Israel is not responsible for Nassers excessive military expenditures which are squandered to prop up a puppet regime in Yemen. as has been charged. On the contrary. as one reviews closely events in the Mideast today. it is clear that Israel is concentrating its effort on constructive domestic development. while maintaining a defenseoriented military establishment. dictated by the continuing Arab siege. Yet the Arabs refuse to sit down with the Israelis and settle any one of the specific issues in disputethe refugee issue. or the boundary question. or the Jordan River diversion. Israel has consistently declared its readiness to take up these issues individually. King Hussein made the point that the Arab nations do not categorically refuse to sit down with Israel.