USA: UNITED NATIONS: YUGOSLAVIA AND JORDAN ATTACK ISRAEL IN CONTINUING GENERAL ASSEMBLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE.
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USA: UNITED NATIONS: YUGOSLAVIA AND JORDAN ATTACK ISRAEL IN CONTINUING GENERAL ASSEMBLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE.
- Title: USA: UNITED NATIONS: YUGOSLAVIA AND JORDAN ATTACK ISRAEL IN CONTINUING GENERAL ASSEMBLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE.
- Date: 1st December 1972
- Summary: 1. GV EXT UN building 0.11 2. GTV Yugoslav delegate Lazar Mojov speaks 0.38 3. GTV Delegates PAN TO Jordanian delegate Sharaf on rostrum 0.53 4. STV Sharaf speaking 1.26 5. GTV Israeli delegate Tekoah on rostrum 1.36 6. SV Tekoah speaking 2.10 "If peace in the Middle East is to be a lasting one, then it must respect ALL the
- Embargoed: 16th December 1972 12:00
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- Location: UNITED NATIONS
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- Country: USA
- Reuters ID: LVABNDTB3598YWQE82XHRSRB2XUV
- Story Text: The annual Middle East debate continued in the General Assembly of the United Nations on Thursday (November 30) with Yugoslavian and Jordanian attacks os Israel, which they said was frustrating attempts to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
The Yugoslav delegate Lazar Mojov was the first to mount the verbal assault:
His views were echoed by the Jordanian delegate, Abdul Hamid Sharaf, who added:
Israel was quick to reply to the charges. The Israeli ambassador, Yosef Tekoah, used his right of reply to say:
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