Etzion Resettled; Tragedy of 1948 Recalled
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM—An advance par-
ty of young settlers moved Wed-
nesday morning into the former
Jordanian Arab Legion camp on
the site of Kfar Etzion and form-
ally reestablished the Jewish settle-
ment there which the Jordanians
destroyed in 1948. The new settle-
ment stands on the site of the four
settlements of the Etzion bloc in
the Hebron hills, between Hebron
and Bethlehem, on land owned by
the Jewish National Fund.
The new settlement is under aus-
pices of Nahal, the paramilitary
youth pioneer organization. The
Soviet Anti-Israel Incidents Continue;
Cancel Tourist and Mail Agreements
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
LONDON—The official campaign
against "Israeli aggression" launch-
ed by the Soviets during and since
the Six-Day June War continues
unabated throughout the Soviet
Union with anti-Semitic overtones,
it was reliably reported here Wed-
nesday from the Soviet Union.
According to an eye-witness re-
port, one anti-Israel meeting burst
into pandemonium when a mem-
ber of the audience declared that
it was time "to finish with the
Jewish race, not only in the Middle
East but everywhere." The state-
ment evoked shouts of protest from
other members of the audience,
some of whom walked out of the
ball and refused to return until
the meeting sponsors removed the
man who made the anti-Semitic
remark.
The theses of "cooperation be-
Gottleib Hammer
to Retire as Head
of Shipping Co.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Gottleib
Hammer will retire on Oct. 1 as
president of the American-Israeli
Shipping Company, Inc., a post he
has held since 1955.
The company is the North Amer-
ican representative of the Zim
Israel Navigation Company, Ltd.,
Israel's major shipping enterprise.
Hammer had been largely in-
strumental in the American con-
cern in 1948 when it was needed
to charter ships to transport food
and other supplies to Israel. He
became its treasurer in 1952 when
new settlers have been drawn
mainly from the Bnai Akiba youth
movement of the Mizrachi, the reli-
gious Zionist group. Most of them
are the children of the original
Etzion settlers. About 200 residents
of the settlements were slaughter-
ed in 1948 after the Arab Legion
captured the settlements and left
their defenseless residents to the
mercy of Arab gangs despite pro-
mises that they would be treated
as prisoners of war.
Before setting out, the young
men visited the graves of their
parents. An armored bus, of the
type that was used in 1948 to
lead the convoys from Jerusalem
to the besieged settlements, was
at the head of the procession.
An old, two-wheeled watertank
was towed in the procession by a
pickup truck. On arrival at Et-
zion, many of the settlers recited
tween the neo-Nazis and Israel"
and "German militarists are study-
ing the lessons of the Sinai Cam-
paign with the help of the Israelis"
recur repeatedly at public meet-
ings in southern Russia.
Another popular theme spread,
presumably with official Soviet
blessings, is that "racial discrimi-
nation" is widespread in Israel and the kadish, memorial prayer
that European background Israelis for their parents.
As resettlement of Etzion pro-
are practical "Nazi-like" discrimi-
ceeded, official spokesman reiterat-
nation against Oriental Jews.
ed the Israeli position that estab-
Soviet authorities have can- lishment of Nahal outposts in the
celed arbitrarily agreements with territories occupied by Israel was
organizations and firms in Israel
for security reasons and did not
who organize tourist visits to prejudice a future political settle-
Russia or send parcels from Is-
ment. The popular reaction how-
raelis to relatives in the Soviet ever was that the return to Etzion
Union, it also was reported Wed-
was a decisive act comparable to
nesday.
the reunification of Jerusalem.
Some observers said that the re-
The reports said the Soviet ac-
tion had evoked surprise because settling of Etzion and the an-
nouncement
that the resettlement
tourism and the movement of par-
cels has not usually been affected of Beit Haavara, on the Dead Sea,
was
being
considered
were means
by shifts in the diplomatic situa-
tion. For example, tourists can still of putting more pressure on the
go from Spain to the Soviet Union. Arab -states to enter into peace
The concellation of valid agree- negotiations with Israel. The as-
ments has caused the affected Is- sumption was that the longer the
raeli organizations and firms fin- Arabs delayed the more they will
ancial losses and is barring hu- be confronted with non-negotiable
manitarian aid to Soviet citizens. accomplished facts.
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the company became a Zim sub-
sidiary and its agent here. He
became president in 1955 at a time
when Zim Lines was beginning a
major fleet expansion program.
Zim now has 64 ships and opera-
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Hammer told the Jewish Tele-
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Friday, September 29, 1967-5
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