
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Boris Smolar
BETWEEN YOU AND ME
WASHINGTON ECHOES
High officials in Washington, when they speak
to you o* the Arab-Israel problem, make it a point
to emphasize that two parallel discussions are now
going #n with regard to the Middle East. One dis
cussion is taking place in New York and involves
all ibur Big Powers — the United States, Soviet
Union, Britain and France. The other is being Quiet
ly'conducted in Washington and the participants
yre the United States and the Soviet Union only.
As the situation develops, it becomes more and
more obvious that the two-power talks in Wash
ington are far more important than the Four
Power talks in New York. With Gen. de Gaulle—
the “father” of the idea of the Four Power talks
—no longer President of France, it is clear that
whatever agreement on the Arab-Israel issue is
reached between the United States and the Soviet
Union in the Washington deliberations, it will be
accepted by the Four Power deliberations in New
York.
This is now being realized by all those involved,
including the Arabs and Israel. This is basically
the reason why Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir
is arranging for a visit to Washington, in order
to have a face-to-face talk with President Nixon.
As is known, Israel is totally opposed to the Four
Power talks and insists on direct Arab-Israeli
negotiations. And there are also important differ
ences of opinion between Israel and the United
States on the form and substance of a Middle East
peace. This, despite the fact that Israel considers
the United -States its best friend in the international
community.
Whatever Israel’s attitude may be, the United
States and the Soviet Union seem to be determined
that something be done about the present Arab-
Israel situation. The Washington-Moscow discussions
on the Middle East are taking place in the form
of “lunch talks” in Washington between Assistant
Secretary of State Joseph Sisco and Soviet Am
bassador Anatoly Dobrynin. During the last few
weeks, the two have “lunched” about 20 times, arid
this is much more than the number of meetings
held in New York by the Four Power representa
tives. The key to the Big Power discussions on the
Middle East is thus clearly not in the Four Power
deliberations but in the Two Power lunch talks.
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NIXON'S POSITION
No Jewish leader interested in Israel has know
ledge today of what President Nixon has in mind
with regard-to th^ Arab-Israel conflict. Delegations
of Jewish organizations were received by him and
he talked to them but said very little in definite
terms.
High government officials, however, give you
an indication of Nixon’s moods. They tell you that
what he fears most is that somewhere along the
intensified exchange of shootings at the Suez Canal
and on the Israel-Jordan border a “miscalculation
can occur. One of the fighting sides may make a
miscalcijation which can bring about a full-fledged
Arab-Israel war before it could be prevented.
Another element which, you are told, is very
strongly on President Nixon’s mind is the fear that
Arab extremists may seize power from Nasser in
Egypt and King Hussein in Jordan—rulers whom
Nixon considers as “moderates” who do not want
war with Israel at the present time. It is known
in Washington that the positions of Nasser and
King Hussein in their countries are not very strong
and that they may lose to the extremists who insist
on renewing the war with Israel.
Should the extremists in Egypt and the Palestine
Arab commandos and their sympathizers in Jordan
oust the present rulers and come to power, Israel
may have to take protective measures. She may
even have to march into Jordanian territory or
cross the Suez Canal in self-protection, some in
Washington think. This would lead to a major con
flagration which could involve the United Slates
and the Soviet Union.
Moscow also seems to see it this way. Like the
U. S. Government, the Soviets are concerned about
the possibility of a major war growing out of the
Arab-Israeli conflict. They are not happy about
the possibility of the Arab extremists coming to
power. Moscow can control Nasser, but cannot con
trol the Arab extremists who are nationalists 1 ut
not exactly pro-Soviet. What Moscow would like is
to have the Suez Canal reopened so that its in
creasingly important Mediterranean fleet could
have passage to the Indian Ocean and the Far East
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