Israel, Jordan Linked in New Arab Threatsl

Friday, December 30, 1966-5

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

which bolsters the Jordanian econ- After instructing th% premier to B-G Campaigns to Change
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omy, is considering outright grants form a new Cabinet, the king Israel s Electoral System _
WITH FACTORY PARTS!
(Direct
JTA
Teletype
Wire
dissolved
the
Jordanian
parliament
of some forms of military assist-
APPROVED BY THE FOLLOWING
Jewi sh
and
indicated
new
general
elec-
LEADING SWISS WATCH
ance to the Hussein regime.
Former
hNmee7 ) Premier
TEL AVIV
MANUFACTURERS:
Reliable information available bons would be held within four
d
constantly awaiting us" at t h e
David Ben
Gurion resume
• Patek, Philippe • Gubelin
Wednesday
his - long-standing
effort
United Nations and "because some here is that Jordan will spend months. In his instructions to the
• Audemars Piquet
friends became unnecessarily over- nearly one-third of her 1967 budget Premier, the King indicated he in- to win support for his proposals
• Girard Perregaux
excited about the • future of the on a military build-up against tended to continue to take a strong for changes in Israel's electoral
line against opponents of his re- system.
• Tissot
• Omega
Jordanian regime." He indicated Israel.
Of a total budget of $193,000,000, Premier, the king told Premier Tel
He struggled unsuccessfully dur-
that Israel's armed forces would
• Vacheron Constantin
Jordan has designated $56,300,000 to deal "firmly and decisively" ing his many years as premier to
And Others
be strengthened.
for her armed forces and new with "seditious elements and insur- bring about a parliamentary sys- , YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR WATCH
(In the wake of reports of the weapons. Another $3,500,000 was gents." tem similar to that in Britain.
WITH CONFIDENCE WITH
resignation of the Jordanian gov- allocated for new fortifications on
He indicated he planned to meet
A two-day meeting of Arab de-
ernment, the U.S. State Depart- the Israeli border. Tense heads on proposals to station with leaders in various sectors of
Certified Master Watel,maker
ment announced an arms airlift to
Officials are reluctant to discuss troops in Jordan ended Sunday Israel life and to push formation
aNd Jewc/er
Jordan as an emergency measure the nature and types of new mili- with no indication that King Hus- of committees in many urban areas
UN 1 - 8184
18963 Livernois
to bolster King Hussein.)
tary aid to be provided by the sein had relaxed his conditions for in support of his plan. He feels
Open Daily 9.5:30
Foreign Minister Abba Eban in- United States to Jordan. Charges such military help, it was reported that Israel's multiplicity of parties
formed the Cabinet that Israel's were made in the Arab world that from Cairo, scene of the meeting. hampers government effectiveness.
envoys in the United States have King Hussein was unwilling or un- The 90-minute meeting ended
voiced objection in Washington to able to deal militarily with the without any statement being is
PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE
any change in the balance of arms Israeli action last November. The sued, another indication that Jor -
CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY, SUNDAY, JAN. 1—OPEN MON., JAN. 2
in the Middle East, and stressed purpose of the new arms is to dan continued to resist the pro-
Strictly
that the balance ,must be restored strengthen the Jordanian military : posal. Earlier this month, the Arab
Kosher
if upset.
posture, both for internal security League Defense Council approved
Meats and
Eban's report, as released by reasons and against Israel. a resolution calling on Jordan to
Poultry
the government spokesman, was
allow Saudi Arabian and Iraqi
Specializing in:
Hussein Tells Cabinet I troo
taken by observers to mean that
s to be stationed on Jordan's
.
• Cartwheels
Cutup
Chicken
Parts
Fresh,
•
the United States arms shipments i Jordan's Main Aim I s border with Israel.
• Cube Steaks
•
• Ready Made Hamburger Patties
to Jordan are viewed here as : • Recovery of Palestine'
'
• Kosher TV Dinners
Infiltrator
mainly of political significance and
• Oven Ready Turkeys
• Beef Ribs
intended to bolster the strength of LONDON (JTA)—The main aim
• Mock Chicken
Sentenced
in
Israel
• Seasoned Meat Loaf
King Hussein. The arms, it was of the new Cabinet of Jordan will
• Seasoned Meat Balls
pointed out, would enable the Jor- be "the recovery of Palestine," to 20 Years
• Chinese Egg Rolls
• Veal for Scalopini
danian king to reject demands by King Hussein said in a directive
• Beef for Scalopini
Imprisonment
other Arab states to station their reported from Amman.
• Boneless Chicken Breasts
HAIFA (JTA)—The Haifa dis-
forces on Jordanian soil, which I The directive also asked the 13-
would bring about a change in the man Cabinet, formed by Premier trict court has sentenced an i nfil-
TVD
status quo along Israel's eastern Wasfi Tel over the weekend, to
border and would put Israel in the win over friendly states and ce- trator from Lebanon to a 20-year
Member Detroit Kosher
position of having to decide wheth- ' ment Arab solidarity. Some ob- Prison term. The infiltrator, who
WE DELIVER — UN 1-4770
Meat Dealers Association
of armed in-
er to use the "freedom of action" servers here said the king's in- confessed to a charge 45
days
to
file
given
she reserved for herself. structions indicated the new Cabi- cursion, was
Prime Minister Eshkol repeated net was a war Cabinet. The king an appeal. The defendant, whose
the Cabinet meeting Israel's emphasized that the Palestine name was withheld, was captured
at
stand on any change in the status issue was "a question of life or after a fierce battle with Israelis
quo in Jordan, which has been the death and part of our, national in which one border policeman and
position for some existence." three other guerrillas were killed.

