Eban Repudiates Latest Assault

Nasser Lays are His Determination to Fight Israel

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

JERUSALEM—Foreign Minister
Abba S. Eban charged that Presi-
dent Nasser of Egypt had provided
a "brutally clear and conclusive
picture" of Egyptian policy which
was one of "totally unreserved and
uncompromising opposition to
peace."
Eban's appraisal of the speech
made in Cairo Tuesday by the
Egyptian president to the congress
of his Arab Socialist Union Party
was made in a statement made
public here by the foreign min-
istry.
In his 90-minute speech, Nasser
ruled out possibilities of a peace-
ful settlement of the Arab-Israel
dispute and promised recapture of
the territories occupied by Israel
last year "even if we have to
sacrifice a martyr for each inch."
He cautioned his followers,

however, against a premature
resumption of hostilities before
the Arab forces were fully ready
for renewal of hostilities and
that "our troops are working day
and night" to prepare them-
selves.
"The speech by President Nasser
is an event of great international
significance," Eban declared, "It
provides a brutally clear and con-
clusive picture of UAR policy. It
is a policy of total unreserved and
uncompromising opposition to
peace. The policy of the UAR is
a flagrant violation of the United
Nations charter and of the basic
principles of international law.
Nasser rejects the declared will
of the international community for
the promotion of agreement on the
establishment of a just and lasting,
peace. This statement, as well as
other indications that we h a v e
received of Egyptian policy, de-

stroys any possible illusion about
Egyptian moderation."
Nasser's policy, Eban charged,
"is to have a new war in the
Middle East for the purpose of
bringing about Israel's complete
liquidation. He is against peace,
against agreement, against nego-
tiation, against the recognition of
Israel's sovereignty. Egypt's pre-
vious statements about readiness
for a peaceful settlement and ac-
ceptance of the Security Council's
resolution for the establishment of
peace have now been entirely re-
pudiated. They were intended to
mislead world opinion. Nasser no
longer attempts even to do this.
In a d i s c our se permeated by
hatred, belligerency and aggres-
sion, he assumes full responsibility
for the tension in this region and
for the deadlock in. the peacemak-
ing effort."
The Israeli foreign minister

declared that "This development East and the world with such
strengthens Israel's duty and re- grave dangers."
The Israeli foreign minister said
solve to maintain the conditions
necessary for its security until that Nasser "has now confirmed
such time as UAR policy under- our estimate that the negative de-
goes a complete transformation. cisions of the Khartoum confer-
World opinion," he declared, ence are the only principles to
"can contribute to ultimate peace which he is committed. On the
in the Middle East by vigorous 16th anniversary of the Egyptian
and unqualified condemnation of revolution, Nasser confirms the .
Egypt's revolt against interna- policies which have brought the
tional peace and regional har- Middle East 16 years of anguish
mony." and suffering for his people and
In his analysis of the Nasser others. -Instead of leading his
declaration, Eban not e d that people forward to a brighter fu-
"Apart from its ominous signifi- ture, he points the way backwards
cance in the Arab-Israel context, toward war and turmoil," Eban
the speech is notable for its corn- concluded.
During the course of his ad-
plete subordination to the policies
of a foreign great power and for dress, Nasser asserted that Soviet
its efforts to stir up new tensions arms shipments had made the
in the relations between the great Egyptian forces stronger than they
powers. His policy in relation to had been before the 1967 war. He
Israel and to the East-West con- said Egypt was currently spend-
flict is identical with that which ing a record $690,000,000 yearly
last summer threatened the Middle on arms.

