Speech #890124322

The United States. through its c6mmissioner. Eric Johnston. offered to advance funds for this development which would not only enrich Jordan. Syria. and Israel. but would employ the refugees in the project. But the Arabs rejected this. Meanwhile. Israel has planned no use of water in excess of her allocation under the Loudermilk plan. nor do her present plans envisage an increase. Mr. de Carvalho says that the Jews have never made any conciliatory effort for peaceand he refers to the United Nations lengthy resolution made in 1948 which. among many other clauses (favoring the Israelis. which Mr. de Carvalho has entirely omitted). contains one clause (which he does quote). namely: "the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live in peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date. and compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return." Note. please. the words "wishing to live in peace with their neighbors." None of the refugees want to return to Israel in order to live in peace with their neighbors. They want to return to Israel for the purpose of destroying the host country of Israel. and have said so. They should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date. and compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return. Would any rightminded person say that in the present mood of the refugees it would be practicable for two and a half million Israelis to take in any major part of 1.246.585 hostile refugees? Mr. de Carvalho then states that Israel has rejected any resolution on refugee repatriation for 17 years. He does not mention that Israel (a) had agreed to accept 100.000 refugees as a starter. (b) had agreed on the principle of compensation for those who do not return. and (c) had offered to help subsidize their resettlement in Arab lands which need plenty of labor and skills to develop. This must be part of an overall peace package. which would guarantee both Israel and the Arabs security from attack. The Jews want to negotiate peacea just peaceanywhere. even in Cairo. and to exchange guarantees.