Sale of Jets to Israel Urged by Congressmen
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United States allows the Arab
countries to become strong with
Soviet military aid, while not
maintaining appropriate assistance
to Israel. This resolution would,
therefore, insure an adequate
balance of power in the Middle
East, one that preserve the integ-
rity of each of the nations there."
Congressman Bertram Podell
(D., N.Y.), a freshman Congress-
man and author of the resolution,
has sought support from all mem-
bers of Congress. As of now, 23
states are represented. The only
other Congressman in the group
from the entire state of Michigan
besides Rep. Conyers was Repub-
lican William S. Broomfield of
Oakland County. Other leading
Congressmen to endorse the reso-
lution were: Thomas E. Morgan,
chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, a n d Mrs.
Frances P. Bolton, the ranking
minority member of the Foreign
Affairs Committee.
In June of 1967 Congressman
Conyers, a constant supporter of
l'srael's position, made a strong
—statement against the United
States' non-involvement in the
Arab blockade of the Gulf of
Aqaba. Since the war of a year
ago in the Middle East, the Soviet
Union has increased its aid to the
Arab nations to such a level that
they are now better equipped than
ever before, thus making the situ-
ation there quite tense, he has
indicated.
Dirksen and Scott Urge
Phantoms Sale to Israel;
'Explosive Situation' Seen
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Senate
Republican leader Everett M. Dirk-
sen warned Monday that the tense
truce now ex-
isting between
Israel and the
Arab states was
jeopardized be-
cause t h e
United St ates
government has-,
failed to ap-
prove the sale
of Phantom jets
to Israel. He
said in a state- Sen. Dirksen
ment issued here that the admin-
istration should act now to provide
Israel with the jets it needs.
He said, "the surest way to
bring about another disruption of
the all-too-slender truce which
presently exists in that area is to
permit an imbalance of power to
develop," adding "we should not
only give assurance to Israel on
this matter but proceed to de-
liver the weaponry which she
requires."
Dirksen said that a joint state-
ment issued by Prime Minister
Levi Eshkol and President John-
son last January at the LBJ Ranch
about "sympathetic" U.S. examin-
ation of Israel's military needs
was inadequate.
Sen. Dirksen said an "explosive
situation" was developing in the
Middle East following the Soviet
military build-up of the radical
Arab states, the French jet sale
to Iraq and the U.S. supply of
jets to Jordan. He also noted the
massive Russian naval power de-
veloping in the Mediterranean.
The Dirksen statement now puts
the Republican leadership of both
Senate and House clearly on record
favoring immediate sale of Phan-
toms to Israel.
Sen. Hugh Scott, Pennsylvania
Republican, also urged President
Johnson to authorize the sale 0
F - 4 Phantom
jet fighter-
bombers to Is-
rael as a deter-
rent to aggres-
sion. "Israel
must have the
Phantom jets
to match the
performance of
the Russian jets
i n President
Sen. Scott
Nasser's arsen-
al. Otherwise the precarious bal-
ance of strength which is the only
restraint upon Nasser, will be up-
set," he said in a telegram.
Sen. Scott said while the recent
signing of the nuclear non-prolif-
eration treaty with the Soviet
Union "raises hopes" that an
arms control agreement can be
reached for the Middle East, such
efforts require time and "in the
meantime, the Soviets continue to
arm the Arabs. As long as they
do so, the U.S. must help to keep
Israel strong."
Prominent Czec h Jewish-Writer
Named to Interi m Parliament;
Was Target of Anti-Semitism
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
sailed "this anonymous terror that
dares to speak on behalf of the
working class."
At the time of Dr Goldstuecker's
article in Rude Pravo, it was
pointed out in some circles that the
liberalization movement in Czecho-
slovakia had so far benefited the
intellectual and educated classes
more than the mass of Czechs.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, July 19, 1968-5
National Conventions to Be Asked
for Planks on Peace, Israel Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The
key points of the platform plank
on the Near East which the Amer-
ican Israel Public Affairs Com-
mittee (AIPAC) will submit to the
Republican and Democratic con-
ventions this summer are the need
for direct peace negotiations and
the need to "provide Israel with
supersonic planes and any other
military equipment necessary to
enable her to deter threatened ag-
gression."
