Poll Reactions on Israelis' Reprisal Raid By ELIAIIU SALPETER Chief JTA Correspondent in Israel (Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.) JERUSALEM — Two days after Israel's mid-November raid on the Jordanian village of Samua, which served as one of the main bases of murderous terrorist at- tacks against Israeli military and civilian vehicles, Haaretz, Israel's largest morning paper, conducted a random public opinion poll by telephone. The poll showed that 56 percent of those questioned ex- pressed full support of the Israel action. Only 4.6 percent were defi- nitely against it. Almost 30 percent favored action but thought it should have been directed against Syria, which instigates and directs those attacks. Over 11 percent de- clined to answer, saying they had not made up their minds. Two weeks later, after the UN Security Coimcil condemned Is- rael's raid. Haaretz repeated the poll—and got startlingly different results. Those unconditionally in favor dropped to about 26 percent, while those opposed rose to over 11 percent: those conditionally in favor dropped to 14 percent, while those who this time preferred not to express an opinion rose to al- most half of the total questioned. The censure by the Security Council, however, had less to do Israel's Budget to Show THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS if Austerity Is Working An Anti-Nazi Children's Author Produces Delightful Work (Direct JTA Telegraph Wire to The Jewish News) JERUSALEM--- Treasury sources said here Tuesday that the draft budget for the fiscal year starting April 1967 will probably provide indications as to the progress of the country's current austerity pro- gram. The budget will be submitted to parliament Tuesday by Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir. There is special merit to "The ner, his antiques and tricks make Little Man," the story for young him a delight in every act . readers about a miniature circus So numerous are the adventures hero, by Erich Kaestner, with pic- of Maxie, so manifold the circus tures by Rick Schreiter, published acts, so intriguing the tricks, that by Knopf. "The Little Man" emerges as a In the .first place, there is the big entertainer and the stories story itself—about two-inch tall about him become immensely fas- Maxie Pichelsteiner and his cir- cinating. cus exploits. 1 Of the many valuable new chil- Then there are the interesting dren's books issued for the gift- facts about the author, Eric Kaest- giving period by Knopf, The Lit- ner, whose "The Little Man" was tle Man" is among the most im- translated from the German b Pressive and best suited And the James Kirkup, was born in Ger- ' young readers who possess it will many in 1899, has the distinction ' cherish it and will return to por- of -having had his books banned tions of the book for repeated and burned on Hitler's orders. He reading. The chapters are short, declared himself a pacifist, was each is an episode in itself, and considered anti-Nazi and was ar- the delights thus provided are un- rested in 1934 and 1937. He over- ending. came the hardships he suffered Puerto-Rico Girl-Boy Team and continued to write. From Knopf comes another de- "The Little Man" is one of lightful children's book— "Maria his gayest books. The story is and Ramon—A Girl and Boy of filled with so much charm, it has Puerto Rico," text and photos by such a delightful plot, that the G. Warren Schloat, Jr. young readers will value the The splendid photographs illus- book as a real source of enter- trate the story of the boy-girl tainment. team's life in Puerto Rico. Taking Not only is Maxie Pichelsteiner the young readers to the American almost invisible—he is announced territory which is becoming such in the circus as "The Biggest-Lit- a great attraction as a vacation tlest Artist in the Circus Fir- spot, the author offers a story with mament, With HoKus Von PoKus, educational merit. It is informa- Prof. and Past Master of Applied tive, well writen, wholesome, and Magic"—but the fantastic acts in leads to proper understanding of which he is the hero, his roles in- people who are our fellow-Ameri- vented for him by author Kaest- cans. The budget, which serves as an over-all blueprint of Israel's economy, is meant to be the first indication of the nation's re- cuperation from the present economic slowdown, the sources said. It will contain forecasts of pro- gress toward defined economic targets, they added. The goals of the austerity pro- gram include a shift of produc- tion toward export industries, greater worker productivity, stable wages and prices and cuts in domestic consumption. Shazar to Visit Expo JERUSALEM (JTA) — Presi- dent Zalman Shazar will represent Israel at the Canadian celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Federa- tion, next May, it was announced here. It was learned also that President Shazar will participate in the Israel Day observance at the Expo '67 fair at Montreal at the end of April. with the drastic change of Israel public opinion than the concern over the fate of King Hussein. There were some editorials in the Israel press which belatedly what's came out with the theory that the attack on Samua might have actually saved Hussein. Their argument was that those work- ing to topple Hussein jumped on the opportunity of the Israel attack and initiated the rioting before they were really ready to move against the King effective. ly. Thus they showed their hand too early and therefore Hussein could act against them in the nick of time. When E'hkol succeeded Ben- Gurion, the public hoped for a lessening in Moscow's unfriendly attitude toward Israel. After some promising beginnings, Moscow again began slamming the doors which had been quietly and cau- tiously orwried an inch or two. As former Minister of Finance. Esh- kol was also widely expected to bring economic know-how to the Premiership. something Ben-1 Gurion never claimed to possess or have great interest in. How- ever, after the (artificial, as it turned out) boom of 1965 and the first half of 1966, Israel is now facing a recession and a growth of unemployment. Unavoidable as this may be, from the objective point of view, the public lays the blame at Eshkol's policy of "eco- nomic restraints" originally aimed at putting Israel's economy on a healthier basis. What remained untouched was the belief in Eshkol's ability to handle Israel's Arab relations without recourse to the methods of reprisal attacks (and conse- quent exacerbation of relations also with friendly Western powers) associated with Ben-Gurion's tough line. What happened at Samua and after seems seriously to have dam- aged this belief. Israel Envoy in Vienna Cites Rescuer of Jews VIENNA (JTA) — The estab- lishment of a Robert Stolz Wood in Israel in honor of the famous Austrian composer was an- nounced here in ceremonies in which Stolz was presented with a citation marking the occasion by Israel Ambassador Michael Simon. The citation noted that Stolz, who is not Jewish, helped many of his Jewish friends save their lives during the Nazi regime in Austria. Stolz, who visited Israel after the war, composed a song entitled "Toward the Sun, , To- ward Israel." • • • 9 DO Doan oti ENJOY KOSHER TOURS PUERTO RICO . Next Tour Starts January 15, 1967 MEXICO First Available Date January 19, 1967 Weekly Thereafter Optional Tours to Acapulco Call (212)244-6340 or ©SUPERVISED ORTHODOX TOURS X ury? 11-8-1 s /11311711 MOSPOIWIlt ii u.1!!! 111 ea U a im Is it living in a penthouse or owning a Rolls-Royce? no! Is it Philadelphia Cream Cheese spread thick on bagels with lox? yes! 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