10—Friday, January 31, 1969 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Shazar Prays at Lubavitcher Shul JERUSALEM (JTA) — Indica- tions were given here that Franco- Israeli relations, though at an all- time low as a result of de Gaulle's embargo and pro-Arab policies, were not being written off and are believed capable of improvement. One was a speech delivered by Foreign Minister Abba Eban at the cornerstone laying of "France House," a student dormitory and French cultural center built with contributions from the French So- ciety of Friends of the Hebrew University. On his birthday, President Zalman Shazar davened in the Luba- vitcher Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. The synagogue, located on "Chabad Street," was ordered built more than 100 years ago by the Tzemakh Tzedek, grandson of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi—founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement—and bears his name, the "Tzemakh Tzedek Shul." Deserted for years, it was the only synagogue in Old Jerusalem found with its walls and roof intact after the Six-Day War, and was immediately ordered restored by the Luba- vitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menahem M. Schneerson. Shazar is seen here in the synagogue wearing his talis and tefillin, being called to the Tora. El Fatah Has Envoys in Latin America Terror Training, Says News Agency NEW YORK (JTA) — El Fatah, the Palestinian Arab terrorist or- ganization, has emissaries in Latin America who are training young men of Arab origin in "urban" terrorist tactics and have declared war on the local Jewish communi- ties supporting Israel, a Mexican news agency reported from Cara- cas. Venezuela last month. The report was brought to the attention of the Jewish Telegra- phic Agency by Sergio Nudelstejer, representative of the American Jewish Committee in Mexico City. He said the news agency "Amex" and its correspondent who sent the story were "completely reliable." Nudelstejer reported however that neither the Israel Embassy in Mex- ico City nor the one in Caracas had any knowldege of El Fatah activity in Latin America and were unable to confirm the authenticity of the Caracas report. The Mexico City Embassy said it has informed the Israel Foreign Ministry in Jerusa- lem of the news agency report and has alerted other Israeli embassies in Latin America. Nudelstejer provided the JTA with a translation of the "Amex" dispatch which described an in- terview with an El Fatah leader at a secret hideout in Caracas. The alleged commando claimed that his group was responsible for the Dec. 26 attack on an El Al airliner at Athens in which an Israeli passenger was killed. He said the attack was not a sim- ple act of terrorism but an opera- tion to eliminate an Israeli agent and was successful, despite the arrest of the two Arab terrorists, the report said. (Credit for the Athens attack was claimed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Beirut-based group that is a rival of El Fatah.) According to the news agency, El Fatah groups were training in Venezuela and elsewhere in Latin Franco-Israeli Ties Not Near a Break America to "act against Hebrew elements" who send money to Is- rael to purchase weapons to wipe out the Palestinians. The alleged El Fatah leader also reportedly said that another purpose was to "unmask" Israeli agents who have infiltrated public, military and eco- nomic activities in Latin America. Nudelstejer said the Arab League had increased its propaganda activ- ities in Mexico which included dis- I semination of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a 19th Century anti-Semitic forgery. He said por- tions of the "Protocols" have been published, along with anti-Israel and anti-Jewish material, in "Cri- terio Continental," a Mexican mag- azine with a circulation of about 15,000 which reaches government officials, clergymen and business executives. The other was an announce- ment by the prime minister's office that Israel has just order- ed $10,000 worth of French-made fireworks to be used in its 21st anniversary Independence Day celebrations next May. The order was placed after de Gaulle an- nounced his embargo on military equipment and spare parts to Israel. A spokesman for the prime minister's office said that fireworks from other countries had been tested but were not up to Israel's safety standards. The cornerstone ceremonies were attended by the French ambassa- dor, Francis Hure, Baron Guy de Rothschild, Prof. Jean Roche, rec- tor of the Paris Sorbonne and members of a United Israel Ap- peal mission from France. Eban said, "With all her cultural richness, Israel is not in a posi- tion to forego what France can contribute in all fields." He said Israel did not regret the invest- ment it made in spreading French culture here. "Our feelings," he went on, "are made up of both satisfaction and bitterness — this because of France's recent blow, the blow of a country long considered friendly. However, the memory of years of friendship remains and the flags of Israel and France which fly to- gether here may also be a symbol of what the future holds." 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