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Arab Boycott Is Denounced Now York (WNS)-Sharpciit(elim of the Arab boycott of Jewish concerns in the United Stales, couplet] with it demand fur n bipartisan Congressional commission to study the effect of the Aral) iKiycoIt against American companies dealing with Israel, won sounded nt the four-duy nnnual midwinter conference of Haduhsah by itf; president Mrs, Rebecca Sluilman. Mrs. Shulmnn asserted tluit Saudi Arabia was "especially flagrnnt in prosecuting the Arab League campaign against American firms that practice the doctrine of equality In selecting personnel. That l>oycott, according to a report released thin week by. the Anti-Defamation League of B'nul Il'rlth, In nnw being practiced by Iraq. Mrs. Shulman also rejected "as contrary to the. best American interests of full and open debate of all major Issues" the recent proposal, iiaiil to be stemming from Secretary of State Dulles, that the Middle East issue be excluded from the forthcoming Presidential campaign."
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Resolution Adopted at Federation Annual Meet The Omaha Jewish Community joins with the American Jewish commnnity in endorsing the following measures taken to meet the emergency in which Israel finds itself today, and which threatens the normal development of the State and continued immigration of Jews from lands of persecution: 1. That there shall be constituted a United Appeal Special Fund to secure the sum of $25,000,000 to be contributed by Jews of America. 2. That this Special Fund be in addition to the normal United Jewish Appeal income. 3. That contributions to this fund be secured through the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign of Omaha. 4. That contributions by individuals to the Special Fund be made, and accepted, over and above and without reduction of their respective contributions to the 1056 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign. 5. That over and abovo the Special Fund, the Omaha Federation agrees that the UJA share from the 1956 Campaign in no case be less than the UJA share of the 1955 campaign proceeds. 6.'That the Omaha Jewish Community, along with other communities, acoept for itself its fair share of the total $26,000,000 to be raised by the Jews of America, and gives itf solemn pledge that it will consider it a point of honor and conscience to raise its fair share.
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for Sale Of Arms to Israel Washington (JTA)—Secretary of Stale John Jester Dulled Monday rejected, for the time being «t least, a Congressioiuil request tlint Israel be permitted to buy American arniM to offset the flow of Communist munitions lo Egypt. lie mndu iiis views known in a reply to a letter presented to him by Republican ^members of the House of Representatives. It was learned from official sources that before Issuing his statement, Mr. Dulles discussed it with President Eisenhower. "The United States," Mr. Dulles said, "recognizes that current developments could create a disparity in armed force between Israel and its Arab neighbors. However, we are not convinced that that disparity can be adequately offset by additional purchases of arms by the State of Israel. Israel has a population of under two million, whereas the A r a b population amounts to tens of millions, and they apparently have boon offered access to huge stores of Soviet bloc material. Under this circumstance Mm. J. II. KiilnkiifHky the security of Israel can perhaps better be assured by means other than an arm? race." Mr: Dulles pointed out that "the combined Influence of the nutions Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky will pre- which would, under the United side at the Brotherhood Week Tea Nations Charter and tho Triparto be given at 1:15 p. m,. Monday, tite Declaration, be against any Feb. 20 in Hotel Fontonelle. The armed aggression Is o fur more efFederation of Jewish Women's fective deterrent to any potential ClubH is one of the co-sponsors of aggressor tl.an any amount of arms which could be obtained by the affair. Mrs. Charles M. Houser of Des either side." He argued that "the Molnes, la., will be gue.it speaker. having in hand, by Israel, of equal Mrs. Houser is serving on the Des or superior arms Is not the only Molnes board of the National Con- deterrent to aggression." "We do not exclude the possiference of Christians and Jews. Morton Downey, nationally fam- bility of arms sales to Israel," the ous singer, and his trio will pre- Secretary