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Friday, April 20, 1951
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LAKE SUCCESS—(Special)
—The battle of words in the
Israeli-Syrian dispute over
Israel's right to drain the
Huleh swamps grew hotter
this week as the United Na-
tions Security Council heard
Israel's informal protests
a. g a i n s t "Syria's flagrant
breach of the armistice," and
Syria's formal charge that
Israel had defied the UN.
In a memorandum to the UN
Banks
to Sell
Bonds
The Chase National Bank of
New York has been named fis-
cal agent for the Israel Bond
Issue in the United States,
Robert Nathan, economic ad-
visor to the Israeli govern-
ment, told a press conference
Wednesday.
Throughout the country 19 dis-
trict banks will handle the issu-
ing Of the bonds. Bonds will be
sold through both these 19 dis-
trict banks and a large number of
community banks.
on Wednesday, Israel rejected the
The National Bank of Detroit
will be the district bank for
earlier contention of Gen. William
Riley, chief of the UN Mixed
Armistice Commission, that Israel
had no right to begin drainage
pending settlement of the border
dispute.
. Gen. Riley, in a memorandum
to the UN, had stated that all
former agreements between Israel
and Syria concerning the demili-
tarized zone of the Huleh area
were invalid , because Israel had
Violated them.
An Israeli note was delivered
Monday to Col. Bennett de Bid-
der, acting chief of the United
Nations observers.
In it Israel stated that the
"whole Syrian army is now con-
centrated on the Israeli border"
and requested that these forces
be withdrawn.
. Speaking for his country, Faris
el-Khoury, Syrian delegate to the
UN, quoted reports of United Na-
tions representatives on the
Scene.
He said that it was incorrect,
in the Israeli charges, to describe
the demilitarized zone between
the two countries as Israeli terri-
tory.
Syrian troops occupied this
land, he said, until withdrawn to
make way for the demilitarized
zone.
El-Khoury recounted the his-
tory of the dispute, beginning in
February with Israeli operations
to drain the Huleh marshes along
the Jordan River. Arab landown-
ers in the area refused to sell
their property to the Palestine
Land Development Company, he
Detroit and the City Bank of
Detroit will act as community
bank.
Bonds purchased through the
Detroit Bonds for Israel drive will
he handled through the National
Bunk of Detroit.
Nisan 27 Made
`Martyrs' Day'
JERUSALEM — (WNS) —
The 27th day of Nisan, which
this year falls on May.3, has
officially been designated by
the Israeli parliament as the
annual memorial for t h e
6,000,000 Jews who perished
under Hitler's hands.
consented to pay claimed dam- the Syrian-Israeli Mixed Armis-
ages, ceased the drainage work tice Commission.
in the Huleh area and permitted
The council instead decided to
the return of Arabs to their ask Maj. Gen. William E. Riley
of the United States Marine
homes.
Under the terms of acceptance, Corps to give a factual account
Syria reserved the right to raise of the dispute,
The Rabbinical Association of Detroit comprising
those questions at the talks in-
He is currently recovering from
orthodox, conservative and reform rabbis, has issued
stead of making them conditions foot burns in the Naval Hospital
a call to the Jev,:s of Detroit to mark Sabbath. May 12,
precedent to talks. No date has at St. Albans, Queens. and will
as a day of special prayer and thanksgiving in observ-
been set yet for the talks.
not be able to appear here for
ance of the third anniversary of the state of Israel.
Syria's consent to meet with at least a week.
the UN armistice commission
The Hallel—a series of Psalms that are recited only on
Thus the Security Council has
came against the background of in effect given the contending
the most festive occasions — will be one of the features
a statement by Israel Foreign parties another chance to settle
of the service in all synagogues.
Minister Moshe Sharett reitera- their differences in the Mixed
In addition, appropriate prophetic lessons and se-
ting Israel's claim to the area.
Armistice Commission, with the
lections from the Psalms will be read.
Sharett asserted that Israel's prospect of early action here if
In their proclamation the rabbis stated:
sovereignty over the demilitar- their is no settlement.
ized area was "clear and un-
"The state of Israel has added a red-letter day
assailable" since it "automatically
to
the
Jewish calendar. The 5th of lyar, Independ-
said.
came under Israel's sovereignty"
ence
Day,
is henceforth to be celebrated as a day of
Israeli troops with "atomic
May 14, 1948.
joy and thanksgiving. The Rabbinical Association
weapons" then entered the de- on life
simultaneously noted that
of Detroit feels that the synagogue should stamp the
militarized zone, he said. The
disputes this basic
"whoever
incidents culminated in an
MUNICH—
(WNS)
—An
abor-
great occasion with a religious character and invest
position has to produce proof tive attempt at suicide was made
Israeli air raid on Syrian terri-
the day with v sacredness worthy of the historic
to the contrary and cannot in-
tory.
event it commemorates."
voke the armistice pact which here by Dr. Philip Auerbach,
El-Khoury said this raid was avowedly refrained from en- dismissed head of the Bavarian
The Jews of Detroit are urged to assemble in their
made in retaliation for border
respective houses of worship and in the accents of their
tering into the whole question state restitution office.
offenses committee by Syrians.
The suicide attempt was made
of sovereignty."
faith, pour forth their prayers to the Guardian of Israel.
Abba S. Eban of Israel, taking
Israel put off presenting her in a prison hospital, where Dr.
An
original prayer in Hebrew and in English is being
the floor after el-Khoury, said own charges against Syria until Auerbach • is awaiting trial on
drawn up and will be read in all the synagogues.
that "all the victims of this sorry the council decided whether or fraud chatges in connection with
affair have been Israeli citizens
not to refer the question back to his administration.
who have fallen to Syrian fire."
He said at the end of the meet-
ing that he would be ready to
present Israel's case in full at the
LONDON—(WNS)—One of the
next Council session.
which is affecting communal and educational in- severest anti-Israel blasts was
Earlier in the week United Na-
NEW YORK—(WNS)—Thousands of chil-
stitutions throughout the country, and that small-
tions truce headquarters an- dren from eastern Europe,, Morocco and Tunis are
holders' settlements, where each inhabitant has made by the Prague radio when
nounced that Syria had agreed entering Israel without their parents, it was re-
to withdraw her troops from the vealed here at a session of the International Coun- his own home, is becoming the most popular type it attacked Premier David Ben
Gurion and his government.
of village settlement. -
disputed demilitarized zone along cil of Jewish Women by Mrs. Abraham Harmon,
At the concluding session of the five-day
the Israel-Syrian border and to wife of the councillor to the Israel embassy in
The broadcaster accused Ben
meeting. it was decided that all affiliates of the
participate in an emergency
Gurion
of leading the.country to
Washington.
International Council demand ratification in their
Meeting with the Mixed Armis-
Parents who are not being permitted to emi-
famine and charged that he had
respective
countries
of
the
genocide
convention
tice Commission.
grate are even undergoing separation from their
Mrs. Joseph M. Welt of Detroit, former presi- helped "the Jewish bourgoisie to
Agreement to attend such a
children in order to enable them to grow up in
dent, was elected honorary vice-president of the transform Israel into an ugly
meeting was announced by Israel
last week, but Syrian officials Israel, Mrs. Harmon said.
International Council and Mrs. Moise Calm was black market land where the
She also revealed that a virtual revolution in
working class its starved!'
intimated they would refuse to
place in Israel chosen gresident.
attend the session unless Israel the area of family life is taking
City s Rabbis to Join
in Israel Celebration
Restitution Chief
Attempts Suicide
Israel Immigration Breaks Up Families
Israeli Bourgeoisie
`Starves' Workers