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TEL AVIV (JTA)—Families
of eight border policemen, sen-
tenced last week to prison
terms in the .October 1956
murders of 43 Arab villagers
of Kafr Kassem, launched an
effort here to mobilize public
opinion against the verdicts
and to win pardons for the
convicted men.
The policemen were sen-
tenced to prison terms ranging
from seven to 17 years im-
prisonment by a military tri-
bunal. The court also stripped
all officers, among the de-
fendants, of their rank, demot-
ing them to privates. The
court sentenced Major Shmuel
Malinki to 17 years; Lt. Gabriel
Dehan and Lance Cpl. Shalom
Offer received 15-year terms;
Gavriel Ulliel and Edmond
Nachmani — both corporals —
and Makhluf Karoush, Eliyahu
Avraham and Albert Pahims-
all privates—were sentenced to
seven-year terms.
A delegation from the fami-
lies of the policemen involved
tried to see Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion. They were
unable to talk. to the Premier
but did meet with his secretary
Yitzhak Navon, to whom they
explained that they wanted
pardons for the sentenced men.
The delegation members also
demanded the trial of Col.
Issachar Shadmi, the command-
ing officer of the border police,
who issued the order under
which the defendants had fired
on the Arab villagers on the
eve of the Sinai campaign. Col.
Shadmi, who was severely
criticized by the military tri-
bunal for issuing the order,
is currently on a mission in
the United States.
In Jerusalem, Army chief of
staff Chaim Laskov instructed
the chief -military prosecutor
to study the judgement in the
trial to determine whether fur-
ther trials should be ordered.
The prosecutor was told to
speed a decision on whether
Col. Shadmi should be indicted
for . -issuance of an illegal
"shoot-to-kill" order to border
patrolmen in a sudden curfew.
The curfew was imposed on
the afternoon of October 28,
1956, just prior to that night's
assault on the Sinai Peninsula.
Arab farmer families, return-
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of the curfew, were shot down
A Digest of World Jewish Happenings, from
as wilful violators of the
military order. The country Dispatches of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Other
was aroused by the deed and News-Gathering Media.
the government attempted to
United States
make amends by payment of
HOUSTON—A drive is underway here to raise funds for a
damages and compensation and
religious center for all faiths on the campus of the University
by trying those responsible.
of Houston, with an Ark and Torah for Jewish students.
Col. Shadmi appeared as a
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Expansion of ORT facilities was
prosecution witness, but was
himself severely criticized, and voted at a three-day meeting of the national board of the
Women's American ORT.
it is understood that the Army
WASHINGTON—The United States Department of Agricul-
is examining his record to
ture and the Israel government's Institute of Fibers and Forest
determine his future status.
Major Malinki, who was -Products signed a contract for cotton research to be done in.
blamed for the tragedy by Israel, the program to be financed with 236,000 Israeli pounds
Shadmi, is 44. Major Malinki obtained by the U.S. Government for the sale of surplus U.S.
has been in uniform for 22 agricultural products to Israel, designed to improve cotton grow-
years since the H a g an ah ing in both countries.
PHILADELPHIA—Officials of the Lucien Moss Home for
period. Lt. Dehan, originally
from Morocco, had a brilliant the treatment of the chronically ill announced that an additional
record in the War of Libera- grant has brought to $483,230 the federal allocations for com-
tion and in anti-fedayeen ac- pletion of the hospital.
NEW YORK—More than 800 union locals in New York •
tion. Cpl. Offer, 27, was born
in Tel Aviv. Cpl. Ulliel, 27, area have undertaken a special campaign to provide $2,000,000
was born in Algiers, Private in Israel Bond investment capital in honor of former Senator
Karoush, 24, is from Morocco, Herbert H. Lehman. Labor leaders have already announced pur-
and Private Avraham, 23, is chaseS of more than $200,000 in Israel Bonds as part of this inten
from Romania. Private Pahims, sive drive . . . More than $1,000,000 was pledged for the Albert
22, and Cpl. Nachmani, 25, are Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, at a confer-
ence of 75 civic leaders at the Harmonie Club . . . Continued
both from Morocco.
Before stating the sentence, vigilance against expanding Nasserism is needed for Israel's
prosecutor Colim Gillon cited security, Abba Eban, Ambassador from Israel, told 3,000 persons
the unblemished service records who jammed Carnegie Hall to launch the 35th annual fund-rais-
of the defendants, in explain- ing campaign for Histadrut, the Israel Federation of Labor . . .
ing why he had not asked the The Israel Development Corporation, a related corporation of
maximum sentence of life im- Ampal, declared a dividend of $1 per share on common stock,
prisonment. He noted also that total dividends to be paid to amount to $400,000. President
the defendants had been in Abraham Dickenstein expressed the hope that Ampal would be
custody for almost two years. able to declare its 17th consective dividend-25 cents per $5
Defense attorneys for the share.
Europe
eight p olicem e n presented
PARIS—Isaac Schneerson, guiding force behind the Jewish
character witnesses to the
•military tribunal as part of a Documentation Center and orginator of the idea of the World
defense plea for mitigation in Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr, which stands in Paris,
advance of sentencing. The de- was awarded the ribbon of the Legion of Honor. M. Schneerson
fense also cited the fact that began collecting documents on the fate of French and European
a "Sulha"—the traditional Arab Jewry during the Nazi occupation when, as a member of the Re-
ceremony of reconciliation— sistance, he had access to documents captured from the Germans.