Worldwide Demands for Release of Plane

Algerian sources reported that Egyptian forces along the west
band and daughter of 7 but could would be released, the spokes-
the
hijacking had been carried out bank of the Suez Canal.
man
pointed
out,
the
Israelis
not get a seat and had to wait
In somewhat similar circum-
by a Syrian Air Force officer
a day. She ascribed her release were still being detained. Israel
traveling incognito, in command stances, the Castro regime in
to the fact that she had spoken is continuing to explore all pos-
of a five-man commando squad. Cuba has made it a practice to
only English, not Hebrew, in the sible avenues — with govern-
But the so-called Popular Front release United States civilian
ments,
the
United
Nations
and
plane and presumably h a d not
for the Liberation of Palestine planes and crews hijacked over
the
international
agencies—the
been identified as Israeli.
issued a statement in Beirut, the U.S. and forced to proceed
spokesman said, to secure the
Gabrielle Giaz of Long Beach,
claiming credit for the exploit. It to Havana. It was pointed out
Calif., told reporters at Lydda that speedy release of these people
called
on the Algerian government here, however, that Algeria never
and
of
the
$6,000,000
aircraft.
the conduct of the El Al crew
to
hold
the passengers and crew released former Premier Moise
and hostesses had been exemplary.
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, as hostages for Arab terrorists Tshombe of the Congo, who was
Both she and Mrs. Uziel confirm- speaking Tuesday night at
a passenger on a hijacked plane
ed the reports that the plane's first Ramleh on the 20th anniversary imprisoned in Israel.
forced to land there, and was
officer, Maoz Porez, had been in- of that town's liberation, charg-
The coup was carried out about brought to release hijacked Swiss
jured by the' hijackers. Miss Giaz ed that Egypt was responsible 20 minutes after the giant Israel and British planes only with the
praised the hostesses for the man- for the hijacking since it shel- liner had taken off from Fiumicino greatest of difficulty.
ner in which they calmed the pas- tered the organization respon- Airport on a regularly scheduled
El Al officials said in Israel
sengers and administered first aid sible for the act of piracy—the return flight to Israel, and while that the loss of the plane would
to Porez.
it was still in Italian airspace. not interfere with the line's op-
Front for the Liberation of Pal-
Mrs. Uziel said that two of the estine.
Passengers included seven Cath- erations. They said arrangements
hijackers, armed with revolvers
olic priests on a pilgrimage to the
A strong demand for action to Holy Land and the Rome chief of had been made to charter another
and hand-grenades, threatened the
Boeing 707 airliner to maintain all
passengers while a third entered secure the release of the plane police, Signor Liberti, for whom a scheduled flights.
the pilot's cabin. All the passen- and prisoners was made Wednes- delegation was waiting at Lydda.
(An El Al spokesman in New
gers, she said, with the exception day by Ma a r i v, Israel's largest
Traffic control at Lydda Airport York said the line was taking
of seven- Catholic priests, were or- newspaper. An editorial demand-
dered to keep their hands up for ed strong action by Israel without received a message from the plane "maximum precautions" on the
two hours. Porez emerged from delay. 'The paper said that not shortly after the hijacking re- ground to prevent further hijack-
the pilot's cabin, she said, with only Algeria but every Arab state vealing that its veteran pilot, Capt. ing attempts. He did not disclose
blood streaming do w n his face should be called to task if the Oded Abarbanel, had been forced the nature of the precautions.)
The "Popular Front" which
from a head injury. One of the plane, crew and passengers were to change course. The Israeli au-
Arabs, she said, dipped his finger not released promptly. "There is thorities and El Al officials swung claimed credit for the- air - piracy
in the blood, licked it and re- no third way," the paper said into action immediately, seeking is a roof organization of four
marked, "It tastes good; it's Jew- "Either Algeria returns the plane international assistance in secur- terrorist groups formed last year.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
of its own free will or Israel will ing the release of the plane, crew It operated under Syrian auspices
ish blood."
to The Jewish News)
have to force them to return it." and passengers. Appeals for in- until some months ago when it
(In
Paris,
Father
Eugenio
Dal-
TEL AVIV—Mr. and Mrs Oeon
tervention were directed to the ran into trouble with the Syrian
Algerian sources were quoted United Nations, the International authorities wtho jailed some of
Peppo, of Bogota, Colombia, began lesandro, an Italian priest, said
their honeymoon here Wednes- that the A r a b had ,carried a as asserting that since a state of Civil Aviation Organization, the the Front leaders. Since then, the
day one day late. The reason for bowl out of the pilot's compart- belligerency continued between Italian government and Air France organization is believed to operate
the delay was that the Peppos ment and said "this is blood." Israel and Algeria following the which maintains regular services under orders from Cairo. The
had been passengers on the El Then, after dipping his finger 1967 June war, Algeria might into Algiers.
front said the hijacking marked
Al airliner that was hijacked in it and tasting it, said, "Israeli consider the Israelis enemy na-
and 500 members. It was allotted
(Israeli sources at the United only four delegates to the recent
tionals and the plane, enemy prop-
Tuesday when it left Tel Aviv for blood tastes good."
Nations
said
that
Ambassador
(Also
arriving
at
Paris
Tues-
erty.
An
Algerian
broadcast
as-
Lydda International -Airport and
council of terrorist organizations
