Both the United States and the Soviet Union have played constructive roles in bringing about the improved prospect for peace. the United States by Initiating the ceasefire proposal and persuading Israel to accept it. the Soviet Union by its own favorable response and by the influence it apparently brought to bear on President Nasser. Also encouraging was a Soviet declaration. published in Pravda on July 21. repudiating .the allegation that either .the Soviet Union or the Arab States wished to "push Israel into the sea." As Ambassador jarrings mediation gets underway. the first important move will probably be up to Israel. which. as the military victor of the moment. can reasonably be expected to initiate the bargaining with a demonstration of flexibility. if not indeed of magnanimity. Should the Israeli Government agree in the early stage of discussions. and in fairly specific terms. to a peace settlement providing for Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and for a just settlement of the refugeeproblemboth as called for in the Security Council resolution of November 22. 1967the prospect for peace -would be better than" at any time since the 1967 war. One hopes that. in considering the course which it will now follow. the Israeli Government will consider. the problem in its full political and moral dimensions as well as in terms of immediate military advantage. This.
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