Border Patrolmen Appeal Sentences pi) or) 0.1 0 O I2 1=2 O E-1 GW A 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. 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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-"