PARIS (JTA) — The French
evacuation of their base at
Gabes, in southern Tunisia, has
had a definitely adverse effect
on the economic situation of the
Tunisian Jews, it was reported
here.
The report said that most
Jews have lost their sources of
livelihood, and many of them
have since left Tunisia for Is-
rael.
"The taking out of all per-
sonal • belongings without pre-
idous authority from the treas
ury has been forbidden," the
report stated. "Difficulties in the
issuance of passports are also
being made.
"The economic situation of
most Jews , in Tunisia is worsen-
ing from day to day," the re-
port continued, "due to the gen-
eral decline in the economic
sit u a t i o n. The government
makes things even more diffi-
cult by withholding permits,
dismissing officials, and com-
pelling Jewish employers to
engage a majority of Moslem
workers.
"Any cultural activities out-
side the community are forbid-
den. As part of the policy of
Tunisification and Arabization
of the curricula, the headmas-
ters of Jewish schools have been
ordered to include as much as
15 hours a week of Arabic
studies.
"Thus the few hours of He-
brew studies, which are formal-
ly allowed, have now in fact
been pushed out of the syllabus.
A decree was issued two months
ago forbidding private lessons
without previous authorization.
"The number of cases in
which Jewish employes in local
and foreign companies have
been discharged and Arabs tak-
en on in • their place has re-
cently increased. Though Arab
officials and workers are not with Israel's Premier David
up to Jewish standard, this proc- Ben-Gurion over the statement
ess is gaining momentum. As a by the latter that Israel aims
result, a reduction - of Jewish to have 3,000,000 Jewish in-
earnings is felt," the report habitants. In a broadcast which
is transmitted over various
stated.
frequencies and in different
languages, the Moscow radio
terms this goal as "provocative
and demagogic." The text of
the broadcast, as monitored
here, reads:
JERUSALEM (JTA) — For
"The Israeli press continues
the first time since the Sinai to publish untrue reports con-
campaign of 1956, Egypt has cerning a so-called mass Jew-
stopped a non-Israel ship at- ish emigration from Eastern
tempting to pass through the Europe to Israel. What are the
Suez Canal, after leaving an aims of this dirty campaign?
Israeli port. The ship, flying The Israel Government is try-
the Liberian flag, left Haifa ing to decide a number of
last week, bound for the Far other questions through the
East. It has not yet completed publication of false rumors
its Canal passage.
concerning .a mass Jewish
Israeli authorities prefer at emigration from the countries
this time to believe that the of Eastern Europe. It is known
Egyptian interference with this that the Israel Government is
Canal passage may be due to encountering great difficulties
technical, rather than political, at the present time. Unemploy-
reasons. However, the authori- ment is spreading in the
ties indicated, Israel may com- country, and there is a crisis
plain against this interference in the food production.
to the United Nations Security
"Lately, the Israel Govern-
Council, or it may "take other ment has requested the Ameri-
steps."
can Government to offer some
There is concern here re- agricultural products because
garding another ship, a Greek
freighter. which has also at-
tempted to pass through the Rep. Dingell Inserts
Suez. The Greek vessel also Two JN Editorials in
was due to go through the
Canal, but port authorities at Congressional Record
Congressman John D. Din-
Haifa have not yet received
a report about its completion gell, of Detroit, inserted two
Jewish News editorials in a
of the passage.
single issue of the Congres-
Tarpon. one of the most priz- sional Record.
In the issue of the Record
ed of all game fish, invade
Miami Beach waters in great of March 3, Rep. Dingell in-
numbers in spring and early corporated, with appropriate
summer. One of the choice spots accompanying remarks by him-
for tarpon fishing is but five self, the editorials "For Hu-
minutes from boat docks and manity's Sake—Faith in the
almost within the shadow of the UN" and "Russia's Hostility
Toward Israel."
city's hotels.
Egypt Halts Ship
Docking in Haifa
Finance stated in the Knesset
that the Israelis will be com-
pelled to contribute to long-
term loans. Golda Meir, now in
America, is trying to increase
American financial aid to Is-
rael.
"In the light of these facts,
it becomes clear that Ben-
Gurion's recent allegations that
Israel now enjoys glorious cir-
cumstances which enable her
to accept three million Jews
aims at provocative and purely
demagogic goals. In the present
circumstances, the • Israeli
authorities cannot even guaran-
tee bread, work or housing for
their inhabitants — a matter
known full well to the Ameri-
cans, who actually do not want
to render unconditional aid
even to Israel. What have they
got to d _ o with the Israeli
issue? •
"One cannot read without
being overwhelmed with regret
and astonishment the article
in the Egyptian magazine Rose
-
the article published in Al-
Akhbar on February 25. The
strange thing is that these
articles were published after
Moscow Radio and the official
Soviet paper Izvestia had cate-
gorically denied these provoca-
tive rumors concerning the
alleged Jewish emigration."
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9-THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, March 13, 1959
French Evacuation Hurts Tunisian Russia Terms Rumors of Soviet Migration as 'Dirty'
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The of insufficient foodstuffs in the al-Yusuf of February 23. The
Community; Jews on Move to Israel Moscow
Radio is taking issue country. The Israel Minister of same thing may be said about