Air and Grand Clashes Mount on Israel's Borders

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I.t. Gelberson left his widowed
mother and a 14-year-old sister.
Syrian gunners at Urfiya opened
light machinegun fire Wednesdaj •
on members of Kibutz Gonen (an -
other "adoptee•' of Detroit JNF
women). who were making a rou-
tine check of the settlement's
fences near the Syrian border. One
of the settlers was wounded.
The shooting ended after Israeli
forces were alerted and returned
the fire. Earlier, an army patrol
found an anti-vehicle mine planted
on a dirt road near the Lachish
area. Meanwhile, two unarmored
Israeli tractors continued to plough
the fields in the Tel Katzir area
without evoking any Syrian shoot-
ing.
An 18-year-old Israeli youth,
Yehouda Simontov, was wounded
Tuesday in .Jerusalem. Simontov,
who was hit when Jordanian sol-
diers opened fire from their posi-
tions in old -Jerusalem, was taken
to lladassah Hospital where his
condition was reported as not dan-
gerous. No reason was reported
for the Jordanian shooting.

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members of the nearby Haon Kib - tacks, had shot down six Soviet

utz. It was the third such inciden t made MIG-21's flown by the
in a week. After desultory firing Syriars. The letter stated that Is-
for a few minutes, the Syrians rael's planes had "penetrated
attacked with heavy automatic fire deeply beyond" the Israeli-Syrian
from several positions against an armistice lines, and claimed that
armored tractor sent into the field • I "Syrian planes were able to meet
After Israelis returned the fire , them and defeat their intent."
the Syrians put tank guns into
Tomeh mentioned that Syria had
operation, with Israel replying in filed a complaint last Friday night
kind. The Syrians also fired a with the Israeli-Syrian Mixed Ar-
number of mortar shells into - the mistice Commission, but failed to
fray. The United Nations asked indicate that Syria had since then
for a cease-fire. The Syrians ac- withdrawn that complaint.
cepted on condition that Israel
On its side, Israel appeared to
remove its tractor from the field, be planning no further diplomatic
a condition Israel rejected. The actions, beyond the complaint filed
shooting continued.
Friday night with the Security
After several hours of ground Council. (In that complaint, at the
fighting, the Israel Air Force was United Nations, Israel's permanent
sent into action. Israeli planes de- representative, Ambassador Mi-
stroyed three Syrian artillery bat- chael S. Comay, informed the
teries at Tawafik. At that point, council of Friday's stiff alterca-
Syrian MIG-21s were sent into tion which, he stated, resulted
battle and two of ifhem were shot from "continued acts of aggression
down.
and provocation by Syrian armed
A cease fire was arranged but forces." The letter called only for
the Syriang broke it with a renewal circulation of its contents to all 15
of shooting. Heavy mortar fire members of the council, but did
damaged two Israeli tractors which not request a council meeting.)
were finally extricated. The shoot-
Both Prime Minister Eshkol and
ing spread to the nearby Haon Gen. Yitzhak Rabin, chief of staff
and Tel Katzir settlements, Sev- of Israel's defense forces, explain-
Israel Cabinet Is
eral houses were hit and one Is- ed in separate press conferences
Gratified with Reports raeli was then hurt,
here exactly what had happened
(Colonel Mordechai Hod, chief of Friday. Eshkol pointed out that
on Battle with Syria
Israel's air force as of last Friday, Syria has used the hiatus in the
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Israel was raised to the rank of Brigadier- extraordinary session of the Israel-
Cabinet Sunday heard reports on General. The air force chief, born Syrian Mixed Armistice Commis-
Friday's sudden land-and-air battle ' in Dagania, had been slated for sion, which has been in suspension
with Syria during which Israeli I promotion next month. However, since Feb. 2, "to try to put into
flyers shot down six Syrian Soviet- he was given the higher rank "in doubt Israel's sovereignty over its
made MI(:-21 jet fighters while recognition of the excellent per- territory" in the demilitarized
army units destroyed Syrian gun formance by the air force.")
zones on the frontiers of the two
Foreign minister Abba Eban de- countries.
posts firing artillery from remote
positions against Israelis working clared Wednesday in parliament,
Eshkol called on Syria to "honor
in tractors in the demilitarized in rejecting Syrian claims of shoot- Israel's borders and territory, and
