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Threat of War Alerts Israel to Border Danger

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, August 26, 1966-9

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border near the lake, and Syrian Arab countries to act" and that 41 Nations to Send VIPs to Knesset Dedication
is entirely in Israel's jurisdiction, planes are patrolling the air on the Syria had "moved the battle sites
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Speak- her of the House Committee on
but Syria insists on probing its Syrian side of the border. The from the frontier to the very heart ers and deputy speakers of parlia- Foreign Affairs.
waters for recovery of a Syrian same preparations, of a defensive of the occupied territory."
ments in 41 countries have already
The new building will be of-
jet fighter and a Syrian pilot, both character, are evident on Israeli's
Damascus radio continued to expressed readiness to attend the
side.
shot down by Israel last week.
ficially transferred from the public
assert that Syria was no longer
Israel is also on the alert against practicing "defensive action" official opening of the new build- works department to the Knesset
Syria's continued insistence that
it must be allowed to try to sal- possible renewal of terrorist raids but that it had "taken the offen- ing of Israel's parliament Aug. 30, speaker Monday.
sive." Israeli sources said that and more confirmatory replies are
vage its ,MIG-17 and to bring up by members of the El Fatah or-
Israel could not tolerate in- expected, Moshe Rosetti, clerk of
the body of the pilot of that plane ganization which is directed from
— which Israel brought down into Syrian bases but which may at- definitely either the prevention the Knesset reported.
the lake — was relayed to Israel's tempt to infiltrate into Israel from of salvage on the ship or the
He also reported that representa-
foreign ministry this morning by nearby Jordan or Lebanon. The, Syrian threats against its exist-
tives of Jewish communities, Zion-
Lt. Gen. Odd Bull, chief of staff opinion prevailing in Israel is that ence.
of the United Nations Truce Super- the recent Syrian threats of war-
Eban reportedly conveyed many ist organizations and international
fare cannot be implemented by of these views to Gen. Bull in what Jewish groups also were planning
vision Organization.
High officials here Tuesday ex- Syria by open attacks - on Israeli may have been one of the most to attend. The parliamentary speak-
ressed the opinion that the cur- territory, but only by guerrilla solemn talks between the two in ers who have accepted invitations
3nt week will show whether Sy- methods against which Israel is recent months. Gen. Bull also include most American and West
rian threats against Israel are part determined to retaliate as indi- met briefly Tuesday with Moshe European countries, as well as
of a war of nerves or are the fore- cated Sunday by Prime Minister Sasson, the new director of the ar- some in Africa and in three Asian
runners of a campaign of planned Levi Eshkol, following a session mistice division of the foreign states, he said. No East European
of the cabinet.
ministry, and with outgoing di- parliament has as yet replied.
Syrian aggression.
rector
Abraham Kidron.
Official circles here are of the
The prime minister told his
A U.S. Congressional delegation
opinion that Syria would not dare Cabinet Sunday that the gov- Israel to Give Moscow
also has been named to attend the
to get into open warfare with Is- ernment is determined to defend
'dedication of the new Knesset
Full Background on Clash
rael. However, Syria may start a itself "by all means" against the
HANK NEWMAN
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Katriel building. It will include Sen. Clif-
wave of intensified guerrilla-type
threats to the peace on the Katz, the Israeli ambassador in ford Case, New Jersey Republican,
President
terrorist violence in Israel. Asked
northern border.
Moscow, was instructed to call at Sen. Walter Mondale, Minnesota
whether, in the face of the Syrian
Foreign Minister Abba Eban re- the Soviet Foreign Ministry and Democrat, and Rep. William I.
threats of war, Israel would re- ported at the Cabinet meeting on inform it fully of the background Murphy, Illinois Democrat, a mem-
quest a meeting of the United Na- the developments of the diplomatic of the clash on Aug. 15
between
tions Security Council, the officials front in regard to the Syrian is- Syria and Israel at Lake
Tiberias.
said that this would depend on sue. Israel has notified every
The envoy also was instructed to
whether there was evidence that friendly power, through its diplo-
PAUL NEWMAN'S
these threats constituted more than mats in the various capitals and transmit to the Soviet officials the
text of the recent Syrian state-
a war of nerves.
through conversations with for-
The official sources discounted eign ambassadors here, of the ments declaring that Syria was
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tions Truce Supervision Organiza- border, Eban told the Cabinet
Israel made some pertinent ma-
tion could undertake the recovery
The gravity with which Israel terial on the situation available to
of the Syrian MIG-17. They ex-
views the new border hostility the Soviets earlier when it in-
pressed doubt whether the UNTSO
had the necessary equipment for created by Syria in the Lake Ti- vited the Soviet charge d'affaires
berias area was stressed Wednes- in Tel Aviv to the Israel Foreign
such an operation.
day by Foreign Minister Eban Ministry as part of a general Is-
Gen. Bull had just returned