was • diverted to. Algiers and had day night from Algiers were two serted that courtesy was shown Yosef Tekoah had aroused Sec- in Cairo out of 100 accredited.
been kept in detention by the Al- Canadian passengers on the hi- the passengers but indicated that retary-General U Thant at
(In Lausanne, Switzerland, a
gerians for 14 hours before be- jacked liner, Michael Catudal, some might be detained along 4 a.m. to advise him of the self-proclaimed spokesman for the
development
and
to
seek
his
28,
a
Quebec
theater
designer,
with
the
crew.
ing released and put on a Eu-
intercession. Thant immediately Front said the hijacking marked
rope-bound plane. The Peppos ar- and his wife. They expressed
communicated with Ambassador the beginning of a new campaign
concern over the fate of the
rived at Lydda Wednesday morn-
Israeli Authorities Lift
Tewfik Bouattoura of Algeria which would include similar hi-
ing with four other passengers detained Israeli passengers.
and informed him of his con- jacking attempts and the kidnap-
plane—an
Curfew
on
West
Bank
(Some of the passengers who
from the hijacked
cern.
The Algerian envoy is the ing of prominent Israelis.)
American girl of 18, an American- flew on to Rome from Paris said
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel lifted current president of the Security
The skipper of the hijacked
born naturalized Israeli woman that one of the hijackers had its 13-month curfew July 18 on
and two Libyan Jews migrating to tried to make one of the hostess- most parts of the West Bank. The Council. He reportedly told plane, Capt. Abarbanel, 41, a dec-
orated veteran of the Israeli Air
es admit that she was carrying 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. restriction that Thant he had no instructions Force,
Israel.
was the pilot of the El Al
from
his
government.
The two Libyan Jews, Kino and a secret diplomatic letter from was imposed after the Six-Day
plane
that
inadvertently violated
(Diplomats at the United Hungarian air space two years ago
Asher Rakah, had been living in the Israel Embassy in Rome to
War will remain in effect only in
Italy since they left their native Israel. He was quoted as saying Jericho and on a strip along the N a ti ons headquarters were on a flight from Vienna. He evaded
country after the June 1967 war. that he had followed the wom- bank of the Jordan River for quoted as being concerned that
Hungarian MIG fighters that
They said they had spotted the an all day and had seen her
the Arab hijacking might trigger sought to force him to land and
security
reasons,
a
government
three Arabs who hijacked the enter and leave the embassy.)
a whole series of similar inci- brought the plane safely home.
spokesman said.
plane when they boarded the
dents which could only increase
An Is r a el Foreign Ministry
A passenger who arrived in
The measure was made possible tension in the Middle East and
craft at Fiumicino Airport but spokesman declared Wednesday
were told by other passengers that while Israel had no proof by the satisfactory security situa- might result in retaliatory or Paris reported that the El Al air-
liner was piloted by a hijacker,
that they were being unduly sus- that the Algerian government had tion in the West Bank, government deterrent actions.
apparently the man later iden-
picious. The two said that after had a hand in the hijacking of the sources said, and will give the
(Ambassador Bouattoura met
the Arabs seized control of the Israeli airliner when it took off population more freedom of move- Tuesday with Thant on the af- tified as a Syrian Air Force of-
plane, they secretly destroyed from Rome for Israel, it held the ment and -a freer state of mind fair. Ambassador Tekoah was ficer. The Israeli pilot was badly
beaten on the head and thrown
their Libyan passports and the Algerian government responsible that goes with it.
in constant touch with UN in the rear of the plane, bleeding
Algerians gave only a cursory in-. for the safety and well being of
The move was welcomed in par- Undersecretary Ralph Bunche, profusely, according to another
spection to their Italian identity the kidnaped crew and passengers
ticular by hotel and pension Thant's second in command.)
passenger.
cards.
and of the Boeing 707 airliner.
keepers in the Ramallah region
It was pointed out here, that
Although
the
Algerian
author.
American-born Mrs. Rina Uziel
who hope it will encourage tourism. Algeria did not sign a cease-fire
was to have flown from Rome ities had asserted Tuesday that The curfew was lifted a month ago agreement with Israel after the Congress Urged to End
to Lydda on Monday with her hus- the passengers aboard the plane in Bethlehem, another West Bank 1967 war. Algerian army units are U. S. Aid to Algeria
Story on Page 3
reputed to be serving with the
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS tourist center.
40—Friday, July 26, 1968

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international police organization,
had been studying the increasing
frequency of plane hijacking and
possible measures to prevent it.
The Lon,don Daily Telegraph
deplored the "total disarray of
international law" applying to air
piracy. It urged the Algerians to
"act sensibly" by releasing the
aircraft, its passengers and crew.
The editorial commended Israel
for its prudence in claiming the
plane's return "in Mideast terms."
(An editorial in the New' York
Times stressed the need for more
stringent international laws to con-
trol the growing threat of hijack-
ing and called for immediate re-
lease of the plane, its crew and
passengers. The editorial declared
that "the common law of interna-
tional custom and common decency
dictate the prompt release of the
plane, the 'brew and its Israeli
passengers still detained in Al-
geria. For Algiers to do, otherwise
would be to make the Algerian
government a partner in piracy
in the eyes of the world.")
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By YITZHAK SHARGIL
JTA Staff Correspondent

