Jewish Community Expresses 'Chagrin,
Concern' in Protest Against de Gaulle

the achievement of a solid peace fayette, the French general who
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Hitler era had fought the terror and an orderly, tranquil and pro- aided George Washington, to con-
that struck the world together with ductive future for all the residents trast Gen. de Gaulle's actions
the French. He declared that of the Middle East." against Israel. Louis C. Grossberg,
A statement declaring "The Hon- president of the Jewish Commu-
Israel emerged from the World
War as the only solace for Jews, or of France Has Been Stained" nity Council of Greater Washing-
that Jews are heartbroken by was distributed at the First Na- ton, declared in an address that
the French embargo and appealed tional Building by young people Gen. de Gaulle had betrayed the
that France should not become a representing the Ad-Hoc Commit- Lafayette tradition.
party to harm aimed at Israel in tee of Jewish Students.
More than 1,000 Jews gathered
the currert crisis.
Members of many organizations in front of the French consulate in
The formal statement presented were in the picketing line protest- Chicago to protest the embargo. A
by Judge Gubow in behalf of the ing the de Gaulle actions. Rabbis, delegation headed by David S.
nearly 900 organizations affiliated laymen, prominent professional Bern, chairman of the Illinois Con-
with the Jewish Community Coun- men, a number of youths, were ference of Jewish Organizations,
cil stated: I in the line of march that paraded met with Jean Mendeaux, consul-
"The organizations affiliated in orderly fashion for more than general, and handed him a peti-
tion criticizing the embargo. Bern
with the Jewish Community Coon- an hour.
cil of Metropolitan Detroit express
In New York. more than said the envoy defended the
their deep chagrin and sense of ' 1,000 protestors demonstrated French action but agreed to con-
concern with the action of Presi- in front of the French Con- vey the petition to his govern-
dent de Gaulle in imposing a mili- sulate in Manhattan against the de ment.
In Boston, the Ad Hoc Commit-
tary embargo upon Israel.
Gaulle embargo.
The Manhattan demonstration tee for a Just French Policy in
"In the context of the situation,
such action can only be an invita- was supported by member agen- the Middle East, submitted a state-
tion to greater recklessness and cies of the Conference of Presi- ment to French Consul Jacques
irresponsibility by those who have dents of Major American Jewish Massenet protesting the embargo
chosen terror as their weapon to Organizations and other national and urging that it be lifted imme-
achieve a 'settlement.' This move Jewish groups and strident organi- diately.
More than a hundred bearded
by the French president must in- zations. The demonstrators carried
evitably weaken Israel's defensive signs saying "Russia Arms Arabs kaftaned Jews demonstrated in
capacity. so crucial to that coun- —de Gaulle Prevents Israel's De- front of United Nations headquar-
try's protection and survival. It fense." A spokesman for the dem- ters against Israel, its retaliatory
will thus encourage a continuing onstrators met with acting Consul attack on Beirut Airport and its
aggression which already has General Jacques Landry and pre- criticism of Gen. de Gaulle of
exacted a tragic toll of human sented statements expressing dis- France. The demonstrators came
lives and which denies and delays approval of French Middle East mainly from the Williamsburg
the peace that all the residents of policies. In another statement is- section of Brooklyn, home of ex-
the Middle Ea=t so desperately sued in New York, Stanley H. treme Orthodoxy. A spokesman
need. Lowell, vice president of the said the demonstrators belonged
"Those who make bellicose state- American Jewish Congress, said to no particular organization.
meats of implacable hostility to "There is a deep-rooted feeling Leaflets were signed "The Voice
the very existence of Israel, are that Gen. de Gaulle has joined the of Tora Jewry." They charged
amply aided by massive supplies ranks of anti-Semites and that his that "The State of Israel is founded
of Sovigt arms. President de latest action against Israel is mere- on the concepts of utter contempt
Gaulle's embargo thus brings him ly a continuation of the anti-Jewish of the Tora" and asserted that
into support of the Soviet plan for prejudice he voiced in November Israel "is not and cannot be a
imposing its own conditions and 1967 when he described the Jewish 'Jewish State.'
for strengthening Soviet influence people as an 'elite people, self-
assured and domineering.' "
in t'
IT; ,'dlu East.
Nablus Students Cut
"P 'rbn"S MOrn thin any others
The Labor Zionist Organization
in the free world, the people of of America charged that Gen. de Classes, Hail de Gaulle
France know the meaning of lib- Gaulle openly supported the Arabs
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Pupils of
erty. Our affection and respect for and that "Hard cash was more the Al Salahiya High School in
the French people make even more important to de Gaulle than jus- Nablus boycotted classes Monday
incrediblo to us. therefore, the tice, peace or Israeli lives." The I in an expression of solidarity with
possibility that the French govern- charge was contained in a tele- French President Charles de
ment could direct this blow toward gram to Charles Lucet, the French Gaulle for his embargo on mili-
a democratic Israel struggling for ambassador to Washington.
tary equipment and spare parts to
its survival,
The American Zionist Council Israel. The youngsters told re-
"The free world shares a com- charged President de Gaulle with porters that they wanted to stage
mon wish for the peaceful progress pursuing war aims in the Middle a demonstration for Gen. de
and development of this troubled East.
Gaulle but feared the reaction of
region of the globe. The actions
Gen. de Gaulle's anti-Israel poli- Israeli authorities.
by President de Gaulle run count- cies were denounced in a massive
er to this goal. We can not let Washington demonstration within
pass, without protest, an action sight of the White House. Leaders
which in the short -run will esca- of 50 Jewish organizations took
late terrorism. and which in the part and laid a wreath on a statue
long run will make more difficult , memorializing the Marquis de La-

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Detroit Jewish community, led by Judge Lawrence Gubow, entering
French consulate offices to present their protest against Charles de
Gaulle's embargo. In the lower photo, acting French Consul Georges

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