VIENNA—The Austrian government will withdraw its per-
had been held in Kafr Kassem
in which the injured parties mission for an international congress at Salzburg of groups com-
posed of veterans of Nazi organizations. Jewish and non-Jewish
forgave the offenders.
It was also noted that com- anti-Nazi organizations had protested to the government earlier
pensation of more than 500,000 granting of permission to hold the meeting.
LONDON—An extradition agreement was signed between
pounds had been paid to
Britain and Israel . . . A delegation from the Board of Deputies
families of the victims.
In its judgment, the court of British Jews called on the Romanian Minister to discuss
found that Maj. Malinki had lowering of emigration barriers in Romania for Israel-bound
extended the scope of the Jews . .. The Conference of JeWish Organizations, at a two-day
illegal order by including meeting here, stressed the need to obtain for Soviet Jewry
women and children. The court rights equal to those given other nationalities in USSR . . .
held that, as a veteran soldier, Concern over deterioration of relations between Jews and
Maj. Malinki should have re- Moslems in Morocco was expressed to the Anglo-Jewish Asso-
fused to obey Col. Shadmi's ciation by its president, R. N. Carvalho.
directive. "An officer," stated
Israel
the court, "should display
JERUSALEM—Except for the strengthening of Israel, the
courage not only in the face most serious concern of the Zionist movement at present is the
of the enemy, but also in fate of Soviet Jewry, Dr. Nahum Goldmann declared here in an
standing up for his rights be- address to the Small Zionist Actions Committee . . . Y. Btesh,
fore a superior officer."
director general of the Israel Ministry of Health, left for Moscow
The court stated that it is to study Soviet health facilities . . . It is reported here that
its "clear and unreserved be- Moroccan authorities have arrested several Jews, charging them
lief that it is forbidden for with assisting emigration to Israel . . . Habimah, Israel's leading
a soldier in any army, and troupe which is currently celebrating its 40th birthday, was
especially one in the Israel given the status of a national theater, it was announced by
Defense Forces, to kill without Zalman Arrane, Minister of Education, who also revealed that
due process of law, any person the government had decided to recommend an annual subsidy
who has surrendered and who of 100,000 pounds for the institution . . . Premier David Ben-
is willing to obey orders."
Gurion called on young women : to join Nahal, the army's soldier-
However, the Herut Party farmer corps, stating that since: only half as many girls as young
said that it would introduce men joined the corps, this was an "untenable" situation . . . A
a bill in the Knesset that new half-inch bullet proof glass:shield has been installed between
would clarify a soldier's duties the Knesset floor and the newspapermen's gallery in the Israel
with respect to obeying a com- Parliament and was one of a number of measures taken during
mander's orders.
the autumn recess to protect members against attacks such as
The Herta said it feels that last year's bomb throwing episode when five Ministers were
the situation in the wake of wounded . . . The Parliameritary .Correspondents Association
the Kafr Kassem convictions announced, it had decided to cease covering the meetings of the
has left confusion in the minds Knesset if a number of security measures, which newsmen
of soldiers and may undermine, consider restrictive, are implemented . . . The Jewish Agency's
discipline, unless duties are Youth. Aliyah Department has- decided to name the Villa Rose-
clearly stated. At the same mary of the Has Beyth- Youth Aliyah College "Rose Jacobs
time, the party asked the House" on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Mrs. Rose Jacobs,
government to "draw all con- honorary president of Hadassah, "as a token of appreciation by
clusions" from the court's con- the Youth Aliyah of her notable - work."
demnation of Col. Shadmi, the
Canada
officer who handed down the
WINNIPEG—The Winnipeg Jewish Welfare Fund has estab-
original "shoot to kill" orders
lished a new organization structure to provide a Continual
in imposing the curfew.
Meanwhile, Kafr K ass e in appraisal of the community service.
TORONTO—Jewish parents in this city were urged to have
elders received the court's ver-
dict with satisfaction, calling it their children absent themselves from school during the period of
"courageous" and "just." The religious. instruction. A .statement by J. Irving Oelbaum, leader
Jordanian morning newspaper, in the Canadian Jewish Congress, reminded Jewish parents that
Falastin, commented editorially Jewish children have this right of exemption.
OTTAWA—Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's Foreign Minister, was
on the sentences and expressed
satisfaction with the "firm- honored at a Canadian Government luncheon. She was welcomed
ness" of the decision and even to Canada by the Governor General Prime Minister John Diefen--
grudgingly praised Israel for baker and Minister for External Affairs Sidney Smith.
Latin America
not having tried to • hush up
LIMA, Peru—Israel's "valiant stand and great achievements
the murders. The newspaper
charged, however, that Col. against tremendous odds" were praised by President Manuel
Shadmi had been "smuggled Prada at a ceremony at which he formally received the creden-
tials of Israel's Ambassador to this country, Tuvia
out of Israel to avoid trial-"