Jewish Community Relations Council, Boston, Massachusetts

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Holy Land's Problems Might Be Solved
If U. N. Were Established There
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To the Herald Traveler Editor:
Throughout the centuries, Jerusalem
has been the source or center of religious
turmoil and strife. This small area, the
^cradle" of three religions, which are
embraced by thc majority of the people
in. the world, passed through and into
the hands of many invaders and con-
querers; each in turn continually adding
to the enigma and dilemma of the world.
. Time has proved that no empire, no
'kingdom, no nation nor religion could,
i nor should, be the occupiers, controllers
! dr'keepers of Jerusalem; even this past
! decade, a period of enlightenment and
i tolerance, has proved no exception,
i Numerous proposals have been advanced
{and found to be unworkable.
f '.'The answer and solution to this cen-
;turics-old problem may and, I believe.
.'.could be found in the United Nations.
«This world body, conceived in faith, hope
■"and visions of peace, may bring all of
;".these to  the  "Holy Land;"  and  con-
"verscly the "Holy Land" may be the
•-."ray of hope" and the stimulant that will
"sustain  and  eventually  strengthen  the
•;Unjted Nations and the cause of world
L-peace.
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'►. ;' Thc United Nations should be, and is,
';for all nations of the world; similarly,
:; Jerusalem is, and likewise should be for
'•the- world's nations. Jerusalem never had
;!nbr could find an equitable master or
j-overseer of its destiny, not to mention
•iorie that was universally accepted.  The
\United   Nations,   located   here   in   the
^'United States, also was never universally
»accepted.   Conceivably,  by  moving  to
"Jerusalem, the world body could become
! the master of its own destiny as well as
tthat of the "Holy Land."
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\; The United Nations, located in Jerusalem, with special controlled sanctions
and jurisdictional powers, could conceivably eradicate the enigma of the
."Holy Land situation" once and for all.
Furthermore, the world body would be so
strategically located that besides solving
the "Holy Land" dilemma, it would
automatically serve as a buffer zone between Arab and Jew and possibly, East
and West
The close proximity of tho United Nations headquarters to many nations on
three continents could make a tremendous beneficial Impact on the citizens of
this area ol the world. Millions of people
who hitherto found it prohibitive would
now be able to visit, see, and more intimately know tho United Nations in
action. Consequently, its influence could
' conceivably permeate an area where
ignorance, apathy, lack of faith, or complete indifference to the world body is
prevalent.
Furthermore, revenue derived from
taxes and from a tourist industry that
will skyrocket under this set-up conceivably could sustain most of the needs
of the world body, as well as Jerusalem's, without the tremendous assessments levied on the world powers such
as we have today.
JOSEPH T. AZAR
Fall River
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