Unfortunately. some of the fundamental problems which underlie the crisis. remain with us today. Indeed. failure to solve them has poisoned still further the international. climate and has become a formidable obstacle to peaceful settlement of Middle Eastern problems. Among these unresolved issues. the problem of the Arab refugees takes high priority. All Americans. regardless of their views on the Middle East question. feel very strongly about this situation. America has a tradition of sympathizing with the underdog. and the plight of the Arab refugees is close to our hearts. Yet. most Americans. I am sure. through no fault of their own. have been provided with only a superficial view of the basic aspects surrounding the Arab refugee problem. For example. how many people realize that there would have been no Arab refugees. had not the Arab States made war on and invaded the State of Israel. which had been created under the aegis of the United Nations? How many people are aware of the fact that these Arab refugees could easily be helped and absorbed by the Arab States? How many people are aware of the fact that the Government of Israel has time and again offered to work out with the Arabs and the United Nations a just solution for these unfortunate peoples? These and other aspects of the problem are discussed in detail and with startling documentation in the article entitled "The Tragedy of the Arab Refugees." published in the latest issue (No. 51) of Prevent World War III. The article also reveals how the Arab refugees have become the pawns of power politics. It shows how stubbornly the Arab States refuse a practicable solution which. in the last analysis. would be to their own benefit. I believe this analysis deserves to be read by every thoughtful American. for it is a healthy antidote to the superficial reports concerning the fundamental factors which have contributed to this great tragedy.
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