The plank has been endorsed
by the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish Organi-
zations. It will be presented to the
Democratic Platform Committee
Haifa Complex Gets
by Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein of
Room in Boy's Memory
Rochester, chairman of AIPAC,
NEW YORK—A committee of and to the Republican Platform
friends of a New York couple who Committee by Irving Kane of Clev-
recently lost their 19-year-old son, eland, AIPAC co-chairman.
banded together to sponsor a room
at the new Haifa Building of Ma-
gen David Adorn, Israel's red cross,
I'm looking for
in memory of the dead youth.
Contributions to the drive came
more
from friends, relatives and busi-
clients.
ness associates of the Sam Frank-
furt family all over the world,
and sufficient funds were collected
-.. Need
to donate a fully-equipped room to
the Haifa complex, which will corn-
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WASHINGTON — A report re-
ceived here from Czechoslovakia
Wednesday confirmed the election
of Prof. Eduard Goldstuecker,
chairman of the Czech Writers
Union, to the newly formed Czech
National Council. He was the re-
cent target of a bitter anti-Semitic
campaign.
Among the 150 members elected
to the council was the "very strong Israel Offers Supplies
SPORT COATS
body of prominent intellectuals"
who had earlier rallied to the de- to Suffering Africans
ALL WEATHER COATS
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Israel
fense of Prof. Goldstuecker of
ITALIAN KNIT SHIRTS
Foreign Ministry announced that
Charles University, Prague.
According to the report, the aid had been offered to relieve the
SPORTS SHIRTS
council will serve as "an interim suffering of the population of Bia-
fra,
SWIM TRUNKS
the break-away eastern prov-
constitutional representative body"
until the time a "normal Czech ince of Nigeria, where thousands
Many of our up-to-the
parliament" can be elected and of people were reported dying of
minute fashions are also
organized, probably in a general starvation each day.
A ministry spokesman said Is-
greatly reduced.
election sometime next year.
rael's
offer of aid had been made
The powers of the council will through
the International Red
WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
be limited, but its formation means Cross headquarters in Geneva. Is-
"the continuation of the demo- rael was waiting to hear from the
SAVE . .. DON'T MISS IT
cratic process in Czechoslovakia," IR.0 whether such items as blan-
the report said. "It demonstrates
food and medical supplies
MEL SEFFINGER
the determination of the Czech kets,
wanted, or just the funds to
nation to create with the Slovak, were
buy
them,
he
said.
on the basis of full equality, a
Informed sources here noted that
new policy for Czechoslovakia as the problem was less a matter of
a whole."
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A series of anonymous anti- than getting supplies to them. Bia-
Semitic
attacks
in
letters
to
Dr.
to Convene in Israel in '70
25246 Greenfield North of 10 Mile Rd.
Goldstuecker, vice r e c t o r of fra is under siege by the Nigerian
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
542-8636
Greenfield Center
government,
which
has
refused
to
to The Jewish News)
Charles University, had touched off
allow
an
airlift
of
supplies.
The
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Most of the letters, which came ridor through Nigerian federal ter-
ritory,
they
said.
that the group decided to hold its from scientists, students, teachers,
next convention in Israel- in 1970. soldiers, trade unionists and mem-
The theme will be "Advertising as bers, as well as non-members of
an Aid to Developing Countries." the Czech Communist Party. were
They said the convention will be received by the party news-
attended by over 1,000 delegates. paper Rude Pravo. That news-
The International Advertising As- paper last month published a copy
sociation is a worldwide organiza- of one of the anonymous anti- Se-
tion which includes practitioners of mitic letters and an article by Dr.
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