said. "Hut It Is our belief that the security of states ia sent a musical program. the Near East cannot rest upon an"« alone but rather upon the InHAIIIIIH ItKCJIKHT ternational rule of law and upon Atlantic City (JTA)—The Sov- the establishment of friendly relatons among neighbors. We are aciet Government has l>ccn asked by tively working toward the estabtin.' Rabbinical Council of America, lishment of such relations." an organization of Orthodox Tho Secretary of Stute empharabbis, to permit the receipt of sized that "tho foreign policy of religious articles, kosher food and the United States embraces the matzolli by Jews in the U.S.S.R. preservation of the Stato of Isand the bringing of Jewish stu- rael. It also embraces the prindents from the Soviet to rabbini- ciple of maintaining our friendship cal schools in the United States, with Israel and the Arab states." It was reported here by Rabbi He reiterated the proposal he 26, David B. Hollander, president of made last August g , that the tho organization, at the opening United States would participate in session of the annual mid-winter an international g u a r a n t e e of conference of the Council. Tho "agreed frontiers" if t h e Arab Council also requested the admis- states would agree to Israel's fron' sion of its delegation to the Soviet tiers. He also cited the statement issued February 1 a t the concluUnion to study Jewish religious sion of tho Eden-Elsenhower tulles life there. on the Middle East.
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Washington (WNS) - President Klsenliower and Sir Anthony Eden of Britain concluded their talks U.S. IIOI.US KKV on the world situation amidst InNew X»rk (JTA)—Mr*. Hose dications that they considered the 1» HulprJn. acting chairman of Middle Kant an area of potential the Jewish Agency, laid on her return from Israel that "Israel IK almost without exception believe* that tin- United Slat™ holds the key | o peace In the Middle East." Mm. Ilalprln, who attended u Miami (WNS)-Tlie Umied plenary session of the Jewish formally Agency executive in Jerusalem, Jcwlxh Appeul will Maid that she found the mood in launch Its 1956 nationwide camInrar-I to Ix- one of "Kobcr real- paign at a two-day National Inism" "The people fully realize augural Conference to be held February 25 and 20 at Miami the dancers of the situation creatBeach, Kla., it was announced In ed by ("well n n m shipments to New York by UJA general <:halrKgypf and there in Krent anxiety," nuin William Rosemwild. she Mild. The two-day conference will mark the Appeal's 18th •airresslvc nationwide campaign. Federation Board In making the announcement of the parley, Mr. Roitciiwald railed To Meet Thursday for the "greatest campaign openIng In the United Jewish Appeal's " The Hoard of Governors pf the Fedcrutlon for Jewish Serv- history In the light of needs of ice will meet at 8 p. m., Thurx- Jews In both Israel, and North day, Feb. 16 in the Jewish Com- Africa." He reported that $17,munity Center, Jack W. Marer, 000,000 has already comn forward Federation p r e s i d e n t , an- from contributors in all parts of nounced. Five new members the country and stressed that "this will be elected to the Federa- tide of glftu must mount if the UJA is to meet the gravest retion executive committee. sponsibilities it has evor faced.
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threat to world Evidence of this concern was mirrored In a joint statement they Issued disclosing that the United States and Great Britain had pledged to take action jointly with France In the defense of peace In the Middle Knit. At the same time the two Western lenders asserted that an Arab-Israel settlement WHS most urgent now and that "this will he possible only if both sides are willing to reconcile the positions which they have hitherto taken." The joint statement was couched In generalities, and while there was no .speculation as to the specifics that will surely emerge In the future, Arab reaction was (|iiick and negative. Cold reception of the talks by eight governments was conveyed to the State Department by I,el>ani'»e Ambassador Victor A. Khoiiri, who told Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen that the Arub countries w e r e not bound by any decisions reached at the Elscnbowcr-Kdcn talks. In Cairo reports said the Ar.ilit saw nothing new in the development. Impartial observers here noted that the joint communique was ambiguous except for expressing Anierlcan-Hiltiih solidarity.
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