30 JANUARY 1959, Page 30

THE MIDDLE EAST

SK—Shortly after reading Michael Adams's interest- ing article on 'Anglo-Egyptian Agreement,' 1 canie across a message front 'The Times Jerusalem corre- spondent about Israeli concern lest there be `appeasement' or Egypt. It is said that Colonel Nasser has not modified his hostility to Israel. Very prob- ably. It is just over two years since Israel invaded Sinai, and was with difficulty induced to surrender the territory she had won, and refused to have United Nations forces on her own territory; I understand that she is continuing her policy of large-scale immi- gration, which the Arabs very naturally expect to result further `expansion' as Israel's territory beco:Aes crowded. Will nothing convince Israel and her propagandists that she is giving the Arabs no cause whatever to accept her as a neighbour?—Yours faithfully,

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