If they are violated. we must call the violators before the bar of world justice. Raiders. thieves. saboteurs and murderers must pay for- their crimes. whether they be individuals or nations. Thirdly. we must use our good offices to achieve a settlement of the Arab refugee problem. This is by no means a simple matter. I know that the Arab States are large enough to absorb the estimated 800.000 Arab refugees. I know. too. that most of these refugees left their homes because they were urged to do so by Arab leaders. They were told in 1948 that the Arab forces would wip. out the Jewish armies in a few days. and they would return quickly. These are facts. but their recognition does not solve the problem. The United Nations has set up a fund of $200 million to resettle the Arab refugees. but the Arab States have refused to act. They would rather use the difficulties of the Arab refugees as a political weapon than treat the problem on a humanitarian level. I am certain that the Arab States with almost 3 million square miles of land can absorb 800.000 people. If little Israel. with 8.000 square miles all told can build a homeland for one and a half million people. there can be no economic justification for the Arab position. I believe that a firm stand must be taken to resolve this refugee problem. If we insist upon action. I believe that we can get it.
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