zone on the border.
ing down five Israeli jets in the discontinue infiltration and sabo-
Not a single Israeli plane was border clash, that Israel "has the tage activities." He suggested that
lost in the battle, but two Israelis habit of openly admitting and de- both Israel and Syria cultivate
were wounded by ground fire— tailing her losses in defensive ac- their sides of their borders "in
one of them fatally—and damages tions."
peace, even before a peace treaty
to Israeli border settlements were
He reiterated earlier official Is- is achieved." At the same time,
estimated at millions of pounds. raeli statements that no Israeli he congratulated Israel's air force
The Cabinet. after hearing the planes were lost in the clash.
fliers and soldiers for their "gal-
reports on the battle, voted con-
Eban made the statement in a lant stand and efficient following
gratulations to the Israeli border summary of foreign policy debate of instructions to the letter." Gen.
settlers. the air force and the sol- on his statement last week cover- Rabin warned the Syrians that Is-
diers for their "disciplined and ing his Asian tour. He also told rae's armed forces have the
courageous behavior in the face of parliament that the events Friday strength to deal with the Syrians
deadly attacks by Syria."
had shown that Israel would not "in any form Israel finds fitting."
The reports were given at the ; acquiesce in having its border
Syrians and Egyptians
Cabinet meeting by Prime Min- pushed westward.
ister Levi Eshkol, Foreign Min-
Eban declared that the United Start Secret Israel Talks
ister Alba Elan and Gen. Yitzhak Nations charter was no'. intended
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Da-
Rabin, chief of staff of Israel's to prevent citizens of a nation mascus Radio reported Tuesday
armed forces. At the conclusion from ploughing their land, even that Syrian and Egyptian officials
of the meeting, the premier issued near a border, but rather to halt started secret high-level military
the following statement on behalf armed clashes between nations.
talks in Syria on joint strategy
of the government:
Ile asserted that Syria had been against Israel. A Damascus radio
"It was Israel's right and duty
acting in "flagrant violation" of broadcast Tuesday also admitted
to protect her legitimate rights
this principle, making a mockery officially, for the first time, that
against the recurring attempts
of the charter and the Israeli-Arab the Syrians had opened fire on
by Syria to move the border and
armistice agreements. He said this Israeli tractors.
violate Israel's sovereignty, Dur-
situation should be made clear by
There was an increased tendency
ing the period of the talks in
international bodies.
in Israel government circles to re-
the Israeli-Syrian Mixed Armis-
vert to the border situation exist-
tice Commission, which had been
Syria Complains to
ing prior to the convening, last
summoned in extraordinary ses-
Security Council; Says Jan. 25, when the Israeli-Syrian
sion by United Nations Secre-
Mixed Armistice Commission met.
tary-General U Thant, and dis-
Israel Used Napalm
at the summons of United Nations
continued by Syria, incursions
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) Secretary-General U Thant.
into our territory became more
—Syria complained to the United
The session had been called to
numerous, Simultaneously, Syria
Nations Security Council against discuss the issue of land cultiva-
started firing at farmers' settle-
Israel's air and ground actions of tion and cultivation rights in the
ments to hamper work in areas
last Friday, in defense of Israeli demilitarized zones on the Israeli-
where our rights of cultivation
farmers who had been attacked Syrian frontiers.
have not been disputed.
by Syrian fire while cultivating
In an effort to show good will
"This probably was intended
their own lands in a demilitarized to the UN chief's efforts to pacify
to bear out the statements by
zone of the Israeli-Syrian frontier. the Syrian and Israeli borders, Is-
Syrian propagandists who had
It claimed that Israel bombed rael halted cultivation in some
said' that the 'popular war'
eight Syrian villages, using bombs areas under dispute. Now, under
against Israel must start by fir-
of half-ton weight, including na-
pressure from Israel's border
ing at the Jewish tractors.
palm.
settlements, and with growing
"One can be proud of Israel's
The letter to the council did
doubts that Syria has any inten-
soldiers. But we would forego
not request a meeting on the issue