at an urgently-summoned con- raeli program to inform foreign
on Monday from a conference in
ference with Lt. Gen. Bull.
diplomats about its views on the
Damascus with the chief of staff
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Eban warned Gen. Bull of pos- ground and air clash.
of Syria's army, and with other
sible
"serious"
developments
and
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Syrian officials. He reported
that they are adamant in their told the UN official that while Is- Border From Clash, Report Says
LONDON (JTA) — The Syrians
insistence that they have a rael had shown great restraint and
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"right" to try to salvage their patience while waiting for Gen. are set to make war against Is-
Bull
to
continue
negotiations
with
rael, the Sunday Observer report-
• Grandmother • Grandfather • Parents • Uncle
own plane and pilot from the
bottom of the lake. Failing to Syrian authorities in Damascus, ed in a dispatch by its correspond-
• Aunt • Husband • Wife • Sister • Brother
obtain from Israel recognition Israel could not wait indefinitely ent in Damascus. "Only a mir-
of that "right," Gen. Bull re- or permit the situation to continue acle" cabled the correspondent
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Machetonim
• Children
• Son
• Daughter
ported, Syria insists it will not without some specific information from the Syrian capital, "can now
allow Israel to salvage its coast on progress to resolve the dead- save the Syrian-Israeli border
• Grandchildren • Nephew • Niece • Cousin
guard cutter, stuck on a reef lock. Eban asked Gen. Bull to from exploding into fresh violence.
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about 200 yards from the lake ask Syria for a definite reply to Troops and planes are poised to
shore nearest to Syrian territory. enable Israel to proceed with the strike on both sides of the line."
"The mood in Syria," the report
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While asking Gen. Bull to con- salvage operation of the coast
tinue his negotiations with Syria, guard vessel stranded on Lake Ti- continued, "is dangerouly inflam-
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mable." The correspondent
Israel made it clear that it will berias.
stressed
that
for
the
first
time
in
It was indicated that Eban also
deny to Syria any rights whatever
regarding sovereignty over Lake informed Gen. Bull about Israel's many years, experienced observ-
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Tiberias. Israel pointed out once concern over Syria's open threats ers believe large-scale warfare on
more that under a treaty between against Israel's security and terri- the Syrian-Israeli frontier is pos-
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According
to
the
Sunday
Ob-
World War I, the entire lake was not only had Syria refused to al-
placed in Palestine under British low Israel to salvage the coast server's Damascus report, the
jurisdiction. To make sure that guard ship which is within Is- new Syrian posture, changing
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there would be no disagreement raeli sovereign territory but also from defensive to offensive, "is
about British jurisdiction over the that Syria has assembled armor not a bluff or a mere propaganda
entire lake, France and Britain and troops in the area with the ap- exercise." The policy, the corre-
had agreed that, near the north- parent intention of using force to spondent asserted, represents the
"passionately held beliefs of the
eastern corner of the lake, a nar- prevent the salvage effort.
The Syrian chief of s t a f f de- Syrian revolutionaries and the
row strip of land, between 35 and
40 yards in depth, would be de- clared that "Syria has joined bat- Baath Party extremists, who now
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to carry war into Israel, whatever
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the cost."
British agreement, which had
-. been superseded by the Syrian-
Israeli armistice pact of 1949.
Israel fears that, if it should
permit Syria to try to salvage its
own plane in the lake, a precedent
would be established, under which
Syria would, in the future, claim
other rights in the lake. On the
other hand, Israel reassured Gen.
Bull again Monday that it is willing
to turn back to the Syrians both
Even though we operated at a severe loss these past six weeks,
their sunken MIG-17 and the body
we never failed to try to accommodate the thousands of callers
of their drowned pilot, after these
are brought up by Israel.
seeking seats on scheduled flights.
Israel's coast guard dotter b
still stranded on a sandbar, and
NOW THAT THE STRIKE IS OVER, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
Israel is not trying to put it back
HEARING FROM YOU OFTEN.
into service at the request of the
United Nations, which fears a
flare-up of Syrian-Israeli fight-
PROF. REVILO OLIVER of
big.
the University of Illinois is be-
Syria has installed big search- lieved to have resigned from the
lights near its side of the Tiberias Birch Society because he dis-
border, lighting the area by night agrees with the views of Robert
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to make sure Israel is not doing Welch, the society president,
any salvage work. There are who has denied that his group is
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heavy concentrations of Syrian anti-Semitic and who has fa-
guns, tanks and infantry on the vored moderation.

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