The New York Times · 14 September 1976

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ALLON ASSAILS A PLAN TO CURB GALILEE ARABS

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JERUSALEM, Sept. 13 (Reuters) — Foreign Minister Yigal Allon denounced as “a miserable document” today a report by a Government official who recommended curbs on Arab population growth in Galilee. Mr.

Allon said the report, by Yisroel Koenig, the Government’s chief representative in Galilee, had harmed Israel’s efforts toward coexistence between Arabs and Jews.

It was the strongest attack yet by a Government leader against the report, which called for harsh penalties against local Arab leaders who criticized the Government, reduction in allowances to large Arab families and encouragement of young Arabs to study abroad and stay abroad.

The report, disclosed last week by the left-wing newspaper Al Hamishmar, was written six months ago after a wave of rioting among Israeli Arabs in which six died. Senior ministers have disowned its recommendations; there is continuing Arab anger that Mr. Koenig remains in the area. Mr.

Allon said in reply to questions by reporters that “This is a miserable document — there is absolutely no connection whatever between its contents and the actual policy of the Government.”

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