No Independence Day Parade Planned in Israel Next Year
JERUSALEM—(JTA) — Israel's
21st anniversary next year will be
celebrated without a military pa-.
rade, an annual feature in the
past. A ministerial committee will
be appointed to decide how the
day should be observed.
The cabinet decided not to hold
a parade next year. The command-
er-in-chief of the armed forces,
Gen. Haim-Lev told the govern-
ment he doubted whether a mili-
tary parade was a fitting method
Of marking the day. Other leaders
have opposed it on the grounds of
expense and in the belief that it
is not necessary to display the i
state's military power.
The parade last May 2, largest
in Israel's history, was steeped
in controversy. It was condemned
in a resolution of the Security
Council, principally, because its
route included streets in East Jeru-
salem, occupied during the Six-
Day War. Secretary - General U
Thant told the Council at the time
that he thought the parade would
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hurt peace efforts in the Middle UJA Young Leaders to Hear Thant at UN Seminar
East. The resolution criticized the
NEW YORK — More than 100 George Ball, U. S. ambassador to
parade as a violation of the Israel- prominent young leaders of the the UN; Arthur Goldberg, former
Jordan 1948 armistice agreement.
United Jewish Appeal from across U. S. ambassador to the UN, and
Joseph Tekoah, Israel ambassador
The National Society for the the nation will assemble at the to the UN.
Prevention of Blindness, Inc., United Nations Wednesday and
The seminar will take place im-
founded in 1908, is the oldest vol- Thursday for a seminar that will mediately before the convening of
untary health agency nationally take a hard look at "The United the first National Young Leader-
ship Conference to be sponsored
engaged in the prevention of blind- Nations in a Changing World."
Those planning to confer with jointly by the UJA and the Council
ness through a comprehensive pro-
gram of community services, pub- the members of the UJA's Young of Jewish Federations and Welfare
lic and professional education, and Leadership Cabinet include UN Funds Sept. 13 and 14 at the New
research.
Secretary-General U Thant; York Hilton Hotel.
Terrorist Denied
Status as POW
TEL AVIV (JTA) — A Nablus
military tribunal rejected a plea
by a member of an Arab sabotage
group that he be recognized as a
prisoner of war according to the
Geneva Convention.
Adnan Ghanem, 22, one of a
gang of ten marauders charged
with subversive and hostile ac-
tivities, claimed that he was a
lieutenant in the so-called Pales-
tinian Commando Battalion 421
which operated under Iraqi com-
mand. But the court ruled that
by entering Israel-held territory
in civilian clothing, using forged
documents and mingling with
civilians in Nablus, the prisoner
forfeited any claim to POW status
under the Geneva Convention.
Ghanem supplied his interro-
gators with the names and ad-
dresses of other members of his
group and also disclosed other
underground cells. He was separ-
ated from his comrades for his
:own protection but objected by
going on a hunger strike and had
to be helped into court, because
of his weakened condition. The
prosecution feared th at the
prisoner might be beaten up or
worse by his comrades for in-
'forming on them.
Arabian AMerican Oil Co.
Gives $80,060 to UNRWA
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
UNITED NATIONS The United
Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
announced Wednesday that it had
received a donation of $80,060 from
the Arabian American Oil Co.
(ARAMCO).
The donation was presented to
Laurence Michelmore, commis-
sioner-general of UNRWA, by
Thomas C. Barger, chairman of
the board and chief executive of
ARAMCO. It will be used to pro-
vide scholarships for Palestine
refugees at UNRWA's vocational
training centers, university schol-
arships and science kits for use
in 56 UNRMA-UNESCO prepara-
tory schools that either have no
laboratory facilities or lost their
equipment in the June 1967 hos-
tilities.
In thanking Barger, Michel-
more observed that ARAMCO
had now given more than half a
million dollars to UNRWA. He
'expressed the deep gratitude
felt by himself and the staff of
the agency for "this most gen-
erous donation", and for ARA-
MCO's increased support at this
time.
The new donation is in addition
to the $60,000 ARAMCO has al-
ready given to UNRWA this year,
and brings the total of ARAMCO's
contributions to UNRWA since 1960
to $574,523, the major part of
which has been devoted to univer-
sity and vocational training schol-
arships.
5 Israelis Arrive in U.S.
for Centers' Employment
NEW YORK — Marking t h e
fourth year of a program jointly
conducted by the National Jewish
Welfare Board and the Jewish
Agency for Israel, five Israeli pro-
fessional workers arrived in the
United States this week.
JWB arranged for the Israeli
workers to join the staffs of Jewish
centers for two- and three-year
periods.
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