demonstrations of this superi-
and was a direct reversal of a
ority. The Syrian rulers should
statement made during the week-
understand that their mistake end by Syrian President Nurieddin
regarding Israel's patience is
Al-Atassi, who had announced at
most dangerous to themselves,
a Damascus rally that his govern-
and they had better desist from
ment would file no more com-
trying it to the point where Is-
plaints with the Security Council.
rael has to act in self defense."
The letter, sent to the Security
Israeli officials said that one Council president, George Igna-
Syrian tank was destroyed and tieff,
of Canada
J by Syria's Am-
three
man artillery batteries air bassador George J. Tomeh, accused
bombed. Two Israeli tractors were Israel of "aggression with the
damaged in the heavy shooting and traditional planning and brutality
several houses were hit,
which have become a feature of
The exchange began when Sy- the Israeli war crimes." The com-
rians started shooting at an Israeli munication did not mention the
tractor working on a field which fact that Israel's jet planes, de-
has been regularly cultivated by fending Israel against Syrian at-

48 Friday, April 14, 1967

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tions of renewing the ISMAC
talks—suspended since Feb. 2—
the trend is toward renewing of
farm work in all of the available
lands on the border and in the de-
militarized zones. Israel had been
cultivating those lands for years
until the voluntary halt in January.

Congressmen Show
Sympathy for Israel
After ME Mission

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Egypt
has been depicted by a special
House Foreign Affairs Committee
study mission which visited the
Near East as "the source of many
of the troubles of the West in the
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Near East." The report stressed

sion revealed that Kuwait has
the intensity of anti-Israel tenden-
undertaken to finance the PLO.
cies in the region.
A conclusion drawn was that
The study mission was under
chairmanship of Rep., Edward R. enormous sums were spent by Is-
Roybal. California Democrat, and rael and the Arabs for escalating
included Representatives E. Ross the arms race "sapping the eco-
Adair. Indiana Republican; J. I. nomic strength of both sides." The
Whalley, Pennsylvania Republican mission held that "it is necessary
and E. Y. Berry, South Dakota Re- to recognize that prevailing and
publican. The mission visited Israel dominant ambitions of the current
and the Arab states in November Egyptian leadership are aggres-
and December and have just re- sively opposed to the primary in-
leased their conclusions. terests of the United States."
Arab "determination to liquidate Nasser's designs on Yemen and
Israel" was discerned as an aspect Aden were reported.
of the Arab military build-up
noted. Arab hostility was described Thirteen Israeli Arabs
in detail. Israel was depicted as a Arrested on Charges
state "whose up-to-date know-how of Spying For Egypt
and modern initiative tend to ag-
HAIFA (JTA)—Thirteen Israeli
gravate the existing envy and dis- Arabs have been arrested on es-
trust among her neighbors."
pionage charges and face trial here
The Congressmen said that "of before the Haifa District Court.
paramount concern" is the fact Four 'of the Arabs, accused of
that Nasser has continued to ex- spying for Egypt, were arraigned
ploit the belligerency exhibited by in the District court here today
the Palestinian Arab refugees. and remanded for 14 days each.
They noted also the "border vio- They are residents of the village
lations by Syrian terrorists. "
of Isafiye.
The Congressmen evaluated the
The nine others, residents of
so-called Palestine Liberation Or- the Israeli village of Urn Al Fahem,
ganization and found Arab states were accused of spying for Jor-
distrustful of it. They said that dan. According to the charges,
otherwise the PLO would be five of the men had crossed il-
"much larger." Emphasis was legally into Jordan from their vil-
made on moves to remove from lage, which is adjacent to the
UNRWA rolls all Arab refugees Jordanian frontier, and had re-
serving in the forces of the PLO. turned to their homes with in-

Notice was taken of the "large
quantities" of arms purchased
by Nasser from the Soviet Union.
"lie has also been promised
Chinese aid in his drive against
Western influence in the Near
East," said the report. The mis-

structions to gather information

of a "security character." The
four other residents of Urn Al

Fahem were charged with failure
to inform the Israeli authorities
about the activities of the spy ring
and failure to prevent espionage.

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