Speaker. the United States must continue to work for negotiations between hostile parties in the Middle East. It must resist the pressures of certain American business interests that would betray Israel to preserve holdings in Arab lands. A solution must be found which guarantees Israels right to exist as well as permanent settlement of the Palestinian refugees. Some dangerous misconceptions in certain levels of the administration jeopardize Israels position in the Middle East and the stability of the region in general. A number of American diplomats have succumbed to the Arabs florid rhetoric which insists the Israelis would be able to bully the Arabs every step of the way in negotiations. Other Western diplomats have accepted the Arab line that if the Palistinian refugees were given a choice of returning to Israel or receiving reparations. 95 percent would pick the latter alternative. The diplomats overlook the distinct possibility that the Arab governments might coerce the refugees to return to Israel and act as a fifth column. Mr. Speaker.
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