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He said Israel was condemned by
the UN Security Council "be-
cause we have the Russian veto

GEORGE OHRENSTE1N

KAPLAN BROS.

18229 WYOMING

2ND ANNUAL

government's

years. Observers pointed to Israel's
dilemma over the arms shipments:
While Israel did not oppose the
, bad for Israel — for a few days.
By SAUL CARSON
strengthening of King Hussein, the
JTA Correspondent in the UN
i Actually, however, a censure is
possibility had to be considered of
(Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.)
a change in the Amman regime.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—Be- ' words.
Israel is still on the alert for
which might put the arms in the yond and behind the headlines, Is-
hands of more extreme elements. rael's status at the United Nations its security. Jordan and the other '
Gen. Yitzhak Rabin will continue offers a fascinating study. It's ' Arab states know that, if non-
as Israel's chief of staff of all front-page and top of the news Jordanian Arab troops should. in-
defense forces for one more year, broadcast when Israel is censured deed, be placed on the West side
Eshkol told the Cabinet which ap- by the Security Council. But ig- of the River Jordan, Israel would
proved the announcement. nored are the facts that, in two consider such a development as a
An Israeli patrol reported Wed- , out of the three most recent Coun- violation of the 1949 Jordanian-
nesday it had found and disman- cil debates of Israeli-Arab issues, Israeli armistice agreement. That
agreement was engineered by and
bested the Arabs.
tled a Mark-2 mine of the type Israel
Almost buried in the general supervised by the United Nations.
used by the Syrian army. The mine
,
had been planted on the patrol's news media is the fact that the The UN could not toss off its
in
the
Dan
area
less
than
a
adoption
of
two
human
rights
responsibility
for
such
a
gross
vio-
route
covenants guaranteeing, a m o n g lation of the armistice pact.
mile from the Syrian border.
The African states. a vital power
Israel filed a complaint with the other things, freedom of Jewish
cultural and religious rights in here now, are fooled no longer by
- united Nations observers.
the Soviet Union is due as much Arab recitals of their versions of
to Israel's existence and to the "Zionist" history. The Africans,
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
lobbying by world Jewish organi- who were too busy over the years
to The Jewish News)
TEI. AVIV — Syrian shepherds zations as it is to exercise of the to pay much attention to the for-
are again grazing their flocks in UN's collective conscience. Every- mation, development and growth
the Israeli demilitarized zone along one knows that Israel is far from of Israel, have learned by this
the border, Israeli officials report- • isolated here, even if Israel has -time. Most of them know Israel is
ed Tuesday. The shepherds are never been a member of the Se- here to stay — and many of them
being given protective cover by i curity Council or any of the other welcome Israel's friendship, even
major organs. Of the 122 members Israel's aid.
Syrian gunners. -
* * *
Infiltration of this kind took place of the UN, Israel has diplomatic
relations — most of them very
A year-end review of Israeli
a couple of months ago but was friendly
— with 90.
existence here cannot ignore the
ended after Israel took counter-
measures. Israeli officials have I That, in part, is the reckoning fact that Israel's diplomats here
notified United Nations observers here as 1966 goes into history and are among the most skilled in the
The fact entire UN complex. Under Am-
about the return of the shepherds the dawn of 1967 is here.
are 122 members in bassador Michael S. Comay, Is-
to the zone. that there
the United Nations, whereas Is- rael's delegation has continued to
An Arab infiltrator was killed
was the 59th member ad-
Sunday night by an Israel Army rael
mitted, testifies to Israel's rank earn the vast respect established
patrol near the Gaza Strip border. for Israel by Comay's predecessor,
here as a veteran.
the present Foreign Minister, Abba
The infiltrator, who- apparently ,
Eban. Aiding Comay powerfully
crossed the border in an attempt Israel's relationship to the
is as much of a were other diplomats of great skill
at theft, did- not reply to the chal- United as Nations
Israel's very existence. and effectiveness — among them
lenge of the Israeli patrol, which fact
Gang-ups by way of voting may Gideon Rafael, the vice-chairman
then oPened fire.
be fashionable here from time of the delegation, and Joseph Te-
• * *
to time, even among such old koah, former Ambassador to the
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
and
true friends as the United USSR and Brazil. These are men
to The Jewish News)
WASHINGTON — Jordan is sig- States and Britain and France. of great effectiveness. And there
But in the long run, Israel's posi- are others on the delegation who
nificantly increasing its arms ex-
do and have done yeoman-like
tion here is secure.
penditures and the United States,
The last General Assembly work. ,Together, they keep Israel's
proved a number of things. It reputation up front.
JUST OFF THE PRESS !
Israel is listened to — even on
proved that, despite their loud
Sam Levenson's
shouting, the Arab states are not many matters that are not directly
"EVERYTHING
as powerful here as they claim., related to Arab-Israel issues. The
BUT MONEY"
Like all shouters, they attract door to Secretary-General Thant's
more attention; but a sound-off office is always open to Comay
and his colleagues, as are the
does not increase one's stature.
The censure of Israel by the last doors to the offices of about 90
session of the Security Council, percent of the UN delegations. in-
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