President. this issue has been before the United Nations. Yet. with all due respect for those who have worked hard and conscientiously. it is clear that little that is new or really fruitful has been offered in the course of these annual debates. and little that would offer a satisfactory promise of a final solution. In 1948. when the issue was new and when the State of Israel had just come Into being. the United Nations called for the repatriation of Arab refugees "wishing to return to their homes and live in peace with their neighbors." Yet. Mr. President. from that time forward. despite the insistent pleas of the Arab nations for the repatriation of refugees. every effort has been made to insure that repatriation would be an impossibility from a practical point of view. The Arab States have left no stone unturned to inculcate among these unfortunate refugees a panArab fervor and a hatred of Israel that make it completely impossible for the State of Israel to assimilate these refugees as citizens. It is. in other words. completely impossible for these refugees. steeped in President Nassers hate propaganda. to "live in peace as loyal citizens of the State of Israel." Mr. President. from the point of view of reaching a satisfactory solution that will offer the prospect of genuine peace in the Middle East. and not merely provide lipservice to an unworkable compromise. it is time for the United States and for the other free nations of the world to take a long. hard look at the situation in the Middle East. There is only one satisfactory method for nations to resolve outstanding differencesand that is through negotiation.
Identified stereotypes
Arab refugees are portrayed as filled with hatred and incapable of assimilation.